# Takeshi Kihara

> Takeshi Kihara is a startup investor at Dai Nippon Printing (Tokyo). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dai Nippon Printing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dai-nippon-printing)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takeshi-kihara-b61594108

Takeshi Kihara is a startup investor at Dai Nippon Printing in Tokyo. 2002 Master of Engineering, Chemical engineering 2002 Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd Electronics device oprrations Development of new products, fuel cell components 2007 Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd Research & Development Centre Development Organic PV with gravure printing 2013 Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd. Business strategy development 2014 DaiNippon Printing Co.,Ltd. Paris liaison office marketing & Partnership manager, new business creation

## About Dai Nippon Printing

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), established in 1876, is a Japanese printing company. Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) operates in two main businesses : Printing and Beverages. In the printing segment, DNP operates in three areas - Information Communications, Lifestyle and Industrial Supplies, and Electronics. DNP is involved in a wide variety of printingprocesses, ranging from magazines through to shadow masks for the production of displays, as well as out-coupling enhancement structures for LCD displays and scattering for display backlights.In the beverages business, DNP operates through Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd.

3 contacts available at Dai Nippon Printing.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farid Moussavi | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/farid-moussavi-9e50 |
| Goro Motai | Marketing, Biz Dev | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goro-motai |
| Takeshi Kihara | Chemical engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takeshi-kihara |

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