Unreasonable Mentors

Shun Nagao

Early-stage startup investing Venture Partner based in Tokyo. Geneva born and Tokyo bred.

Shun is an Unreasonable Syndicate Investor and Mentor. Shun has participated in 3 programs, including Unreasonable Impact Asia Pacific 2023, and has advised over 39 Unreasonable companies.
Shun is a Venture Partner at White Star Capital with a multitude of experience in finance, startup, and private-public sector bridging.
Previously he was Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Japan Platform, and has held positions at the World Economic Forum, a Paris-based startup, at Goldman Sachs and at Morgan Stanley. He concurrently manages Bower Group Asia’s Japan office, where he advises Fortune 500 companies’ government relations strategy in Japan.
Shun has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Keio University and a MBA from INSEAD. Born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland and educated in Japan and France, Shun has a multicultural background and is fluent in Japanese, English and French.