Takenari Okumura

Advisory Research, Inc. (ARI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by David Heller in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ostara, Inc. They provide discretionary investment management services to institutional and high-net-worth clients through separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, and model-based accounts.

Asset Management One USA (AMONE USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is the US division of the Asset Management One Group, a global investment management group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. AMONE USA was founded in 1994 as Dai-Ichi Life Investment Management Co. Ltd. The firm has since been renamed to DLIBJ Asset Management USA, Inc. in 2000 and to DIAM USA, Inc. in 2008. In October 2016, the name was changed to Asset Management One USA, Inc., following the integration their parent company, DIAM Co., Ltd., Asset Management Division of Mizuho Trust Bank, Mizuho Asset Management, and Shinko Asset Management under the new name of Asset Management One Co. Ltd. ( AMONE JAPAN). AMONE USA offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional clients, employee benefit plans, corporations and pooled investment vehicles (primarily offshore trusts for Japanese investors).

JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. (JPMorgan AM Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese asset management subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia), Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1990 and formerly known as JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management (Japan). Headquartered in Tokyo, JPMorgan AM Japan provides financial advisory and investment management services to individual investors, government entities and institutions including pension funds.

Jefferies (Japan) Ltd. (JJ) is the Tokyo branch and subsidiary of US-based Jefferies Asia Holdings II Pte Ltd., ultimately held by Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK) in the US. Established in 1996, the firm focuses on Asian markets and provides brokerage and investment banking services to institutional and corporate clients located primarily in Asia and the Middle East. Their activities include sales and trading of Japanese equity, equity-linked and structured products, the distribution of equity research and execution services in cooperation with US and European offices and the provision of electronic connectivity throughout Asia. They issue equity shares through GDRs and ADRs, and are a leading issuer of convertible bonds, high-yield in particular. In-house research covers a variety of industries including the maritime sector, infrastructure, logistics, outsourcing, technology and IT. In addition to Japan, JJ focuses on countries such as China and India, providing a range of services to Chinese and Indian companies, including access to international equity and debt capital markets, securities underwriting, US public and private offerings and cross-border M&A advisory. They also cooperate with private equity and venture capital firms focused on the Chinese and Indian markets.

Astellas Venture Management LLC (Astellas Venture Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Nissay Capital Co., Ltd. (Nissay Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Nippon Life Insurance Co. founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd. (JAFCO Group) is the private equity arm of the parent firm, JAFCO (TSE: 8595), founded in 1973. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Global Brain Corp. (Global Brain) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Yasuhiko Yurimoto. Global Brain Corp. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mizuho Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG) in Japan. The firm was originally founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo with a network of offices throughout Japan as well as overseas representation through Mizuho entities or strategic partners (in Great Britain, Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and India). Mizuho Securities-Broker provides enhanced equity and fixed income execution services for their clients who includes private individuals in Japan, domestic and foreign institutions, non-financial companies, financial institutions and public corporations in the securities and investment banking fields.

DG Ventures Inc. (DG Ventures) is the venture capital subsidiary of a publicly traded company Digital Garage Inc. (TYO:4819) headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2009 by Digital Garage Inc.

Ripplex, Inc. develops software applications for mobile devices. It develops and operates Webpo, an online postcard printing service that enables users to select a design template, input names and addresses of recipients, add personalized comments, and make payment online. The firm also offers scene, a photo organizer application. The company was founded in March 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Citadel Asia Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based asset management subsidiary of Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC, which is ultimately owned by GFH HFEVA LLC, an investment company headquartered in the US. The firm was founded in 2005 and formerly known as Citadel (Hong Kong) Ltd. Citadel Asia offers multiple investment strategies for high net worth clients.

