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Company Profile
Company Name

PLUGO Inc.

Location

Osaki Bright Core 12F, 5-5-15 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0001, Japan

Founded in

2018

Capital

2.069 Billion yen (Included capital reserve and loan ceiling)

Main business

Planning, development and sales of EV chargers and IoT services
Maintenance and servicing of products
Dissemination of information related to the spread of EV
Formulation and management of the consortium’s business strategy and related tasks

Main citation bank

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
MUFG Bank

Management Team
Representative Director & CEO Naoki Okawa

Okawa Naoki

Graduated Keio University with Bachelor of Law.In 2002, joined Dentsu Inc. and engaged in marketing activities in the mobile market.In 2007, transferred to Interactive Program Guide Inc. (Current IPG Inc.) to engage in New business related to fusion of communications and broadcasting.In 2010, joined Okawa Screw Manufacturing Co., Ltd. , the family business, as Director.In 2013, went to Mexico to strengthen development and expand sales channels, establish a local subsidiary and a plant.In 2018, returned to Japan to assume the office of Representative President.In the same year, founded PLUGO Inc..In 2021, Retired from CEO of Okawa Screw manufacturing Co., Ltd and focused on CEO of PLUGO Inc.
CTO
- Chief Technology Officer

Okada Yuya

Graduated Keio University with Bachelor of Science around Bioinformatics
In FY 2014, adopted as a MITOU Creator in MITOU Program by IPA METI(Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Japan
Also joined a project of programming linguistics and programming pedagogy and certificated MITOU Super Creator at the project in FY 2015
After that, engaged software development and product management in multiple mega venture companies
In 2021 joined PLUGO Inc. as a lead software engineer and assumed current position through VPoE on August 2022
Serving as a mentor and judge of MITOU junior in Mitou Foundation
CSO & CHRO
- Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Human Resource Officer

Takahiro Hosoi

Graduated Rikkyo University with Bachelor of Law.
After that, joined Sony in 2002. Had multiple experience at various Sony group company, such as product marketing, sales, supply chain, e-commerce, digital marketing, brand strategy, Advertising, PR, direct store planning and operations, new business development, chief of SVP office. During that time, worked at Japan office, but also North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and led GTM strategy and organization reform and restructuring
Returned to Japan in 2019, took responsibility of global digital business and organization at PlayStation.
From July 2024, joined PLUGO Inc.
History
Jul. 2018

Established

Apr. 2019

Installed PLUGO WALL machine 1 of A/C charger installed at Ibaraki Golf Club and started its evaluation

Oct. 2020

Announced PLUGO BAR of wall outlet type and started its sales

Jan. 2021

Announced PLUGO BLOCK as a conceptual model

Apr. 2021

Started the charge reservation service for destination especial as the Japan's first

May 2021

Founderised 190 million yen on the seed round

Sep. 2021

Established PLUGO DESIGN CENTER of eMSP's* first design base *e-Mobility Service Provider
Service-raised "Green Chargeing®" by substantial full-sustainable energy as a Japan's first (Currently the patent on applying)

Oct. 2021

Concluded "Comprehensive Partnership Agreement regarding Tourism Promotion, Regional Activation including Disaster Prevention and Regional Development and Decarbonization" with Nagatoro town Saitama prefecture

Apr. 2022

Concluded "Agreement on the development and utilization of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for sustainable tourism experiences" with Obuse town Nagano Prefecture

Aug. 2022

Concluded "Agreement on preparation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure " with Karuizawa town Nagano prefecture

Sep. 2022

Announced DC powerful charger PLUGO RAPID and open "My PLUGO" of the EV charge reservation application

Dec. 2022

Announced PLUGO BOX 6kWh A/C charger of model3

Jan. 2023

Founderaized from 3 general lease companies

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