ABOUT
About Midtown
Est. 2022 · Tokyo, Japan · Regenerative Earth, Habitable Space
OUR VISION
Regenerative Earth,Habitable Space.
Humanity, in its pursuit of economic growth, now faces global social challenges — climate change driven by greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss from environmental degradation. The sustainability of our planet is threatened to a degree beyond what we imagined.
Our generation must create a sustainable Earth and pass it on to the next and the generation after that. To achieve this, we believe it is essential to view human civilization not as confined to Earth alone, but to see Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and asteroids as a single ecosystem to be actively utilized.
Midtown confronts both global social challenges and the development of the space industry head-on. Our mission is to create Towns that use space to regenerate Earth as a leading example, and to build Towns where humanity can live beyond Earth — providing sustainable new value and a new way of life.
OUR VALUES
INTEGRITY
Do the Right Thing.
RESPECT
Respect People, Challenge Ideas.
HAVE FUN
Enjoy Big Challenges.
BAD NEWS FIRST
Transparency Builds Trust.
COMPANY
Company Name
Midtown Inc. (株式会社Midtown)
CEO
Takahiro Nakamura
Founded
July 1, 2022
Location
Kagurazaka 6-8, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Capital
¥1,000,000
Management consulting and marketing research
Consulting on space development and climate change
Planning, development, and sales of space/climate-related services and products
Investment in deep tech startups
WHY US
New Industry Creation
Driving the creation of new industries through the development and promotion of the Lunar Industry Vision.
Hands-on Support
A team of diverse professionals walking alongside clients from strategy through execution.
Startup Track Record
Management experience from ispace's founding through its IPO — from fundraising to org development.
Deep Network
A broad network spanning government, industry, academia, and public institutions across the space sector.
CEO'S BIOGRAPHY
Founder & CEO
Takahiro Nakamura
中村 貴裕
Takahiro developed an interest in space through the science magazine Newton during high school. He earned a Master's degree from the Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo, then joined Accenture as a management consultant serving manufacturing and retail clients. He later moved to Recruit, where he led the launch of several new businesses in the new ventures division.
At ispace, he served as a founding shareholder and COO, overseeing all business operations including business development, government relations, fundraising, US and European expansion, organizational development, and the launch of HAKUTO and HAKUTO-R. He experienced scaling the company from 2 to over 200 employees.
With the goal of solving global challenges and creating the space industry, he founded Midtown Inc. He concurrently serves as CXO or advisor to several major corporations and startups, as Vice Chair of the Lunar Industry Vision Council, and as a Visiting Professor at Tokyo Institute of Science.