Directors & Advisors
Our management team, with its exceptional leadership and extensive experience, drives the company's growth.
Takumi Shibata
CEO / Founding Partner
Global management and a distinguished track record in the investment banking and asset management sectors.
Previously served as President of Nomura International (London), COO of Nomura Holdings, and CEO of Nikko Asset Management.
Tokihiko Shimizu
CIO / FoundingDirectors
Extensive experience ranging from PE to VC investments, with a strong background in forming growth-focused PE/VC funds.
Previously served as Head of the Investment Strategy Department at GPIF, Managing Executive Officer at Japan Post Bank, and President of JP Investment.
Ryu Juhishi
Directors
Previously served as Director of Pension and Welfare at the JETRO New York office, Head of the Pension Bureau's Investment Guidance Division at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, a board member of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), and Managing Director of the National Pension Fund Association.
Investment Team
Our team of professionals, with their diverse backgrounds, uncovers investment opportunities from unique perspectives.
Yukie Shimizu
Experienced as a research advisor at Mitsubishi Research Institute. Served as the Japan representative for Greenpark Capital and as a Managing Director at StepStone Group.
Masayoshi Tsuchiya
Engaged in offshore investment banking and asset management at Daiwa Securities, business revitalization at an audit firm-affiliated consultancy, and provided management guidance and restructuring for overseas subsidiaries as part of a holding company's corporate planning.
Mitsuhiko Okada
Broadly responsible for the operation of social insurance systems, including medical care, pensions, and long-term care, at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Also oversaw corporate operations, including the formulation of medium-term plans, as the Director of the Planning Division at PMDA.
Advisors
Leading experts from various fields support our activities with their deep insights and extensive networks.
Yoichiro Iwama
Previously served as Senior Managing Director at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, President and CEO of Tokio Marine Asset Management, and Chairman of the Japan Investment Advisers Association.
Masanori Fukushima
Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University, Chairman of the LHS Institute. Former Director of the Kobe Translational Research Center for Medical Innovation, M.D., Ph.D.
