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Yohei Kiguchi
城口 洋平
Born (1987-08-05) August 5, 1987 (age 37)
NationalityJapanese
CitizenshipLondon, United Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo, University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Business Executive
Known forFounder of Enechange and SMAP ENERGY

Yohei Kiguchi (城口 洋平, Kiguchi Yohei) (born August 5, 1987)[1] is a Japanese entrepreneur and business executive.[2][3][4][5] He is the founder of Enechange and SMAP ENERGY.[6] He is also the managing partner of Japan Energy Fund.[7][8][4][5][2][9][3]

Kiguchi has also served as a commissioner for various organizations, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, and the Japan Association of New Economy.[7][10]

In 2017, he became the first Japanese to be included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.[11][12][7][3]

Early life and education

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Yohei Kiguchi was born on August 5, 1987, in Kobe, Hyogo.[7] He attended Nada High School[13] and later enrolled at the University of Tokyo in 2006,[3] where he completed his studies and obtained a degree in Law.[14] He further pursued his education at the University of Cambridge, enrolling in the master's and doctoral program in energy engineering.[14][15][3]

Career

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Kiguchi established an exchange program called "HCAP" between the University of Tokyo and Harvard University called "HCAP" (Harvard College in Asia Program).[14][16]

In 2009, he also co-founded the venture company Milog Inc. in collaboration with the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.[11] However, the company faced issues and was dissolved in 2012.[12][8][17][14][18]

Following the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011, Kiguchi developed an interest in the energy sector.[7] In 2013, he conducted research in energy studies at the University of Cambridge and founded the "Cambridge Energy Data Lab," an industry-university collaborative research institute.[19][20]

In 2015, Kiguchi founded Enechange Ltd., focusing on energy tech, and later established SMAP ENERGY Ltd. in the UK.[21][12][3][21] The two companies merged in 2017, with Kiguchi becoming the CEO.[12]

Enechange Ltd. became the first energy tech company to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market in December 2020[22][23] and achieved unicorn status in November 2021.[24][6]

In 2017, Kiguchi completed his doctoral research and made scholarly contributions by publishing two research papers in the academic journal "Energy".[25][26]

He received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge in December 2021.[15]

Affiliations

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Awards

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  • In 2017, Kiguchi was listed in the "Forbes 30 Under 30" Europe list, becoming the first Japanese to receive this honor.[11][12][7][3]
  • He has received other awards, including the "First JX Awards 2022" presented by the Japan Association of New Economy.[32][2][9]

Personal life

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Yohei Kiguchi currently resides in London, United Kingdom, and as of December 2021, his estimated net worth is approximately US$ 163 million.[1][15][33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Youhei Shiroguchi". IR Bank (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  2. ^ a b c "ENECHANGE CEO Yohei Kiguchi selected for Entrepreneru of the year, created by Japan Association of New Economy to recognize entrepreneurs who are changing Japan". ENECHANGE Ltd. (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Yohei Kiguchi Ph.D Profile: Contact Information & Network | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  4. ^ a b "Yohei Kiguchi". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  5. ^ a b "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  6. ^ a b Okubo, Mami (2023-05-05). "Enechange: Yohei Kiguchi harnesses the power of energy for change". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Our Team". Japan Energy Fund. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  8. ^ a b "David Rockefeller Fellows: Asia Pacific". The Trilateral Commission. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  9. ^ a b "JANE's 10th Anniversary Event Japan Transformation ~Entrepreneurs transforming Japan!~". Japan Association of New Economy. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  10. ^ "Enechange Ltd. FY2021 2nd Quarter Financial Results" (PDF).
  11. ^ a b c "Japanese under 30 selected by Forbes, the only Japanese to be included in the European edition". Forbes (in Japanese). 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Enechange and SMAP ENERGY, an industry-academia collaboration venture from the University of Cambridge in the UK, make a full-fledged entry into the electric power data analysis business using AI in the Japanese electric power market. Elected Yohei Shiroguchi takes office". ENECHANGE Ltd. (in Japanese). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  13. ^ "gendai.media/articles/-/506" (in Japanese). 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  14. ^ a b c d "【新】炎上から復活。エネルギー革命に挑む連続起業家". NewsPicks (in Japanese). 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  15. ^ a b c "Enechange: Yohei Kiguchi harnesses the power of energy for change". bridge. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  16. ^ "u-tokyo.ac.jp/content/400132990.pdf" (PDF). University of Tokyo (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  17. ^ Kiguchi, Yohei (2010). "創業3ヵ月で1億円の資金調達に成功した「大学発ベンチャー株式会社ミログ」～自然言語処理技術を用いたサイト監視システムへの挑戦～". The Journal of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers (in Japanese). 64 (3): 318–321. doi:10.3169/itej.64.318.
  18. ^ "ミログが会社清算 "スパイアプリ"問題で批判、再出発断念". ITmedia News (in Japanese). 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  19. ^ "We want to be the driving force behind the huge energy industry / The founding story of ENECHANGE Co., Ltd. (Shiroguchi and Arita editions)". Wantedly ENECHANGE Ltd. (in Japanese). 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  20. ^ "Enechange Yohei Shiroguchi, Chairman and CEO "Using energy data to realize a sustainable world" A young entrepreneur challenging the digital shift in the energy industry". Digital Shift Times (in Japanese). 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  21. ^ a b "Yohei Kiguchi - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  22. ^ "Notice of Listing on the Mothers Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Securities Code:4169)". ENECHANGE Ltd. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  23. ^ "[Soaring stock prices] We are a must-have venture for "decarbonization"". NewsPicks (in Japanese). 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  24. ^ "[Evaluation 30 times] We will put another game on "decarbonization"". NewsPicks (in Japanese). 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  25. ^ Y, Kiguchi; Y, Heo; M, Weeks; R, Choudhary (2019-02-12). "Predicting intra-day load profiles under time-of-use tariffs using smart meter data". Energy. 173: 959–970. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.037. S2CID 117343137. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  26. ^ Kiguchi, Y.; Weeks, M.; Arakawa, R. (2021). "Predicting winners and losers under time-of-use tariffs using smart meter data". Energy. 236: 121438. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2021.121438. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  27. ^ "次世代スマートメーター制度検討会（第１回）議事概要" (PDF). METI (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  28. ^ "データ戦略・デジタル社会委員会 中間提言" (PDF). Japan Association of Corporate Executives (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  29. ^ "Launched Carbon Neutral Working Group". JANE (in Japanese). 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  30. ^ "Launched Carbon Neutral Working Group". JANE (in Japanese). 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  31. ^ "Asia Pacific Fellows". Trilateral Commission. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  32. ^ "JANE's 10th Anniversary Event Japan Transformation ~Entrepreneurs transforming Japan!~". Japan Association of New Economy. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  33. ^ "[Big Announcement] Startup Entrepreneur "100 Billionaires"". NewsPicks (in Japanese). 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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