Leadership

Masayoshi leads the firm’s management and jointly oversees investment and engagement activities. He served as the lead investment professional for six portfolio companies in the predecessor fund. Previously, he worked at A.T. Kearney and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI). He holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, an MPA from Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Tokyo.

Kotaro jointly oversees investment and engagement activities. In the predecessor fund, he served as the lead investment professional for a number of portfolio companies and was also responsible for trade execution. Previously, he worked for Daiwa Securities SMBC(now Daiwa Securities) in Proprietary Trading as well as Equity Research. He also worked at ICMG, an independent management consulting firm. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering from Tohoku University.

Kenji oversees compliance, operations, and the firm’s administrative infrastructure, having also served as COO of Misaki Capital under its previous leadership. His experience spans trust banking, investment product development, and asset management operations at Toyo Trust & Banking, now Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, Shinsei Bank, Baring Asset Management, and Allianz Global Investors. He holds an MBA from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in law from Meiji University.