Akihiro Ito

INVAST Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the financial instruments trading and provision of other security-related services. It operates through the following segments: Exchange FX Trading, Over-The-Counter (OTC) FX Trading, OTC ETF Trading, Overseas Financial Business, and Others. The Exchange FX Trading segment offers exchange margin trading services in Tokyo Financial Exchange. The OTC FX Trading segment operates over-the-counter foreign exchange margin transactions, selection type FX automated trading services, and auto pilot discretionary FX services. The OTC ETF Trading segment covers ETF specialized margin trading Tri-auto ETF. The Overseas Financial Business segment handles the foreign subsidiaries OTC FX trading and contract for difference trading services. The Others segment engages in the contracts of difference securities and commodities transactions. The company was founded on August 10, 1960 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

PIMCO Japan Ltd. is an investment management firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as PIMCO Advisors Japan Ltd. They are a subsidiary of PIMCO Global Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. PIMCO Japan provides investment management and advisory services to various types of clients.

The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a business organization that provides management support for small and medium-sized enterprises. The non-profit company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company offers services such as management consultation, financing, recruitment and training, transaction expansion, PR, mutual aid, and benefits. Additionally, they work on policy demands and regional promotion activities.

Tokyo Metropolitan Small & Medium Enterprise Support Center It provides comprehensive support of SMEs in terms of their internationalization, through different activities. The firm contributes to the development of local economy by providing referrals for subcontractors, arranging placements, and fostering and training services for SMEs. Its activities encompass global marketing development support, trade consultation, and global business seminars. The company was founded on July 29, 1966 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

East Ventures KK is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. It has headquarters in Japan.

YJ Capital, Inc. (YJ Capital) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of publicly traded company Z Holdings Corp. (TYO: 4689) founded in 2012. YJ Capital, Inc. is headquartered in Tokyo.

Dream Incubator Inc. (Dream Incubator) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2000 by Hori Koichi.

Cinnamon, Inc. develops application services for smart phones. The product is PicChat, a mobile photo sharing application. The company was founded by Miku Hirano and Hajime Hotta in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Anytimes, Inc. offers an mutual assistance skill-sharing application. Its product is called ANYTIMES and it connects people who have no time to do daily activities and those that want to work in their idle time. The company was founded by Chika Tsunoda on May 1, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

MT Partners KK (MT Partners) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Candee, Inc. engages in online video production, talent management and advertising agency. It was founded by Kazuki Furugishi on February 23, 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

D4V Godokaisha (D4V) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2016 by Tom Kelley, Takano Makoto, Ito Kengo, Taniya Mamoru, Davide Agnelli and Kenichi Nonomura.

Z Corporation (Z Corp) is a venture arm of Z Holdings headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2018.

JIC Venture Growth Investments Co. Ltd. (JIC VGI) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Japan Investment Corp, itself a subsidiary of Government of Japan founded in 2020. JIC Venture Growth Investments Co. Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc.(Pegasus Tech Ventures) is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2011 by Anis Uzzaman and Vitaliy Arbuzov. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California with additional offices around the world.