Endeavour United

Ryuzo Maeno serves as Chief Investment Officer at Phoenix Capital and Endeavour United. His background is in the private equity industry, with experience in valuation, corporate finance, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, and post-merger integration. He holds an MBA in Management from the University of Rochester's William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration.

Kotaro Horita is a Business Intelligence Engineer II at Amazon, working within Business Marketing Analytics. Over the past four years, his work has covered areas including the development of a GenAI-based analytics agent, automated insights generation, reporting, dashboards, ad-hoc analysis, and data infrastructure improvements, collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders internationally. His background includes empirical economics and prior experience in academic research and a data analyst role at a professional services firm.

Genki Terashita is Director of Investor Relations at Endeavour United Singapore Pte. Ltd. He has held roles in investment management and client relationship management within the financial industry, with a focus on private equity markets. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford.

Kazuki Yoshida is a Business Intelligence Engineer II at Amazon, working within Business Marketing Analytics. Over the past four years, his work has included developing a GenAI-based analytics agent and automated insights generation, building reporting and dashboards, conducting ad-hoc analysis, and improving data infrastructure. He has collaborated with technical and non-technical stakeholders across global teams and has a background in empirical economics and academic research.

Yosuke Fujiki is an Executive Director at Endeavour United Co., Ltd., a private equity fund, where he serves as CIO of portfolio companies and oversees their digital transformation across sectors including automotive, apparel, construction, and pizza delivery. He previously worked on M&A deals at PwC Advisory, focusing on carve-out analysis, IT due diligence, and post-merger integration, and earlier held roles at Accenture in areas such as business transformation, digital marketing, and project and program management. He began his career as a consultant and sales representative at Oracle, primarily serving clients in the manufacturing industry.

Yuko Yamashita is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Clearco (formerly Clearbanc), an e-commerce investor that has deployed over $3.2 billion across more than 7,000 companies in 10 countries and reached unicorn status following an investment from Softbank. She served as an investor on CBC's Dragons' Den for over six seasons, making angel investments in companies including Endy, TruLocal, RVezy, and Inkbox, and was voted Angel Investor of the Year in Canada.

Yulia Otsuka serves as Chief Investment Officer at Phoenix Capital and Endeavour United. Her background is in the private equity industry, with experience in valuation, corporate finance, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, and post-merger integration. She holds an MBA in Management from the University of Rochester's William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration.