Title:
Founder, CEO & CTO
Organization:
Elephantech
Biography:
Shinya Shimizu is the founder, CEO and CTO of Elephantech, a Japanese startup that commercializes printable electronics technology. Since foundation, he has raised 9 billion Japanese Yen, built a mass-production factory of inkjet-printed PCB for the first time in the history, and is expanding their shipment globally. With Elephantech’s technology, 70% of copper, 75% of CO2 emissions and 95% of water consumption are saved during PCB manufacturing. Elephantech aims to push this technology to the global standard to make the electronics manufacturing sustainable.
Before starting Elephantech, he was working for McKinsey and Company, mainly serving manufacturing companies. He earned a Master of Engineering from the University of Tokyo.
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Speaker
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