Co-Founder

Takafumi Murakami

Takafumi Murakami

Takafumi is from Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture. At the University of Tokyo he was involved in developing small satellites, autonomous control of satellites, and orbital engineering. After joining the Master’s program at the same university, he worked on the basic research for the “Hayabusa” and “IKAROS” missions run by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (now JAXA). Takafumi then worked at Goldman Sachs, where he gained 14 years of hands-on experience in investment banking departments in Tokyo and London, and he worked with companies in many different stages and from many cultures, including Japan, North America, Europe, and emerging countries. He engaged in a variety of investments, M&A, and fundraising, primarily in IT, telecom, internet, media, and consumer & general electronics.