Tomo Shibata

Founder & Managing Director at Hi-node advisory Sàrl

Speaker

Tomo is a Founder & Managing Director at Hi-node advisory Sàrl. Prior to that, he was a Partner at Japan Energy Capital, a leading climate-tech venture capital fund that invests in innovative startups worldwide to drive scalable solutions for accelerating decarbonization in Japan. He has a proven track record of investing in transformative companies across North America and Europe, with a focus on technologies that decarbonize energy grids (both on the generation and demand sides), advance carbon capture solutions, and electrify transportation systems.

His portfolio has included prominent investments in pioneering companies such as Svante (Industrial carbon capture), EnergyDome (CO₂ battery storage for long duration energy storage), GHGSat (methane and CO2 monitoring using satellite sensing), and Eavor (closed-loop geothermal for baseload energy).

Tomo has also specialized in corporate strategy, large-scale business transformations, and conducting due diligence for private equity and corporate M&A transactions across diverse industries at Bain & Company.

Originally from Geneva, Switzerland, Tomo now resides in Tokyo, Japan. He holds degrees from the University of Cambridge (BA/MA) and University College London (MSc). Trilingual in English, French, and Japanese, he bridges cultures and market opportunities, leveraging global climate-tech expertise to advance the energy transition.