Fundraising FoxFINOLAB
Venture capitalTokyo · Pre-Seed–Series A · 12 people tracked
Also known as 株式会社 FINOLAB
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Investment thesis
FINOLAB operates a membership community and space in Tokyo's Otemachi district aimed at forming a FinTech ecosystem and fostering new business creation. Through its FINOLAB Fund, it backs startups that address social challenges at the seed to early stage, describing its approach as 'investing side by side' to help raise portfolio company value. The organization also builds a next-generation business ecosystem by providing learning, discovery, networking, and a sandbox for experimentation, seeking to continuously create ventures that solve societal problems.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website
Worked in real estate at Hanshin Electric Railway before joining Mitsubishi Estate in 2008. She handled tenant leasing and, from 2014, business development support and operations at innovation facilities including FINOLAB and Inspired.Lab, later working in HR before becoming head of innovation facility operations in 2024.
Joined Mitsubishi Estate in 1992, working in construction, housing product/sales planning at the Osaka and Yokohama branches, and later general HR at Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei. After rejoining Mitsubishi Estate in 2018 he worked in the airport business division; at FINOLAB he oversees back-office operations.
After early web development work at a startup, he joined Dentsu Soken doing R&D and fintech research and ran FIBC (predecessor of FINOPITCH) before moving to the US. In San Francisco he served as a local VP handling startup investments and open innovation, and founded Dentsu Innovation Studio as COO. He returned to Japan and joined FINOLAB in 2025. Holds an MBA from the University of Michigan.
An economics graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Bank of Tokyo and studied at Oxford (MSc in development economics). From 1998 he focused on financial IT research, moving to MUFG's innovation unit JDD in 2018. He has been involved in Japan's fintech community since its early days and co-founded FINOVATORS.
Joined Dentsu Kokusai Joho Service (now Dentsu Soken) in 1992, developing market and risk management systems for financial institutions. He helped launch FINOLAB in 2016 and led investments in fintech startups, becoming a director when FINOLAB was incorporated in 2019 and head of the FINOLAB Fund in 2024.
Joined Mitsubishi Estate in 1994, working in finance and accounting before a secondment to Rockefeller Group in the US. From 2006 he helped launch and run investment management operations including fund management oversight and M&A, later handling real estate development land acquisition. He was seconded to UK firm Europa Capital in 2020 and led development projects at Mitsubishi Estate's Indonesia subsidiary from 2023, taking his current role in 2026.
Joined Mitsubishi Estate in 1994, working in finance and accounting before a secondment to Rockefeller Group in the US. From 2006 he helped launch the investment management division, later handling real estate M&A, and led development projects in the UK (Europa Capital) and Indonesia. He became CEO in 2026.
Began in web systems development at a startup during university and joined Dentsu Soken, working in software R&D and early fintech research before relocating to San Francisco. There he led startup investments and open innovation and founded Dentsu Innovation Studio as COO, returning to Japan to join FINOLAB in 2025. Holds an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Joined ISID (now Dentsu Soken) in 1992, developing financial market and risk-management systems. He helped launch FINOLAB in 2016 and led fintech startup investment, becoming a director when FINOLAB was incorporated in 2019 and fund lead from 2024.
Worked in real estate at Hanshin Electric Railway before joining Mitsubishi Estate in 2008. She managed retail leasing and, from 2014, business development and operations at innovation facilities including FINOLAB. She later led HR and, from 2024, headed the innovation facilities operations division.
Joined Mitsubishi Estate in 1992, working in construction, housing product planning, and HR, with a secondment to Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei. At FINOLAB he oversees back-office operations.
A University of Tokyo economics graduate with a master's from Oxford, he joined the Bank of Tokyo and focused on financial IT research from 1998. He moved to MUFG's JDD innovation unit in 2018 and has been involved in Japan's fintech community since its early days, co-founding FINOVATORS.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does FINOLAB invest at?
- FINOLAB invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does FINOLAB focus on?
- FINOLAB focuses on Fintech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is FINOLAB located?
- FINOLAB is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
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