Takeshi Hakamada — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder & CEO of ispace, inc., a commercial space business.
Founded ispace inc., a startup for commercial space business.
Leads the Japanese team Hakuto, competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE.
Authored a book on building purchasing strategy for corporations.
Received a scholarship from the Morita International Education Foundation during graduate school.

Biography

Takeshi Hakamada is an entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of ispace, inc., a company focused on the new space industry and commercial space business. He leads the Japanese team Hakuto, which competed for the Google Lunar XPRIZE with a robotic lunar surface mission.

His collaborative leadership has led to successes for ispace inc., including nomination as a Terrestrial Milestone Prize finalist and angel investment.