Connecting ideas and people, for impact
Based in Tokyo, Vanesti Ventures GK is focused on the energy transition and accelerating innovation and collaboration in society.
Connecting ideas and people between Europe and Japan, Vanesti Ventures invests in and provides advisory services to exciting start-up companies in these areas.
The founder, Fintan Smyth , has over 25 years of experience in Dublin, New York, Singapore and Tokyo, including over 16 years in Tokyo.
With a background in the transportation finance industry, a key passion of Fintan is accelerating the decarbonisation of the aviation and maritime industries. This is mainly through consulting services for FPG AIM, a leading transportation finance company with a global presence and highly experienced team of industry professionals.
Another key focus for Vanesti Ventures is enabling people to align efforts and make greater progress on challenges facing society, through the impact platform Alkemio. Alkemio is based in The Hague, with a purpose-driven team of tech, design and collaboration professionals.