Masatoshi Fukasawa

Director/Board Member at

Candee, Inc.

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Consumer Services

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Masatoshi Fukasawa is currently an Outside Director at Candee, Inc. and a Partner at MPower Partners GP Ltd. Previously, he served as the CEO & Representative Director at DeNA Life Science, Inc. from 2014 to 2015.
He also held the position of Outside Director at WonderPlanet, Inc. Additionally, he worked at DeNA Co., Ltd. as the SVP & Strategic Investment Office from 2011 to 2016.
Prior to that, he was a Senior Manager at Accenture Japan Ltd. from 2002 to 2011.
He also served as a Principal at Eight Roads Ventures Japan from 2016 to 2021.
Mr. Fukasawa obtained his undergraduate degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2002.

Masatoshi Fukasawa active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Candee, Inc. Candee, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an online video production, talent management and advertising agency	Director/Board Member	-
MPower Partners GP Ltd. MPower Partners GP Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance MPower Partners is an active manager that invests in companies in growth stage and more established Japanese startups, as well as earlier stage companies abroad. The firm targets companies with technology to tackle social challenges, with an emphasis on fields such as health care, financial technology, education and the environment. It provides financing of around JPY 500 million to JPY 1.5 billion per company.	Private Equity Investor	2021-09-30

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Former positions of Masatoshi Fukasawa

Companies	Position	End
Eight Roads Ventures Japan Eight Roads Ventures Japan Investment ManagersFinance Eight Roads Ventures Japan invests in companies located in Japan. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare services, pharma & therapeutics and med tech sectors. It provides financing for early and growth stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	2021-09-30
DENA CO., LTD.	Chief Executive Officer	2014-12-31
DeNA Life Science, Inc.	Chief Executive Officer	2015-01-31
Accenture Japan Ltd. Accenture Japan Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategic and operational consulting, technology, cloud & marketing services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-10-31
WONDERPLANET INC.	Director/Board Member	-

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DeNA Co., Ltd. DeNA Co., Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and operates mobile and online services includes games, e-commerce and entertainment content distribution	Technology Services
Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Accenture Japan Ltd. Accenture Japan Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategic and operational consulting, technology, cloud & marketing services	Commercial Services
Eight Roads Ventures Japan Eight Roads Ventures Japan Investment ManagersFinance Eight Roads Ventures Japan invests in companies located in Japan. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare services, pharma & therapeutics and med tech sectors. It provides financing for early and growth stage capital requirements.	Finance
WonderPlanet, Inc. WonderPlanet, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and publishes native game applications for smart devices	Technology Services
Candee, Inc. Candee, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an online video production, talent management and advertising agency	Technology Services
MPower Partners GP Ltd. MPower Partners GP Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance MPower Partners is an active manager that invests in companies in growth stage and more established Japanese startups, as well as earlier stage companies abroad. The firm targets companies with technology to tackle social challenges, with an emphasis on fields such as health care, financial technology, education and the environment. It provides financing of around JPY 500 million to JPY 1.5 billion per company.	Finance
DeNA Life Science, Inc.