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