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Graduated from Doshisha University in 1986 and began a career at Nikko Securities (now SMBC Nikko Securities). Held various positions across retail and institutional sales divisions before being appointed Head of Corporate Planning in 2007. Played a key leadership role in the company’s 100% acquisition by Citigroup and its subsequent integration into the SMBC Group. Since 2011, served in multiple senior executive positions including Deputy Head of the Financial Markets Division (Bond Trading), Deputy Head of the Capital Markets Division (equity and IPO financing), Head of the Financial and Public Institutions Division, and Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of corporate planning and finance. Appointed President and CEO in 2020, and currently serves as Special Advisor to the firm as of 2024. Brings deep expertise in all aspects of the securities business, alongside extensive executive leadership experience and a broad network among listed companies, financial institutions, and institutional investors. Appointed General Partner at Incubate Fund in April 2025.
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We have invested in INDX Inc., a company that organizes Japan’s vast stores of unstructured corporate data to accelerate the use of generative AI across enterprises. New and additional investments

Ltd. raised 100 million yen in a seed round for INDX Corporation, which aims to improve operational efficiency and business sophistication through the use of artificial intelligence and generative AI.

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INDX Corporation, which organizes "unstructured data" lying dormant in Japanese companies and promotes the use of generated AI, has completed a seed round of funding totaling 100 million yen.

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