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In 2009, Kota joined ABeam M&A Consulting and engaged in business due diligence and value-up plan construction after investment. After that, I have charge of a marketing project of a pharmaceutical company at M3, Inc which operates a portal site for medical staff. I work for this fund from 2017. Master of Engineering, Hokkaido University.

Shintaro joined Slogan, Inc. at its early stage in 2009 and engaged venture company and startups hiring support. He served as the Head of Sales, Head Office Executive Officer and Group Company Director. In 2017, he went on loan to REAPRA Ventures, a Singapore-related VC, and participated in the launch of Tokyo office as HR Manager. He returned to Slogan, Inc. in 2018. Since 2020, he works in domestic investment execution / support at GMO VenturePartners. Graduated the faculty of Law of Meiji University.

Satoru joined GMO VenturePartners in 2022, where he focuses on investments in startups across India, Southeast Asia, and the United States. Prior to that, he worked at GLP in Tokyo, managing a logistics-focused real estate fund. Before joining GLP, he was a lead analyst at Goldman Sachs, covering Japanese equities in the precision technology and semiconductor sectors. He holds a BA from Keio University.

Makie joined GMO VenturePartners in 2025, where she focuses on investments in India, Southeast Asia, and the United States. Previously, at Chiyoda Corporation, she managed consolidated accounting and corporate finance, contributing to the company’s turnaround and the development of its mid-term management plan. She later drove new-business creation through M&A and spearheaded strategic alliances with European startups in the energy-management sector. She holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from International Christian University.

Kazu was in charge of fund raising, management and legal at Softbank Investment(Currently SBI Investment) and Nippon Venture Capital. Also at Nippon Venture Capital he was a head of venture capital fund raising and managment business. Through, the business he was involved in various numbers of fund raising and management including GMO VenturePartneres. Kazu became representive director of GMO VenturePartners at October of 2016. He earned his B.A from Hitotsubashi University.