Jolt Capital, which specializes in European deep-tech growth companies, has established a Japanese entity and opened a new office in Nihombashi, Tokyo. Yasuaki Mori (森康明) will serve as operating partner based in Japan.
Jolt Capital announced the establishment of its Japanese entity, Jolt Capital Japan Co., Ltd., and the opening of a new office in Nihombashi, Tokyo. It also appointed Yasuaki Mori (森康明) as its Japan-based operating partner.
To expand in the Japanese market, the firm has been building its local team by hiring Akira Okada (岡田晃) as managing director in September 2024 and Tomohiko Tanaka (田中智彦) as a value creation partner in June 2026. Mori will be responsible for identifying investment opportunities and supporting the international expansion of portfolio companies.
In Japan, Jolt Capital has built relationships with METI and JETRO and supported the expansion of European portfolio companies into Asia. One portfolio example is Templar's acquisition of SPT Micro Technologies USA.
After earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree in international relations from Columbia University, Yasuaki Mori (森康明) worked at AMD and Infineon Technologies Japan. He currently also serves as an outside director of Macnica Holdings.