Kazuma Kamiaka

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

Sogo Medical Co., Ltd. engages in medical support services for hospitals and other medical institutions. It operates through the following segments: Medical Practice Support, Pharmacy and Others, The Medical Practice Support segment offers consultation, rental, leasing and installment services. The Pharmacy segment handles insurance dispensing pharmacy mainly based on dispensing based on prescription outside the hospital. The Others segment handles housing-type nursing homes and its management. The company was founded by Hirosada Oyamada on June 12, 1978 and is headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan.

Goldman Sachs Capital Partners is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area founded in 1986. Goldman Sachs Capital Partners is headquartered in New York.

Rheos Capital Works, Inc. (Investment Management) (Rheos Capital-iM) is the boutique-sized asset management division of Rheos Capital Works, Inc. in Japan. It was founded in 2003 as Rheos Inc.by Hideto Fujino and Mitsuhiro Yuasa. Headquartered in Tokyo, Rheos Capital-IM manages investment trusts and provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd. (Polaris Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Yuji Kimura. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, 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.

University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co Ltd (UTEC) is an independent venture capital firm with headquarters in Japan. UTEC was founded in 2004 and has an office in Tokyo, Japan.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mizuho Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG) in Japan. The firm was originally founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo with a network of offices throughout Japan as well as overseas representation through Mizuho entities or strategic partners (in Great Britain, Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and India). Mizuho Securities-Broker provides enhanced equity and fixed income execution services for their clients who includes private individuals in Japan, domestic and foreign institutions, non-financial companies, financial institutions and public corporations in the securities and investment banking fields.

One Rock Capital Partners LLC (One Rock Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Tony W. Lee and R. Scott Spielvogel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

LITALICO Partners, Inc. engages in education, employment support and Internet media businesses. It operates through the following business divisions: WINGLE, Leaf, and Others. The WINGLE business division provides employment support services to people with work disabilities. The Leaf business division offers lessons tailored to the individual needs of learners from preschooler to senior high school students, focusing on children's developmental disabilities. The Others business division covers oremo business and Internet media business. The company was founded by Takahiro Sato on December 26, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sozo Ventures LLC (Sozo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Phillip Wickham and Koichiro Nakamura. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Archetype Ventures, Inc. (Archetype Ventures) is a venture arm of Archetype Corp. headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm is founded in 2013 by Nakajima Jun and Fukui Shumpei.

Momentum, Inc. develops advertisement verification tools for return of investment (ROI) improvement. Its services include black swan and black heron. The company was founded by Ryo Okubo and Hiroshi Takatoh in September 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

InVent (Thailand) (InVent), is a venture capital subsidiary of Intouch Holdings Public Co. Ltd. founded in 2012 by Thanapong Na Ranong. The firm is headquartered in Bangkok.

Misaki Capital, Inc. is an independent, Japanese asset management firm which was founded by Masaki Gotoh and Yasunori Nakagami in 2013. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm provides investment advisory services to separately managed accounts and a private fund. The investors in the fund may include, but are not limited to, high net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans and corporate or business entities.

BEENEXT Capital Management Pte. Ltd. is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2015 by Teruhide Sato. BEENEXT Capital Management Pte. Ltd. is headquartered in Singapore.

Hitowa Holdings Corp. engages in the nursing care, child care support, franchise, human resources and food services. The company was founded in February 1997 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Genesia Ventures Inc (Genesia Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Tajima Soichi. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Startbahn, Inc. provides information technology services for the art market. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 2014 by Taihei Shii. Taihei Shii has been the CEO since 2014.

Gracia, Inc. is a gift e-commerce company based in Tokyo, Japan. Gracia aims to enhance special moments in people's lives and enrich their connections with others by providing a web-based gift experience that focuses on modernizing the traditional department store concept. The Japanese company was founded in 2017 by Hiroyasu Saito, Takumi Hayashi, Rei Nakauchi, and Hiroyasu Saito has been the CEO since then.

Vertex Growth Management Pte Ltd (Vertex Growth) is a subsidiary of US based Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd, founded in 2018. The firm is headquarter in Singapore.

ROMS, Inc. is a Japanese company that specializes in automation and robotics technology for the retail industry. ROMS is based in Tokyo, Japan and is actively recruiting mid-career professionals, including robotics engineers and hardware engineers, to join their team. The company's mission is to transform the retail industry by using digital and automation technology to create a new customer experience. The company offers solutions for B2B industrial use and provide support from strategic planning to monetization for retail businesses.

Galapagos, Inc. is a Japanese company that develops mobile application software. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 2009.

Part of KKR & Co., Inc., Marelli Holdings Co., Ltd. functions as an investment holding Japanese company. The company is based in Saitama, Japan. David J. The company was founded in 2016. Slump has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

OniGO KK is a Japanese online supermarket company that specializes in mobile ordering of foods and groceries.

Ricecurry, Inc. provides community data management services. The firm engages in marketing support for companies and its brand sales business using SNS data analysis tools. Its services include data platform, marketing solution, brand and media. The company was founded by Ryo Okubo on April 1, 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).