Tomosaku Sohara
Managing partner
“What I love about Nordic and Baltic startups is that they focus on global markets from Day 1. Thanks to the global network of our Japanese partner organizations, I am passionate about helping companies to reach any customer or specialist in the world.”
Tomosaku is one of the founding partners of NordicNinja. He was inspired by the vibrant Nordic and Baltic startup ecosystems while leading investments for growth funds at JBIC IG Partners and financing cleantech and mobility projects in Mexico and Europe.
He knew Japan was hungry for digital innovation, and since New Nordics have always been at the forefront of digitalization, Tomosaku teamed up with Shinichi Nikkuni and Makoto Shiono to look for a local partner. After finding like-minded people at BaltCap they moved to Helsinki and in 2019, NordicNinja was born.
Having been a baseball coach in Japan, Tomosaku knows how to empower talent and build a strong team. His goal is to show both the Japanese and the New Nordic companies their strengths, and how combining them can lead to new world-class innovations.
Tomosaku’s dream is to connect the startup world to Japan and make Japan more agile.
Investment
Wave energy handling the biggest Atlantic storms – €32 million investment into Corpower
NordicNinja leads the investment following the breakthrough results from CorPower Ocean’s commercial scale device surviving the biggest Atlantic storms while efficiently generating power in regular ocean conditions.
Investment
NORDICNINJA LEADS NEW $40M INVESTMENT IN ONEGO TO SCALE UP ANIMAL-FREE EGG PRODUCTION
One of the largest Series A rounds in the Nordics allows to commercialize the egg protein manufactured environmentally friendly by using precision fermentation.
fund
サステナビリティ×デジタルに特化した2号ファンド設立のお知らせ
NordicNinja VCは北欧・バルト地域から英国・オランダを含めた北部ヨーロッパ地域における「サステナビリティ×デジタル」分野に特化した2号ファンドを設立し、ファーストクローズを約200億円規模で完了いたしました。
fund
Announcing new fund II to help founders tackle global challenges
The largest Japanese VC in Europe expands its operations to the UK, Ireland, and BeNeLux countries, while doubling down on the Nordics and the Baltics
ClimateTech
Northern European Lead Against Climate Change – The Rise of Climate Tech
NordicNinja’s Managing Partner Tomosaku Sohara shares his observations on the Northern European tech activity in the realm of climate fintech.
Slush
The momentum of European innovation: a discussion with Risto Siilasmaa and Philip Lockwood
During Slush Helsinki we hosted an interesting talk about how entrepreneurship thrives in crisis and what actions are taken to support new innovation, especially deep tech. Find the highlights in the text.
Climate
Investing in ClimateView: Identifying the most effective route for cities to reach net zero
Investment announcement into ClimateView – Climate action technology for Cities Identifying the most effective route to net zero.
Climate
The platform for the decentralised world – Why we invested in DappRadar
Background and future expectations for decentralised apps and what led us to invest in DappRadar.
The Fund
The story of NordicNinja
Since our launch in 2019, we have answered many times “why NordicNinja was established to the Nordics”. Here we’ve gathered our experiences so far.
Blockchain,
Web3
The main store to find your next blockchain app – Investing in DappRadar
DappRadar is the number one store for decentralised apps. In our article, our Managing Director Tomosaku opens the details behind why we made the investment and the future expectations for this new service category.
ai
How to measure human response to digital content at the speed & scale of AI – Investing in Realeyes
After our introduction to the CEO and Co-Founder Mihkel, it didn’t take long for us to make the decision to back their growth goals. What got us excited? Read our article for more info.
mobility
Last-mile as a service – Investment into Ziticity
An on-demand solution for local e-shops and restaurants to optimize and distribute deliveries in real-time. The Covid-19 pandemic changed consumer behaviour and their habits. How people buy, sell, and eat set new requirements for merchants and kitchens around the world. We believe Ziticity’s solution provides a seamless direct experience for the New Normal. Find out more in the text.
Supply Chain
Data logging for any industry or scale – Our Investment into Logmore
Logmore offers the building blocks for your cargo transparency changing the management of cargo to light and more secure.
mobility
Self-driving software for all weather conditions – Our investment into Sensible 4
Sensible 4 has developed one of the world’s leading software making self-driving vehicles of all types operate smoothly and safely in changing conditions.
fund
Launching NordicNinja VC – Interview with FVCA
Finnish Venture Capital Association’s interview about the launch of our fund in the Nordic-Baltics.
mobility
Our journey towards autonomous and clean transportation – Investment into Einride
Why we invested in Einride, the World’s first autonomous, all-electric truck to operate a commercial flow with a permit on public roads.
mobility
The Future of Transport – Our investment into Bolt
Bolt is one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and NordicNinja is thrilled to be part of this journey. Read more about our investment from the announcement.