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Takashi Nishikawa

Senior Manager at Panasonic R&D Company of America

Mountain View, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Senior Manager

    2024

    I moved my role to vigorously pursue business development at Panasonic R&D Company of America (PRDCA). My new responsibility emphasizes business development rather than startup sourcing. However, my relationship with startup companies hasn't changed.

  • Vice President

    2019 - 2024

  • Director

    2017 - 2024

    Leading Panasonic Ventures to be align to the mother company in long term range, but not need to be bound to current business area. Focusing new business model and the technologies which support it.

2012 - 2012

  • R&D Strategist

    2012 - 2012

    Corporate R&D, Digital Network - Software area

  • Deputy Director

    2008 - 2012

    Promote potential joint development with startups and Panasonic R&D, and also strategic investment for those startups

2004 - 2008

  • Strategist

    2004 - 2008

    Corporate R&D Strategy office,

  • Senior Process Engineer

    1992 - 2004

    Develop devices of advanced semiconductor especially compound semiconductor such as III-V and II-VI covering over from bipolar power devices to short wave length laser diode.