Masaya Oishi

Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is the pension fund management subsidiary of state-owned Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, GPIF was founded in 2006 and manages and invests the Reserve Funds of the Government Pension Plans entrusted by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, in accordance with the provisions of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act and the National Pension Act, aiming to contribute to the financial stability of both Plans by remitting profits of investment to the Special Accounts for the Government Pension Plans.

The Norinchukin Bank operates as a financial institution for agricultural, forestry and fishery cooperatives in Japan. It operates through the following divisions: Food and Agriculture, Retail, and Investment. The Food and Agriculture business provides risk money through capital investments and human resources development; provides support services for agriculture-related technologies and management improvement; and promotes export support of agricultural, fishery and forestry products. The Retail business provides a range of financial functions as a member of JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The Investment business manages funds entrusted with JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The company was founded in December 20, 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

JA Mitsui Leasing Ltd. operates as a general leasing company that responds to the financial needs of customers. It provides lease-related services to cooperative members and people engaged in the agricultural, fisheries, and forestry industries. The firm focuses on financing, installments sales, and automobile and equipment leasing. The company was founded on April 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

FiBest Ltd. develops and markets optical transmission and receiving devices. Its devices are used as components within the optical transceivers and transponders for intermediate and long-reach applications. The firm's product offerings include TOSA and ROSA. The company was founded by Toshiro Takada, Seishi Notomi, and Haruhisa Soda on November 6, 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

AiDi Corp. offers passive optical network products and services. It offers marketing and technical services. The firm products include PLC splitters, fiber arrays, hermetic feedthrough assemblies, optical test equipment and miscellaneous products. The company was founded by Kenzo Ishida in 2004 and is headquartered in Tsukuba, Japan.

Ripplex, Inc. develops software applications for mobile devices. It develops and operates Webpo, an online postcard printing service that enables users to select a design template, input names and addresses of recipients, add personalized comments, and make payment online. The firm also offers scene, a photo organizer application. The company was founded in March 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

miil, Inc. engages in the planning and management of social networking applications. It provides food photo sharing application called social networking service (SNS), food curator media application called mile, and regular gourmet ranking application called ripiten. The company was founded by Hitoshi Nakamura in September 7, 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Lead Capital Management Co. Ltd. (Lead Capital Management) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo.

AETech Corp. specializes in semiconductor production process. It also handles the research of process technology for Gallium Nitride (GaN) substrate production. The firm develops the One Step HVPE, a production technology for GaN substrates and focuses on LED lighting by granting license to substrate and semiconductor manufacturers, as well. The company was founded in May 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

adfon, Inc. engages in the development and operation of Internet services. It also provides web marketing and promotions business. The company was founded on October 1, 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.