# Nobu Okada: person

Canonical ID: `e5a67a0c-0fab-47cf-a945-4fbd7b55df00`

Founder and CEO of Astroscale (2013). Founded the company in Singapore after attending a 2013 conference on space debris where he saw a clear problem and no actionable plan. Has led the company through ten funding rounds to a 2024 Tokyo Stock Exchange listing. Named SpaceNews Leader of the Year.

- **Nationality:** Japanese
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [Astroscale](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/astroscale.md) Founder and CEO since 2013-04-01 (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [Astroscale](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/astroscale.md) founded 2013-04-01 (sole)

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroscale


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