Mission

Innovation for your smile

Artistic

No border

Innovative

Wild wasabi

Over the limit

Location

click and go

Service

Axelnode is an exclusive recruitment platform for connecting tech companies with top notch, quality candidates to create innovative values.

Clients & Event Partners

Accenture, addlight, AgVenture Lab, BitStar, COLOPL, Creww, DeepMind, DENSO, Digital Garage, DMM, ExaWizards, Finatext, FUJITSU, Gaiax, Global Brain, Hamagin Research Institute, Honda Motor, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions, Kyash, Kyoto University, LIFULL, Link-U, MEDIASEEK, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Mitsui & Co., mixi, Mizuho Information & Research Institute, MTG, MUFG Bank, MUSCA, neumo, Nikkei Business Publications, Pasona, salesforce.com, SECOM, sharagri, Shiseido, SUMITOMO CHEMICAL, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, Sun*, The Japan Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, TIS, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, TOYO Corporation, VERTEX, WeWork, Yigal Arnon

Team

Ani Terada

Founder & CEO

Ani Terada is the Founder & CEO of Aniwo ​which is an innovation platform company located in Israel and Japan.

He is the first Japanese entrepreneur established the VC backed startup company. He has a lot of experience of innovation related activities with leading Japanese corporations and Israeli startups.

Kyoto University (MBA), Osaka University (BEc)

Sachio Semmoto

Advisor

Dr. Semmoto joined RENOVA as an External Board Member in 2014, 

becoming Chairman in 2015.

Prior to RENOVA, he founded four leading telecom companies including KDDI and eAccess.

He was a board member of NetApp, Inc. headquartered in Sunnyvayle, CA which is one of the excellent company in Silicon Valley, and Reuters which is the world's largest telecommunications company.

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He was also a full professor at Keio University, a visiting professor of Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, Berkeley.

He holds a BS in Engineering from Kyoto University and PhD

in Engineering from University of Florida.

Mai Momoi

Analyst

Yutaro Kimura

Associate

​Eiji Matsuyama

Head of Japan,

​Executive Officer

of Business Development

Yinan Xing

Business Development

Shir David

Business Development

Tsuyoshi Ohta

Catalyst Japan Asia Region

Mami Ito

Associate

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