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Following his graduation from Keio University's Graduate School of Science and Technology, Osamu worked as an equity research analyst at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital, where he focused on the chemicals and materials sectors. He was later a management consultant at Nomura Research Institute, where he specialised in M&A advisory, business strategy planning, and turnaround management, before joining Uzabase in 2011. As an executive officer, Osamu was in charge of business development in SPEEDA, before moving to Hong Kong in 2013 to help establish SPEEDA's Asia business. After serving as Managing Director of the Asia business, he returned to Tokyo and founded Uzabase Ventures, Inc. in February 2018, serving as the chief executive officer.

After graduating from International Christian University, Chiamin joined a major ERP vendor, working on corporate digitization and operational reforms projects across Japan and Europe. She then worked for a U.S. strategy consulting firm, Monitor Group, overseeing business strategy planning and Asian expansion projects, before joining DCM Ventures as a venture capitalist, where she was in charge of investments into startups such as freee and Coubic, etc. In 2014, she joined Happy Elements, a Chinese startup, serving as Chief Strategy Officer and in charge of their listing in Japan, before becoming the Representative Director of Japan, overseeing content development and AR/VR businesses in Japan and China. Chiamin has an MBA from IE Business School. She joined FIRSTLIGHT Capital in November2021.

After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Tokyo University, Yoichi joined Recruit Holdings. He subsequently founded a business that was turned into a subsidiary and expanded to around 150 employees, before becoming an executive manger of Recruit's Incubation Department, supervising group-wide business development. In this position, Yoichi helped to create 1,500 business proposals and provided support to 300 startups, before making the decision to become an entrepreneur in 2018. He is a co-founder of the gene analysis startup Genome Clinic, as well as the founder of Alphadrive, which supports internal business development within companies. Alphadrive was acquired by Uzabase in 2019 and became independent again through a carve-out in 2024. Yoichi became a venture partner in FIRSTLIGHT Capital in June 2018.

After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of International Politics and Economics, Oshika joined Uzabase in 2013 as a first year graduate, working as Head of the SPEEDA Customer Loyalty team in his second year. Since 2018, he has been working as the Head of Asia Customer Success Division, managing teams across Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sri Lanka, as well as working on business planning and development in Asia. He joined FIRSTLIGHT Capital in February 2021.

After graduating from Elmhurst Ballet School in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet, UK, Riho joined Uzabase as an intern while attending Keio University. After working across Inside Sales at SPEEDA, Customer Success at FORCAS, and new graduate recruitment (management intern in summer 2018), she joined Uzabase in 2019 as a new graduate. She then worked in both Field Sales and Customer Success at SPEEDA, where she was involved in generating new leads and onboarding, to support early stages of service implementation. Riho joined FIRSTLIGHT Capital in October 2021.

After graduating from Kanda University of International Studies, Midori joined Septeni Holdings Co., Ltd., a major online advertising agency, working primarily on overseas corporate operations such as establishment of offices across Asia, Europe and the United States, in accounting, finance, and HR divisions. She then joined Uzabase in 2017, supporting overseas expansion by establishing an operational structure for SPEEDA's Asia business, covering commercial feasibility for the China market, and overall corporate operations in Asia and the United States. Midori joined FIRSTLIGHT Capital in August 2021.

Miyu joined Mizuho Bank, Ltd. after graduating from International Christian University in 2012, and worked as operations/client service officer in global custody and proxy business. In 2015, Miyu moved to Hong Kong and joined Brown Brothers Harriman Trustee Services (Hong Kong) Ltd., a global service provider of investor services, working primarily on a new setup of Japan desk team to support institutional investors based in Japan. After returning to Japan in 2020, Miyu joined JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd. to be responsible for a new legal entity setup under JP Morgan group and build up an Operations/MO team. Miyu Joined FIRSTLIGHT Capital in May 2022.

After graduating from university, he joined NEC Corporation and engaged in corporate sales, domestic business development, and overseas sales and business development (Africa region). After that, he joined ExaWizards Inc.and worked on several projects as an AI consultant. In 2019, he joined Uzabase and engaged in sales to major enterprise companies in the Expert Network business. Nobuaki joined FIRSTLIGHT Capital in May 2024. He also founded his own company, Alumnus, Inc. in 2024.

Takuya graduated from the Faculty of Liberal Arts at the University of Tokyo. During his time in university, he participated as an intern at Uzabase and was responsible for industry and company analysis in the SPEEDA business division. After graduating from university, he joined Toyota Motor Corporation and engaged in procurement for motors and battery components for EVs and HVs. In 2019, he re-joined Uzabase and took on various roles including sales, customer success, and marketing in the INITIAL business division. In 2020, he became the Director and COO at a construction industry SaaS development company, overseeing business management, product development, and sales. Takuya joined FIRSTLIGHT Capital in January 2023.

