Satoshi Nakajima

Founder
Satoshi Nakajima has more than two decades of software and computing experience in Japan and the United States. His achievements include creating the world’s first CAD application for the personal computer, defining the architecture for Microsoft Windows 95, and overseeing the creation of Internet Explorer 3.0.

Before founding UIEvolution®, Satoshi co-founded Ignition, LLC, a Bellevue, Washington-based venture capital firm that focuses on next-generation wireless technologies. Satoshi evaluated technologies for prospective investments and became the resident i-Mode and WAP expert.

Before joining Ignition, Satoshi spent 14 years at Microsoft, most recently as lead software architect for the Windows shell and Internet Explorer teams. Satoshi was responsible for several key technological innovations at Microsoft, such as Internet Explorer's componentization and its integration with both Microsoft Office and Windows. During his time at Microsoft, he developed the third largest portfolio of intellectual property of any employee at Microsoft.

Prior to Microsoft, Satoshi worked as a researcher for NTT Labs in Tokyo, Japan.

Satoshi received a Master of Electrical Engineering degree from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.