Minerva Growth Partners

Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Pleiad Investment Advisors with extensive experience in private equity at TPG Capital, public and private equity at Sequoia Capital, and Asian equity investments at Tiger Asia Management and Soros Fund Management. He holds an MBA from Harvard University.

Former head of Global Internet Banking and Global Software Banking Group at Morgan Stanley in Tokyo, where he led landmark IPO transactions for major Japanese tech companies. He previously worked on corporate venture capital at Mitsubishi Corporation. He holds an MBA from Duke University.

Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Pleiad Investment Advisors with over 20 years in asset management, including head of product development for Asia Pacific at GSAM, Group Chief Operating Officer at SPARX Group, and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong. Fluent in English, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese.

Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Pleiad Investment Advisors with prior experience at TPG Capital in private equity, Tiger Asia Management in Asian equities, and Soros Fund Management. He brings deep research and investment experience across both private and public Japanese companies.

Former Vice President at J.P. Morgan Investment Banking focused on financing, IPOs, and M&A advisory for Internet, Media, and Technology companies in Tokyo and New York. He joined Minerva in March 2022.

Recent hire as senior research analyst with background in private equity at TPG Capital, global equities at Shumway Capital, and Japanese equity research at Fidelity International. He is a CPA in the United States.

Former analyst with Japan Growth Investment Alliance focused on private equity buyouts and growth investments, with prior equity research experience at Credit Suisse covering auto sector. He joined in February 2022.

Leads strategic operations and investor relations. She previously was Senior Portfolio & Partnership Manager at Genesia Ventures, founded the VC Fund Controller Network, and serves on the Japan Venture Capital Association's LP Relations Committee. She began her career at J.P. Morgan Securities Japan.

Former management consultant at McKinsey & Company focusing on startup growth strategy, turnaround work, and private equity due diligence across TMT and manufacturing. He joined Minerva in October 2024.