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