Team
We come from renewables, power markets, and software, and we work from Fukuoka on projects across Japan. Since founding in 2021 we have built and run the whole stack ourselves, from the energy AI that forecasts generation and market prices to the platform that carries the day-to-day operations.
Nana Hori
Operations & Relationships
Experienced energy professional and entrepreneur. Nana has worked in senior leadership positions across the renewables industry for more than 13 years.
Thought leadership
Vincent Filter
Product & Technology
As a former strategy consultant and technologist with a passion for decarbonization, Vincent has been driving digitization in energy for all of his career.
Miguel Acevedo
Infrastructure & IoT
Miguel, our cloud lead, is a 20-year veteran in software engineering, IoT, infrastructure management, and serverless cloud architecture.
Kota Agawa
Business Development
Experienced in the full lifecycle of EV charging business, from B2B sales to installation. Currently leading business development at Tensor Energy, dedicated to maximizing the value of renewable energy assets.
Cyprien Borée
Backend
Cyprien creates and maintains highly efficient backend systems at Tensor. He excels in code optimization and has interest in algorithms and combinatorial optimization.
Marika Hall
Delivery Manager
With experience in business development and project management across a consulting firm and a real estate developer, Marika drives project delivery and builds strong customer and partner relationships.
Riccardo Iacobucci
Principal Energy & Data Scientist
Riccardo, our principal energy and data scientist, leads simulation and machine learning at Tensor. He has a PhD from Kyoto University and extensive renewable energy research experience.
Yasuyoshi Koga
Head of Business Development
Yasuyoshi has hands-on experience in corporate sales, business development and alliance building in the power and distributed assets sectors. He leads the business development at Tensor Energy.
Giordano Mattoni
Data & Energy Scientist
Physicist with a PhD in low-temperature materials from TU Delft who worked several years at Kyoto University. Passionate about automation, he has developed fully automated laboratory systems and is motivated to contribute to a more sustainable and accessible energy future.
Rikisuke Nakagawa
Head of Corporate
Developed extensive experience as a venture capitalist through venture investments and fundraising. Later broadened professional scope into the tech and renewable energy sectors, with a focus on business development, accounting, finance, and corporate planning. Oversees corporate functions at Tensor Energy.
Lars Naurath
Frontend
Lars brings over 10 years of experience in enterprise web development and is focused on creating the best possible user experience as part of our frontend team.
Asako Saito
Business Development
With years of experience in corporate sales and business development in the chemical industry, Asako is engaged in business development and supporting the growth of the renewable energy business at Tensor.
Andrés Salazar
Data & Energy Scientist
Passionate about the energy transition and applying data-driven solutions for a greener future, Andrés has hands-on experience in prediction and optimization systems for energy management. He holds a PhD from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Dominik Sasko
Frontend & QA
Formerly at Siemens, Dominik not only pushes the envelope on frontend development at Tensor, but is also the driving force behind ensuring our excellent product quality and reliability.
Akira Shirota
Chief Operating Officer
With over 30 years of experience centered on general trading companies, spanning the power, energy, and infrastructure sectors, he has been involved in a wide range of work both in Japan and abroad, from launching businesses to the management and operational functions that support them. In recent years, he has worked at a major auto manufacturer on creating new value by combining mobility with power and energy.
Macky Tanaka
Head of Design
A designer with diverse experience in UI/UX, currently taking on the challenge of the green energy sector. Macky leverages visual, interaction, and product design skills to create innovative UX to build a sustainable society.
Beniamino Tartarini
Frontend Lead
Having a passion for user-centric software engineering, our lead frontend developer Beniamino is a true Typescript master with an exceptional eye for detail and dedication to crafting high-quality and intuitive user experiences.
Sebastian Watzke
Head of Product
Sebastian leads product at Tensor. He was previously at Google and Rakuten and comes with deep expertise in product management, development, technical integrations and solution design.