Nobu Okada
From our May 2019 interview

Nobu Okada

Founder of Astroscale

Now Founder and CEO, Astroscale

Career

Newest first. Each role links to the page that documents it.

  1. Since 2013Founder and CEO, Astroscalesource
  2. From 2009Founded a software company in Singaporesource
  3. EarlierIT entrepreneur and strategy consultant; led one company to an IPOsource
  4. EarlierWorked at McKinsey & Company and Bain Capitalsource 1 · source 2
  5. EarlierWorked at Japanese Ministry of Financesource

In the directory

Astroscale Graduated

Space debris removal

Debris Removal & Servicing · Japan · est. 2013 · Series C+

Interview

Read our 2019 interview with Nobu Okada

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