Primary Job Title Director Primary Organization Acario
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Nigel is a founder, operator and investor and advisor specializing in brand, product development, growth strategy, and operations in early-stage startups.
He currently leads the investing practice at Acario, the corporate venture capital and open innovation division of Tokyo Gas Group, Japan's largest gas utility and an integrated electric
utility. Prior to Acario, Nigel was a Principal at ADL Ventures, a venture firm that partners with legacy-sector corporations and government institutions on accelerators, direct investments and joint ventures. He is also a Co-founder at Rithron, an advisory company that supports plant-based food startups. Rithron has helped launch new wellness products from Willie Nelson and Joy Tea, among others.
Prior to ADL, Nigel was part of the founding team and COO for Flow Kana where he led operations and product development. He was previously CEO and Co-founder of Qorax, a platform for creating country-specific solar distribution and finance brands in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Enersom (Somalia), HelloSolar (Ethiopia), and Altech (DRC). Nigel has advised and made angel investments in multiple startups to help them reach critical milestones during their formative years, including VIM, Jetti, Liatris, Human, General Radar, and Steward.
Nigel holds a BA in Psychology from Amherst College. He studied Photovoltaics and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells at the Smith College Picker Engineering Program and is an Echoing Green climate fellow. He was named an Energy Innovator by National Geographic.
