# Akira Satake

> Akira Satake is a startup investor at Sumitomo. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sumitomo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-corporation)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Akira Satake is a startup investor at Sumitomo. Mr. Akira Satake serves as General Manager of Planning & Administration Department, Mineral Resources, Energy, Chemical & Electronics Business Unit and Executive Officer of Sumitomo Corporation. Mr. Satake served as the Managing Director of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ofMitsui Babcock (UK) since June 1999. He served as Managing Director of Mitsui Babcock (UK) since June 2001. He served as Advisor of Mitsui Babcock (UK) in June 2004. He served as Lecturer Faculty of International Relations at Nihon University since September 2006. He also served as Head of Mitsui Babcock Energy Limited, a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. He served as Manager of Repair Ship Department and Manager of Oceanic Operation Department at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. since May 1989. He served as the President of Mitsui Zosen Europe Ltd. (UK) since June 1994. He has been an Auditor of Nitori Holdings Co.Ltd. since May 2007. He served as Director Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. since June 1999.

## About Sumitomo

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Sumitomo Corporation is a business services company that works with import, export, trilateral trade, and business investment in Japan.

5 contacts available at Sumitomo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akio Harada | Outside Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akio-harada |
| Akira Satake | Managing Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-satake |
| Akira Takeuchi | Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-takeuchi |
| Fumihiro Koba | Assistant General Manager for East Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fumihiro-koba |
| Hideki Iwasawa | Managing Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideki-iwasawa |

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