Issei Kusano

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

Phizzle, Inc. operates a platform which delivers mobile marketing automation solutions. Its platform provides both proprietary and strategic partner, multi-channel marketing automation tools intended to engage, motivate and analyze fan identity profiles for sports properties, entertainment venues and consumer brands. The firm offers digital marketers with the opportunity to leverage the potential of highly evolved business analysis and the reach of the social web they require to manage the fan experience. The company was founded by Benjamin Davis III and Max Woon in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Barclays PLC, Barclays Securities Japan Ltd. is a brokerage company based in Tokyo, Japan. Barclays Securities Japan provides brokerage services. The Japanese company was founded in 1987. Kentaro Kiso has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

ICCP SBI Venture Partners (ISVP) is a venture capital division of Investment & Capital Corp. of the Philippines founded in 1997 by Guillermo D Luchangco. The firm headquartered in Makati City, Philippines.

Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (FVC) is an venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Yoji Kawake. The firm is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan and has additional offices in Iwate, Tokyo, and Ehime.

Goahead Ventures LLC (Goahead Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by T. K.Mori, Brady Phil and Stahr Clancey. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

NTT Advanced Technology Corp. provides information and telecommunications technology services. The firm provides network consultation, foundry services and wireless network services. Its products include fiber optics and optical network equipment. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan.

Genesis Care Pty Ltd. engages in the provision of radiation oncology cardiology and sleep treatments. It offers oncology, cardiology, sleep medicine, and theranostics. The company was founded by Dan Collins in 2009 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Australia.

Sharing Beauty Co., Ltd. provides online marketing solutions with a focus on health and beauty care industries. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Inbound Marketing, Media Design, Online-to-Offline, and Global Business. The Inbound Marketing segment handles the social media marketing, search engine optimization, and marketing applications development. The Media Design segment offers software applications and website development services. The Online-to-Offline (O2O) segment provides promotional applications for smartphones. The Global Business segment operates as a beauty media that is delivered through social networks, mail magazines, and other websites. The company was founded by Kozo Sakamoto on June 10, 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Formosa Logistics Corp. provides logistics services. The private company is based in Walnut, CA.

Shandong Weigao Blood Purification Products Co., Ltd. engages in providing blood purification products. It offers dialyzers, hemodialysis machines, bloodlines, and peritoneal dialysis solutions. Its end users include hospitals and dialysis centers. The company was founded on December 27, 2004 and is headquartered in Weihai, China.

Delta Pacific Partners LLC provides co-working space and business support services. The private company is located in the US. The American company was founded by Yoji Kawaguchi.

Fifth Floor Venture Partners is a specialized investment platform that focuses on investing in US and European startups in sustainability. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA. The company connects these startups to strategic partners and utilizes their extensive venture investing experience and operational expertise to capture untapped opportunities. The CEO of the company is Richard J. Geruson.