Hiroshi Fukudome

Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. (DeAM-JP) is the Japanese fund management branch of Deutsche Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) in Germany. Established in 1985, the firm is located in Tokyo and provides a full range of asset management products and fund management services for individual and institutional investors including public and private pension funds. The Tokyo team manages domestic and overseas public and private pension funds for institutional clients, outsources the management of other funds and distributes a range of mutual funds for retail investors. They are a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) which seeks to promote sustainable growth of companies through investment and dialogue.

Nissay Asset Management Corp. (NAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Nippon Life Insurance Co. in Japan. The firm was founded in 1998 when Nissay Investment Advisors Co., Ltd. and Nissay Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. merged. Headquartered in Tokyo with a branch office in Osaka, NAM provides investment advisory services to individual clients, customers of defined contribution plans, investment trusts for business and financial corporations, and group pensions.

IMJ Corp. engages in the provision of digital marketing services. It provides business solutions from strategy formulation to web analytics. The firm’s services include planning, integration, management, and package solutions. The company was founded on July 4, 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sammy Networks Co., Ltd. engages in the distribution of game-related contents and music to mobile phones and personal computer (PC). It operates its business through the following divisions: Amusement Services for PC, Amusement Services for Mobile Phone, Platinum Melody, Mail-ni-Deco Melody, Point Media Division, and New Project Division. The company was founded on March 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nikkatsu Corp. engages in the production and distribution of motion pictures. It plans, develops and produces movies for theatrical, broadcasting and video sales and rental distribution. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Gaiatech Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets construction materials. The company's products include ready-mixed concrete, asphalt mixture, fossil shells, sediment feed fertilizers and other construction materials. Gaiatech was established in 1960 and is based in Kagoshima, Japan.

Global Brain Corp. (Global Brain) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Yasuhiko Yurimoto. Global Brain Corp. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

maneo, Inc. is a holding company that provides social lending services. It operates an online marketplace for borrowing and lending money through an auction system. The firm's solution enables users to register, create loan listings, and bid on the loan listings they are interested in. It aggregates the bids with the lowest rates to fund the relevant loans and handles all of the administrative matters relating to the loans. The company was founded by Tadatoshi Senoo on April 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Logic Co., Ltd. develops nursing care and nursing support cloud service. The company was founded on April 26, 1995 and is headquartered in Kanazawa, Japan.

Japan Academic Society for Ventures & Entrepreneurs operates association for venture entrepreneurs. It conducts research and supports entrepreneurial activities. The company was founded by Sachio Semmoto on November 18, 1997 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

CAMPFIRE, Inc. engages in the planning, development and management of the cloud funding platforms. It also provides methods of acquisition and support for funds to designers and users. Its brands include CAMPFIRE, FAAVO, GoodMorning, CLOSS, machi-ya, 3rdTable, and BOOSTER. The company was founded by Kohei Ishida and Kazuma Ieiri on January 14, 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Field R Law Offices is a legal firm that provides a range of legal services to clients. The firm is based in Tokyo, Japan and has a team of experienced lawyers who specialize in various areas of law, including corporate law, intellectual property law, and litigation. Field R Law Offices is committed to providing high-quality legal services to its clients and has a reputation for delivering effective solutions to complex legal issues. The firm's clients include both domestic and international companies, and it has a strong track record of success in representing clients in a variety of legal matters.

INDETAIL Co., Ltd. engages in information technology (IT) solutions. Its products include Blockchain. It also offers near shore integrated services, business solutions, and game services. The company was founded by Daisuke Tsuboi on January 1, 2009 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

SoundFun, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture and sale of speakers and amplifiers. The company was founded by Kazunori Sato on October 7, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

EverySense, Inc. is an IoT platform service that mediates data from sensor devices worldwide. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company provides a mechanism for interconnection, ownership of information, distribution of value, privacy, fairness, point provision, and user evaluation and promotion. EverySense can be used in various scenes such as data collection, data mediation, and data trading. The company was founded in 2014, and the CEO is Hiroshi Mano.

A.I. Squared, Inc. is a company based in Tokyo, Japan that was founded in 2015 by Akihito Ogino and Masaki Ishida. The Japanese company provides services for call centers, utilizing state-of-the-art natural language processing AI to handle customer inquiries and support through an AI chatbot called QuickQA.

TRENDE, Inc. distributes electric power. The Japanese company was founded in 2017 by Tadatoshi Senoo and Jeffrey C. Char. Tadatoshi Senoo has been the CEO since 2017.

Frontier Pharma, Inc. develops technology for drug discoveries. The company is based in Nagahama, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 2006 by Tamio Minakami.

BUIDL Ltd. provides solutions specialized in blockchain technology. The company was founded by Jun Hasegawa on September 19, 2018 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

DIGIT Inc. engages in stress check business. It provides organizational behavior diagnosis, questionnaire and survey data analysis. It also handles diagnosis and consulting business. The company was founded on May 27, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of CHANGE Holdings, Inc., beacapp, Inc. is a Japanese software development company. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 2013. beacapp was acquired by CHANGE Holdings, Inc. on March 19, 2021.

akippa, Inc. engages in the operation of parking space reservation application. It designs and operates Akippa, an online peer-to-peer parking lot sharing platform which allows users to make advance reservations for parking lots and advance payments with credit cards and others; and also allows parking lot owners to manage their venues. The company was founded by Genki Kanaya on February 2, 2009 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.