Yoshitaka Kitao

Kyobo Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Kyobo Life) is an independent South Korean insurance management firm which was founded in 1958 as Daehan Kyoyuk Co., Ltd. In 1995, they changed their name to Kyobo Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, Kyobo Life develops and offers life insurance products and services for both individual customers and corporate clients. Their products include whole life insurance, annuities, retirement plans, education, health, accident, disability and critical illness insurance.

SBI Securities Co., Ltd. is the broker/dealer subsidiary of SBI Financial Services Co. Ltd., itself a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8473) in Japan. The firm was founded in 1944 as SBI eTrade Securities Co., Ltd. and changed their name to SBI Securities Co., Ltd. in 2008. Headquartered in Tokyo, SBI Securities provides securities trading, underwriting and private placement services, which are offered through the Internet and call centers. Besides domestic stocks, the product lineup extends to investment trusts, foreign stocks, futures and options, FX (foreign exchange margin trading), domestic and foreign bonds, etc. to meet the various needs of investors, supporting efficient fund management of individual investors.

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops novel RNAi-based therapeutics. The firm’s products include QPI-1002 and QPI-1007 is being developed as a neuroprotective agent for the treatment of optic neuropathies that result in the death of retinal ganglion cells. The company was founded by Daniel Zurr, David M. Fineman and J. Gregory Swendsen in December 1993 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

SBI Benefit Systems Co., Ltd. provides record keeping and management of pension contributions. It also offers payroll accounting and welfare benefit services. The company was founded in March 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of News Corp., Wall Street Journal Japan KK is a Japanese company that publishes newspapers and periodicals. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Wall Street Journal Japan KK was acquired by Dow Jones & Co., Inc. from SBI Holdings, Inc. on July 13, 2012.

SBI Life Living Co., Ltd. engages in the real estate business. It operates in the Real Estate and Internet segments. The Real Estate segment includes planning, design, and development of condominiums and apartments, brokerage of real estate, land effective utilization planning and construction services, property reform and administration of real estate-related websites. The Internet segment operates internet websites offering electronic commerce, brokerage, price quotation, comparison and estimation services. The company was founded in February 1990 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd., SBI Card Co., Ltd. engages in credit card issuance and financing services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Shumpei Morita has been the CEO of the Japanese company since 2011. SBI Card Co. was acquired by SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd. on October 30, 2015.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., SBI Korea Holdings Co., Ltd. is an investment holding South Korean company. The private company is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yoshimi Takahashi has been the CEO of the company since 2002.

SBI Capital Co Ltd (SBI Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of SBI Holdings Inc founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. engages in the distribution of medical supplies, cosmetics, and health foods. The firm also offers medicines, medical devices, and animal feed. The company was founded on April 18, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Premium Financial Services Co. Ltd. provides financial services . The company's finance business with a focus on auto credit, warranty business. It offers warranty on used cars, insurance agency and planning and sales of financial products and services. Premium Financial Services is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Investment Co., Ltd. (SBI Investment) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (TK: 8473) headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was formed in 2005 through the merger of SBI Ventures K.K., Softbank Contents Partners Corp. and Biovision Capital Corp.

Ripple Labs, Inc. engages in the development of virtual currency and open source payments systems. The firm offers blockchain technology for payments. The company was founded by Christopher A. Larsen, Arthur Britto, and Jed Mccaleb on December 21, 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Admiral Capital Co Ltd (Admiral Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of SBI Holdings Inc founded by Reiko Kinosita in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., SBI Capital Management Co., Ltd. engages in asset management business. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Financial Services Co., Ltd. operates as an intermediary holding company that engages in the financial service business. The company was founded in June 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Japannext Co., Ltd. operates an online trading system. It creates a proprietary trading system venue to replicate the electronic connection networks in the United States serving as an after-hours market for online users. The company was founded on November 8, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Acucela, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It discovers and develops novel therapeutics to treat and show the progression of sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases. Its pipeline includes drug candidates and therapeutics for the treatment of age related macular degeneration, cataracts, presbyopia, diabetic retinopathy, retinitis igmentosa and Stargardt disease. The company was founded by Ryo Kubota in April 2002 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

SoftBank Holdings, Inc. engages in gathering information on Internet-related companies with a view to strategic investment. The company was founded in March 1994 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

SBI Crypto Investment Ltd. (SBI Crypto Investment) is a venture arm of SBI Holdings, Inc founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Incubation Co., Ltd. engages in the acquisition, holding, and sales of securities. The company was founded on August 17, 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., Artfolio Corp. provides asset management service. The private company is based in Minato-ku, Japan.

SBI Virtual Currencies KK provides virtual currency exchange and transaction services. The company was founded on November 1, 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Liquidity Market Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of market functions and services related to foreign exchange margin trading. The company was founded on July 8, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI R3 Japan Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of distributed ledger infrastructure platform Corda and related services. The company was founded on January 29, 2019 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Regional Business Succession Investment KK operates and manages business succession fund. The company was founded on February 28, 2019 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Founded in 2014, SBI Global Asset Management Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. that provides asset and business management services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI JI Innovation Advisory Ltd (SBI JI Innovation Advisor) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.