Tetsuro Shimomura

Yasuda Enterprise Development Co Ltd. (YED) is a joint venture between Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. and Sompo Japan Insurance headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Osaka, California and Taipei, the firm was established in 1999 and specializes in venture capital investments.

Japan Private Equity Co. Ltd. (JPE) is an independent Japan-based private equity firm which was established in 2000 following a joint capital investment venture. Located in Tokyo, JPE specializes in investments in SMEs with succession issues, business departments or affiliated firms of public companies and holding firms for mergers and acquisitions.

Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd. is the Japanese broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1984 and provides investment banking, sales & trading, real estate and investment management products and services. It offers securities services including global sales and trading in fixed income and equities, debt and equities financing and investment research. The firm is a provider of products and services in fixed income, equities, global capital markets and investment research to corporations and institutional clients in Japan.

JAIC Seed Capital Co., Ltd. (JSEED) is a venture capital/private equity firm established in 2005. Based in Tokyo, they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. (JASDAQ: 8518). JSEED also has offices in Osaka and has two subsidiaries. JSEED manages investment funds specialized in seed-stage companies.

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., Manulife Seimei Hoken KK is a Japanese company.

Part of ING Groep NV, Enuenu Life Insurance Co., Ltd. is a private company based in Tokyo, Japan. The CEO of the Japanese company is Frank Eijsink.

Creation Capital Co Ltd (Creation Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Japan Asia Investment Co Ltd founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

JAIC America, Inc. (JAIC America) is a venture capital subsidiary of Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Wacom Electric Co., Ltd. manufactures Solar simulators, UV and xenon lamps. It specializes in the production of mercury lamps, and lamp power supplies. The firm also develops and markets artificial sun devices, light irradiation devices, and measurement tools. The company was founded in February 1971 and is headquartered in Fukaya-shi, Japan.

A3 Co., Ltd. is a casting Japanese company that specializes in revitalizing the entertainment industry by providing celebrities, entertainers, singers, models, experts, and athletes for important events, PR, and advertisements. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company's representative is a former Horipro manager who has extensive experience in the entertainment industry. A3 Co. has a unique characteristic of hero chasing, which involves introducing a large number of projects from all over the country to the office, resulting in more price negotiations than other companies. The company has a network of about 300 entertainment offices, expert offices, model offices, and about 1,000 independent celebrities, experts, and athletes. By utilizing the casting know-how from the entertainment manager's point of view, the company purchases celebrities and celebrities at a low price as much as possible and makes the best efforts to provide customers at an appropriate price.

Saisan Co., Ltd. engages in the supply and sale of gases for residential, medical and industrial uses. It also provides the energy saving business; sale, design and installation work of equipment relating general high-pressure gas; design and installation work of mass supplying facilities of LPG and community gas supply system; sale of petroleum products; electricity business; home delivery service of spring water; sale, design and renovation work of the housing; and others. The company was founded by Jiro Kawamoto on October 21, 1945 and is headquartered in Saitama, Japan.

Kagayaku Cosmetics, Inc. engages in the development, planning, and sale of cosmetics, detergents and toiletry products. It also provides the planning and development of various cosmetics and sanitary goods, including products for skincare, makeup, body care, oral care or hair care, for CO-OP and general distributions. The company was founded on April 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

DBJ Capital Co. Ltd. (DBJ Capital) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of the Development Bank of Japan, Inc., which is ultimately owned by the Government of Japan. The firm was founded in 2005, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

DNX Ventures LLC (DNX Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with an office in San Mateo, California.

AMS, Inc. is a holding company that engages in e-commerce solutions. It provides distribution and licensing of mobile content and services. The firm’s activities also include e-commerce fulfillment services and select shop business. The company was founded on July 12, 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Technology Seed Incubation Co Ltd (TSI) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

WM PARTNERS Co. Ltd. (WM PARTNERS) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Rubicon Venture Capital LLC (Rubicon Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Ball Wave, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes sensors. It also provides research and development and consultation services. The company was founded in November 2015 and is headquartered in Sendai, Japan.

Japan Strategic Capital Co. Ltd. (JSC) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Manabi-Aid Co. Ltd. engages in planning, development and provision of educational services via the internet, consulting for educational institutions and management of cram schools. The company was founded by Shuichi Hiromasa on May 11, 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Car House Holding Co., Ltd. operates as a holding company that provides business to business e-commerce platform of automotive products and supplies auto perfume and auto air fresheners. It specializes in the development, manufacturing and sales of auto perfume and air fresheners. The company operates through the following aspects: B2B e-commerce platform, automotive products and auto beauty services. The B2B E-Commerce Platform aspect operates as an online marketplace of automotive products and serving third-party merchants complemented by direct sales of its own products. The Auto Perfume, Air Freshener and Other Products aspect business engages in developing, manufacturing and selling auto perfume and air fresheners. The Auto Beauty Shops aspect supports online sales of products and increase brand awareness. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Dongguan, China.

Sonora Technology Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that specializes in soundproofing and acoustic measurement solutions. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2003 by Yusuke Aoki. The company offers a range of products such as soundproof rooms, soundproof covers, soundproof walls, and sound-absorbing materials. The company's main business is in architectural sound solutions, including assembly-type adverse rooms and semi-non-sounding rooms with high sound insulation and sound-absorbing characteristics. The company also provides low-cost soundproof rooms with guaranteed acoustic performance, which is an industry first.

Morvel Farm KK is a Japanese company that produces and sells leafy vegetables using completely artificial light plant factories. The private company was founded in 2020 and is based in Tamba Sasayama, Japan. The company has two factories located in Tamba Sasayama City and Yabu City, with a production capacity of about 1.5 tons per day. and has subsidiaries in Japan. The company's products are mainly distributed in the Kansai area.