Sumisho Venture Partners

President and CEO who previously worked in business investment, CVC, and trading in IT and life sciences at a major trading company, then in venture capital at INCJ and new business development at Dentsu. After joining Sumitomo Corporation, he led the global CVC investment development team; in this role since April 2022.

He joined a Nissay group asset management firm in 2017, later worked at Mixi's CVC and helped launch W Fund. He invests broadly in consumer and entertainment companies such as IP businesses and live-streaming platforms, drawing on his anime and gaming knowledge. He joined in April 2025.

Following work at Mizuho Bank and PwC Advisory, he joined INCJ in 2017 to work on VC and fund investment, then held business and management planning roles at a startup and did startup investment at Tokio Marine Holdings' CVC. He joined in his current role in March 2025.

He focused on infrastructure investment, value-up and exit work including renewable energy and water/sewage projects, and from February 2024 helped manage the group's global CVC and Sumisho Venture Partners' business development, taking his current role in April 2026.

Principal focused on infrastructure including renewable energy and water/sewage, working on business investment, value-up, and exits. From February 2024 he oversaw global CVC operations and business development for Sumisho Venture Partners; in this role since April 2026.

Director who worked at Mizuho Bank and PwC Advisory before joining INCJ in 2017 for VC and fund investing. He later held business/management planning roles at startups and worked in startup investment at Tokio Marine Holdings' CVC unit from 2022; in this role since March 2025.

Principal who joined a Nippon Life group asset management firm in 2017, then worked at Mixi's CVC and helped launch W Fund. Leveraging knowledge of anime and gaming content, he invests broadly in B2C, focusing on entertainment companies such as IP businesses and live-streaming platforms; in this role since April 2025.

After joining Sumitomo Corporation and working in media and digital business strategy, performance management and PR/IR, he joined the new business investment department in July 2022 to help run the global CVC and Sumisho Venture Partners' business development, taking his current role in June 2023.

Investment associate who joined Sumitomo Corporation after graduation and supported investments at Presidio Ventures (US) and Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia (China), as well as helping portfolio companies expand into Japan; in this role since April 2022.

Outside director who worked in the steel pipe division of Sumitomo Corporation's metals business, building energy-industry supply chains and managing group companies, including about ten years leading investment and development at the Houston office. Deputy general manager of the new business investment department since April 2022.

Senior associate who, after joining Sumitomo Corporation, worked on strategy, performance management, and PR/IR in the media and digital division. From July 2022 he handled global CVC operations and business development for Sumisho Venture Partners; in this role since June 2023.

Outside director who worked in business planning and management at Sumitomo Corporation and group companies, served as President & CEO of Presidio Ventures Inc., and led big data and automotive software strategy at SCSK. Since 2022 he has been head of Sumitomo's digital business division. Stanford MBA (2005).

Administration staff who joined Sumitomo Corporation after graduation and works in the head-office back-office function overseeing the company's global CVCs; in this role since April 2022.