Nobuyuki Akimoto is Co-Founder and General Partner at AT PARTNERS, Inc., a Tokyo-based Fund of Funds investing in top global VC firms. He began his career at NTT in 1987, leading telecom projects across Asia. He later joined NTT DOCOMO, serving in executive roles including COO of DOCOMO Labs USA and CEO of DOCOMO Capital, spending nine years in the U.S. leading R&D and startup investments. After returning to Japan, he launched NTT DOCOMO Ventures and managed investments for DOCOMO and NTT Holdings. He is a former JVCA (Japan Venture Capital Association) board member and now a Fellow.