Company
Company overview
- Company name
- Elephantech Inc.
- Established
- January 2014
- Headquarters
- 4-3-8 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0032, Japan Offices & locations
- Representative
- Shinya Shimizu, Representative Director & CEO
- Capital
- 100 million JPY
- Number of employees
- 139
- Board of directors
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Representative Director
Shinya Shimizu
CEO, Elephantech Inc.
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Board director
Masaaki Sugimoto
Co-Founder, Elephantech Inc.
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External Director
Tomihisa Kamada
CEO, LPIXEL Inc.
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External Director
Kengo Ueha
Representative Director, Beyond Next Ventures
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External Director
Masahiro Sameshima
General Partner, ANRI
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Standing audit & supervisory member
Kazuyuki Takiguchi
Audit & Supervisory Board member, Elephantech Inc.
(Former Director of KPP GROUP HOLDINGS CO., LTD.) -
External audit & supervisory member
Hisako Takahashi
ZeLo, a Foreign Law Joint Enterprise - Attorney at Law
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External audit & supervisory member
Hideyuki Hashimoto
Outside director (Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committees) of Silver Life Co., Ltd.
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- Business description
- Development of printed electronics manufacturing technology and provision of related services
As of August 1, 2024
Team
Board of directors
Representative Director & CEO
Shinya Shimizu
Founded Elephantech Inc. in 2014, formerly known as AgIC Inc. Appointed Representative Director and CEO in 2014.
Prior to founding Elephantech, Shinya joined McKinsey & Company and provided consulting services mainly to manufacturing companies.
He holds a Master of Engineering degree from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo.
Board Director & Co-Founder
Masaaki Sugimoto
Co-founded Elephantech Inc., formerly known as AgIC Inc. in 2014. Appointed as a Director in 2014.
He holds a Master of Science degree from the Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo.
Executive officers
COO & Head of Sales Department
Satoshi Konagai
Joined Elephantech in 2021 and was appointed as COO and Executive Officer in 2022.
Satoshi started his career in management consulting at EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd. in 2013, where he advised manufacturing companies on operational transformation and management system implementation.
In 2016, he joined Industrial Growth Platform Inc (IGPI), a Japanese management consulting firm, where he provided consulting services mainly to manufacturing companies.
In 2020, he conducted research on growth strategies of Japanese companies as a visiting researcher at Columbia University Business School.
He holds a Master's degree in International and Development Economics from the Graduate School of Arts and Science, Yale University.
CFO & Head of Business and Strategy Unit
Keisuke Ito
Joined Elephantech and was appointed CFO and Executive Officer in 2023.
Keisuke started his career in management consulting at McKinsey, where he advised manufacturing companies and investors on implementing strategy and operational transformation, and managing investment portfolios.
Prior to joining Elephantech, he was appointed COO of APB Corporation in 2019, where he led the business development of the lithium-ion battery business.
He graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering.
Head of Research and Development Department
Hiroaki Nasu
Joined Elephantech in 2022 and was appointed Executive Officer in 2023.
Hiroaki started his career in 2012 at JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, where he was involved in R&D of functional materials.
In 2017, he joined IGPI and supported companies in operational transformation and strategy development.
In 2021, he joined Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd. where he was involved in overall operations and business development.
He holds a Master’s degree in Molecular Engineering from the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Head of Corporate Department
Keita Sakimura
Joined Elephantech and was appointed Executive Officer in 2023.
Keita started his career at SMBC in 2012, where he was involved in marketing for domestic corporate clients and project finance and credit at SMBC NY branch.
In 2019, he joined IGPI, where he provided consulting services mainly in the areas of strategy implementation, global PMI and turnarounds.
In 2022, he joined USEN-NEXT HOLDINGS as an M&A and business development specialist.
He graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a Bachelor's degree in Economics.
Head of Production & Department Plant Manager, AMC Nagoya
Naohiro Hirata
Joined Elephantech in 2020 and was appointed as an Executive Officer in 2023.
Prior to joining Elephantech, Naohiro joined at IBDEN Co., Ltd. In 2005, where he was involved in setting up rigid substrate production lines in Japan and overseas.
In 2013, he joined Goodman Co., Ltd. as a manufacturing technology team leader in the manufacturing department.
In 2019, he joined NGK SPARK PLUG Co., Ltd. where he was engaged in setting up a spark plug production line.
He graduated from Gifu University, Faculty of Engineering.
History
2014
January
AgIC Inc. (now Elephantech Inc.) was established in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
2016
February
Began technical validation of flexible substrates using inkjet printing technology.
2017
July
Started sales of flexible substrate P-Flex® printed circuit boards made using proprietary Pure Additive™ processing.
September
Changed the company name from "AgIC Inc." to "Elephantech Inc."
2018
January
Relocated headquarters from Bunkyo-ku to Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and established a small-scale demonstration line within headquarters.
July
Started sales of polyimide-based flexible susbstrate P-Flex PI® printed circuit boards.*1
2019
February
Headquarters obtained ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.
July
Formed a capital and business alliance with Seiko Epson Corporation.
October
Formed a strategic alliance with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
November
A total of 1.8 billion yen was raised from Seiko Epson Corporation, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Sumitomo Corporation, and others.
2020
April
Established AMC Nagoya (Additive Manufacturing Center) as a mass production demonstration site and factory.
October
Reached a basic agreement with Nisshinbo Mechatronics on the development of molded parts for ADAS-equipped vehicles using IMPC® technology*2.
2021
January
Began large-scale mass production of P-Flex PI® PI at AMC Nagoya.
October
Obtained UL certification for P-Flex PI® produced at AMC Nagoya
2022
January
AMC Nagoya obtained ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.
May
Established the Shinkiba R&D Center as a research and development base.
2023
August
Introduced a self-developed large-scale mass production inkjet printing machine at AMC Nagoya.
November
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LITE-ON Technology Corporation to promote the mass production of low-carbon printed circuit boards.
2024
May
Announced NeuralJet™ high-precision inkjet manufacturing technology that uses AI.
- *1PI stands for Polyimide, which is the base material for flexible substrates.
- *2In-Mold Printed Circuit: A technology that integrates resin products and electronic circuits, providing electrical functionality to the resin products.
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