Kazuya Kawara

ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc. (Itochu Technology Ventures) is a venture capital arm of ITOCHU Corp. headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2000 by ITOCHU Corp.

University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co Ltd (UTEC) is an independent venture capital firm with headquarters in Japan. UTEC was founded in 2004 and has an office in Tokyo, Japan.

ZenmuTech, Inc. provides information technology consulting services. It also provides new thin client solutions that secure reassurance and safety in computer use in view of progress towards global environment. The company was founded by Kenichi Taguchi on March 4th, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Sun Metalon KK, Sun Metalon Inc. is developing a new principle-based metal 3D printer that can reduce costs by more than 90% due to ultra-high efficiency. The company is based in Redondo Beach, CA. The first machine is scheduled for official release in early 2023, with the size of parts that can be manufactured expanding in stages. Three machine lineups will be taken to the market as of 2023. Sun Metalon will be exhibiting at the following trade shows in Japan and Germany: Jimtof2022 (Tokyo, November 8-13) and Formnext 2022 (Frankfurt am Main, November 15-18). The company was founded by Kazuhiko Nishioka, Kei Takizawa, Koji Kageyama, Yuki Maeda, with Kazuhiko Nishioka serving as the CEO since incorporation.