Oh My Glasses, Inc. is a holding company that provides planning, development and sale of eyeglasses and sunglasses. It markets its own brands TYPE and Oh My Glasses TOKYO through its managed stores and online shops. The company was founded by Tadayasu Kiyokawa and Ikuma Mutobe on July 15, 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Saika Co. Ltd. develops analytical applications and provides application consulting services. Its services include XICA adelie, XICA Magellan, XICA rockhopper and XICA academy. The company was founded in Frebuary 2012 by Yoshiaki Hirao and is headquartered in Yubinbango, Japan.

Spiber, Inc. provides research, development, and production of synthetic spider silk. It specializes in the production of artificial spider silk using synthesized genes which persuade bacteria to produce fibroin, a structural protein found in spider silk. The firm analyzes the mechanism of the bimolecular structure of spider silk protein using bioinformatics. The company was founded on September 26, 2007 and is headquartered in Tsuruoka, Japan.

Coent Venture Partners Pte Ltd (Coent Venture) is a venture capital subsidiary of Reapra Pte Ltd founded in 2014 by Shuhei Morofuji and Hideki Fujita. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Helpr Asia Sdn Bhd provides chat-based service. It offers gifts and surprises, errands and dispatches, shopping, tickets and travel, laundry, food ordering and research services. The company was founded by Eujean Lee, Wafiq Rodzuan and Ang Kok Seong in 2015 and is headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Segnel Ventures(SEGNEL) is a venture firm headquartered in Singapore. The firm founded by Hideki Fujita in 2015.

Infratop Inc. engages in services in teaching programming services. The company was founded by Ayanobu Oshima on November 19, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SPARX Group Co. Ltd. /Venture Capital/ (SPARX Group) is an operating division dedicated for venture capital investments and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 1989 by Abe Shuhei.

CodersTrust provides provide microfinance and education for students. The company was founded by Michael Christensen, Jancayo Fiebig, Marianne Hyltoft, Asser Smidt and Ferdinand Kjærulff in 2013 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Tapway Sdn. Bhd. combines the transformative powers of big data and the internet of things to help brick-and-mortar businesses in creating superior customer experience. Its products include tapway footfall, tapway CRM, tapway BI and tapway GWS. The company was founded by Lim Chee How and Loh Shye Kang and is headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Lovelife Technologies Sdn. Bhd. operates as a social beauty network application for desktop and mobile devices. The firm designed as a platform to provide information on the latest prestige beauty products. The company was founded by Tan Sasha and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

25 Holdings Pte Ltd. operates as a holding company of various online related businesses. Its online presence currently includes e-commerce Perrobox.com and Perromart.com, and media site Perropet.com. The firm is in the pet care vertical business. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

GALLERY RARE Ltd. imports, exports, and sells garments and accessories. Its products include branded bags and watches. The company was founded by Shinichi Ota in August 1979 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Aerial Partners KK engages in the development of software application for tax. It also develops software for automatic calculation of virtual currency gains. The company was founded by Kento Numasawa on December 27, 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Synplogen Co., Ltd. is a synthetic biology startup that provides DNA synthesis and DNA library construction services using their proprietary DNA synthesis technologies OGAB™ and Combinatorial-OGAB. The company was founded in 2017 by Akihiko Kondo and Kenji Tsuge and is based in Kobe, Japan. The Japanese company also offers design, development, and analysis services for gene therapy products such as viral vectors through their Gene Therapy Biofoundry™ service.

Segnel Creative Sdn. is a digital graphic design studio based in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Bhd. Segnel Creative operates in the field of graphic design, providing digital design services. The Malaysian company was founded in 2017 and is led by CEO Hideki Fujita.

Monoful Venture Partners is a venture capital subsidiary of GLP Pte Ltd founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

BILCOM, Inc. is a Japanese PR company that specializes in PR strategy, execution, and effect measurement across various media in the digital age. The private company provides support for media approaches, content planning, and production across owned and shared platforms.

Part of Adventure, Inc., Big Heart Travel Agency KK is a travel agency. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Big Heart Travel Agency KK was acquired by Adventure, Inc. (Old) on February 01, 2010.