At CyberAgent Ventures (now CyberAgent Capital) where he was employed for 12 years, he was seconded to investment targets and engaged in investment/management support for domestic start-up companies. He led the launch of investment in Korea and was stationed in Seoul for 4 years as the representative of the Korean branch. After going independent, he worked in management support for multiple companies before joining this association. His theme is to create hybrid companies/businesses that combine Japan and overseas, making use of his experience in both Japan and overseas.
After working at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and a buyout fund, he was involved in listed equity investment at Fidelity Investments, and was in charge of M&A and venture investment at COLOPL. After going independent, he was involved in supporting domestic and overseas startups, expanding the Japanese operations of Khosla Ventures in the US, and serving as an outside director for Sun Asterisk. In 2018, he founded Aslead Capital Pte. Ltd. He is a graduate of Waseda University and London Business School.
After graduating from Keio University Faculty of Economics, he joined ITOCHU and was charge of new investment, business management, trading, and agency sales in a wide range of fields, including nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants, copper, zinc, and the phenol chain which is a chemical product derived from petroleum. After that, as an entrepreneur, he joined a collection fashion brand startup which exhibited at Tokyo Collection. Experienced supply chain (upstream, midstream, downstream). Joined PKSHA Algorithm Fund from 2023.Theme: Business that can utilize Internet and Software in the manufacturing area (including Apparel/Food/Beverage/Entertainment).