Representative Director of Craft Data, K.K. After graduation, he started his career at a Japanese financial data service provider where he was engaged in sales of web apps and corporate planning for institutional investors. Thereafter in 2013, he joined Uzabase, where he lead the SPEEDA division as manager for the consulting team. In 2020, he started his own company, specializing in SaaS and IPO-related data analysis and publication.

After having graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Momoko worked at a multinational financial institution before joining Nikkei Business Publications. After giving birth to two children, she worked as a producer and editor-in-chief of a women’s magazine. In March 2015, she joined Uzabase’s NewsPicks, where as Chief Producer, she launched the Brand Design team for the advertising business, producing numerous brand content for various companies, including large corporations and startups alike.

A certified public accountant, Mirai is a graduate of Keio University's Faculty of Business and Commerce. Following his graduation, he worked in the auditing department at PwC, before moving on to the Corporate Client Solutions department of UBS Securities where he provided corporate M&A and financial strategy advisory services. He later moved to KPMG Healthcare Japan, working in M&A advisory and strategic consulting in the hospital and nursing care sectors. He joined Uzabase in 2012 and, as CFO, lay the foundations of the company's Corporate Division as a listed company, as well as working on the IPO, fundraising, and M&As including the acquisition of Quartz. In 2019, Mirai founded Somebuddy Inc., which provides advisory services primarily to startups, along with another Uzabase colleague and he is currently supporting the growth of multiple companies.

A lawyer by trade, Kenta is a graduate of both Keio University's Faculty of Economics and Rikkyo Law School. After registering as a laywer in 2008, he worked at a law firm in Tokyo that primarily handled cases related to international companies where he focused on supporting overseas businesses looking to expand into Japan. He subsequently worked in an office that mainly dealt with domestic cases before establishling Ushigome Law Offices in Januray 2018. Today, Kenta provides daily legal consulation and prepares contracts and agreements, primarily for startups and SMEs, as well as providing support to companies at each stage of growth, including in relation to the establishment of new businesses and the development of internal legal systems.

An engineer, Hideyuki graduated from the Tokyo University of Technology's School of Information Science and was also enrolled in its Graduate School of Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, leaving before graduation. During his time in university, he founded two IT companies and gained experience in the development of numerous services involving both hardware and software. Hideyuki has been involved in product development since the establishment of Uzabase in 2008, developing the foundations of SPEEDA, NewsPicks, and FORCAS. Following periods as both executive and professional officer, he currently serves as Uzabase's Chief Technologist, as well as Technology Partner in FIRSTLIGHT Capital. In addition, he founded Yesod, which develops SaaS for SaaS, in September 2019.

Following her graduation from Doshisha University, Noriko joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. After a period in the USA due to her husband's work, she returned to Japan and gave birth to her first child. She subsequently worked in a consulting firm before joining Uzabase as a full-time corporate auditor in 2015 and contributed to the company's listing on the Mothers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2016. Noriko has been in charge of internal auditing in the Uzabase Group since March 2019, and is a certified public accountant serving as an auditor for its group companies.

Rui began her career as an intern at Uzabase, Inc. and played a key role in launching the inside sales team for the SPEEDA division. After graduation, Rui led the implementation of marketing automation initiatives and later transitioned into sales and marketing roles within SPEEDA's startup research division. She then gained experience at STORES, Inc. as an executive assistant and PR specialist. In 2021, Rui relocated to the U.S., and deepened her expertise in the startup ecosystem. Currently, Rui works as a freelance PR consultant, helping companies enhance their brand visibility and communication strategies in global markets.

After graduating from Art University, following periods at transcosmos Inc., and Concent, Inc., Tomoki co-founded Triand Inc. (now DSCL) and engaged in corporate branding and new business support for SMB, government agencies, universities, and manufacturers. He then joined Uzabase in 2019, launching and managing design division and building design systems for BtoB SaaS products. He is the recipient of multiple accolades including Red Dot Design Award, iF DESIGN AWARD, and Good Design Award Best 100, etc. He is focused on “what can I pass on” for the next organization, culture, and era.

An identity designer and art director, Tomonori is a graduate of Musashino Art University's Department of Science of Design. He joined Dentsu as an art director in 2009 where, as a director of integrated communication design, he became involved in the branding of a number of startups and SMEs before becoming independent in 2020 and founding DESIGND: INC. He awarded several international creative competitions such as D&Ad/NY ADC/One Show/Canne Lions/Spikes Asia/GOOD DESIGN AWARD/Tokyo Midtown Award. Working with companies and brands over the medium-to-long term, he implements working styles that can continue to provide value, centred on identity branding.