Team
- Kosuke Ueda
President and CEO- Akihiko Asami
Partner
Corporate alliance- Takashi Chris Furukawa
Managing Partner
Main Responsibilities:
Corporate strategy planning
Major Investment Areas:Hardware/etc
Hands-on Management Support for Investees- Makoto (Mark) Ohori, Ph.D
Partner (Chief Investment Officer, Life Science)
Investment and Business Development Focus:
Life Science- Kazuhiko Kakehi
Partner
Main Responsibilities:
Collaboration With the University of Tokyo and Government Offices
Corporate Networking- Mikio Kawahara
Partner (Chief Investment Officer, IPC Fund 1)
Investment and Business Development Focus:
Life Science / Deep Tech- Takayuki Kuwae
Partner
Main Responsibilities:
Corporate Department- Takahiro Mizumoto
Partner (Chief Investment Officer, AOI Fund 1)
Investment and Business Development Focus:
General BtoB/BtoC Services
Founder of 1st Round- Suguru Mima
Partner (Capitalist)
Investment and Business Development Focus:
Carveout
Corporate Alliance- Keisuke Furukawa
Partner (Investment)
Investment and Business Development Focus:
IT / Robotics- Saori Ozawa
Partner(Head of Partnerships)
Head of Partnerships
・HR and PR support
・Alliance with Univ of Tokyo, governmental entities and corporate partners- Tatsuhiko Katayama
Manager (Investment)
Investment and Business Development Focus:AI, Energy, Drone- Nako Kawashima
Manager
Investment and Business Development- Yayoi Takeuchi
Manager (General Affairs)- Hideki Nagasaka
Partner & 1st Round Director
Head of Venture Creation and Accelerator Program
・Startup Growth
・Strategic Alliances with Corporations and Universities- Fuyuki Haba
Manager
Main Responsibilities:
Startup Investment / Business Development- Atsuhiro Bingo
Manager (Investment)
Investment and Business Development Focus:
Life Science / AI- Hiroaki Sugita
Senior Advisor
Main Responsibilities:
Corporate Alliance- Gavin Kuziel
Venture Partner Search & Evaluation- Junji Takaoka (Kevin)
Incubation Partner- Outside Experts
Outside Experts