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About Us

Mission

To make (successful, impactful) cross-border collaboration with foreign startups accessible to all Japanese corporates, to accelerate rapid digital transformation (DX) in Japan, to contribute to the realization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), and a thriving, sustainable, global economy.

Vision

  • To be the leading facilitator of cross-border collaboration between foreign startups & Japanese corporations.
  • To be the most effective Market Entry route for foreign startups to enter Japan.

SDGs Contribution

#3 Good Health & Wellbeing,
#8 Decent Work & Economic Growth

  • remote-first company
  • no fixed work hours outside of scheduled meetings
  • 4-day work week, unlimited vacation

#4 Quality education

  • holacratic work environment (cross-pollination of roles, training)

#5 Gender Equality

  • prioritize diversity & inclusion

#9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

  • foster real innovative outcomes (not theatre)

#10 Reduced Inequalities

  • 10% annual net profit to staff bonuses
  • 10% annual net profit into venture investments

Efficient & Impactful

By driving over 20 PoCs since 2019, we have refined our PoC design methodology to be most efficient & impactful for both sides.

Deeply Committed

We know our team are our greatest asset: we are committed to being a holacratic, diverse, inclusive, ethical & flexible organization, to ensure we all deliver our best work.

Highly Skilled

All our team are bilingual professionals, with decades of business experience across diverse industries in Japan.

Akihiro Hikita

Managing Director

Adam Claydon-Platt

COO

Shinichiro Yamashita

Director of Off-shore Development

Joshua Levine

Director

Alex Claydon

Head of Scouting & Data Products

R Sai Chandra Teja, PhD

India Market Lead

Evgeny Borodich

Russia Market Lead

David Kpondehou

Africa Market Lead