Minoru Kikuoka

Caastle, Inc. engages in the business of women’s clothing. It offers shirts & blouses, denim & pants, sweaters, jackets, skirts, casual, night out, fit & flare and floral dresses. The company was founded by Christine Hunsicker and Jaswinder Pal Singh in 2011 and is headquartered in Long Island, NY.

Eastspring Investments Ltd. is the Japan-based asset management subsidiary of Eastspring Investments Group Pte Ltd., ultimately held by Prudential Plc (LSE: PRU) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1999 as PPM Investment Trust Investment Advisory Co., Ltd. and became PCA Asset Management Ltd. (Japan) in 2002. They changed their name to Eastspring Investments Ltd. in 2012. Headquartered in Tokyo, Eastspring Investments offers innovative investment solutions to institutional clients. They also sub-advise Japanese funds for external investment managers.

Mobile Internet Capital, Inc. (MCI) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1999. Mobile Internet Capital, Inc. is headquartered in Tokyo.

E Ink Corp. develops electronic paper display technologies. It offers electronic ink, films, flexible display, and color variety. The company was founded by Joseph M. Jacobson, Russell J. Wilcox, J. D. Albert, Barrett Comiskey and Jerome S. Rubin in 1997 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Astellas Venture Management LLC (Astellas Venture Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Astellas Phrama Inc founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Brisbane, California.

Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd. engages in the development and sale of pharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in Addlestone, the United Kingdom.

Orbotech Japan Co. Ltd. develops and manufactures automated optical inspection systems. The company's solutions include printed circuit boards, assembled PCNs, and Medical imaging. The firm is located in Tokyo, Japan

Ichigo Asset Management Ltd. (Ichigo) is an independent investment manager headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ichigo was founded in 2006 and manages assets of individual and institutional clients.

Fanatics LLC retails sports apparel and merchandise. Its brands include Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, Fanatics, Starter, Kitbag, Majestic and Columbia. The company was founded by Alan S. Trager, Michael Rubin, and Mitchell Trager in 2002 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Epson is a global leader in imaging products including printers, 3LCD projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs. With an innovative and creative culture, Epson is dedicated to exceeding the vision and expectations of customers worldwide with products known for their superior quality, functionality, compactness and energy efficiency. Epson is a network of 102,025 employees in 120 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and to the communities in which it is located. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corp., the Group had consolidated sales of 1549.5 billion yen in fiscal 2005.

Ichigo, Inc. (Private Equity) (Ichigo-PE) is the private equity subsidiary of Ichigo, Inc (NJ: 2337) founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo.

The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), a unique public-private partnership aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing the value of businesses in Japan, was launched in July 2009. Leveraging the rich history of Japanese technological prowess, the INCJ aims to provide financial, technological and management support in order to promote the creation of next-generation businesses through 'open innovation,' or the flow of technology and expertise beyond the boundaries of existing organizational structures. The INCJ will draw on funding as well as management and technological expertise from the public and private sectors. The INCJ is actively reviewing various investment opportunities in areas of environment and energy, electronics and IT, bio-tech, and infrastructure such as water supply, railway service, and nuclear power supply. Each investment will be thoroughly vetted to ensure it meets the exacting standards of the INCJ's Innovation Network Committee, which will make the final investment decisions. The INCJ is capitalized at 92 billion yen, with the Japanese government injecting 82 billion yen and 19 private corporations (refer to details in Appendix below) providing a further 10 billion yen. The government will also provide guarantees up to a total of 800 billion yen for INCJ investments, giving it an investment capability of approximately 900 billion yen (US$10 billion). The INCJ will be established for a period of 15 years.

Innova Dynamics, Inc. invents disruptive advanced materials technologies. It supplies Innlay silver nanowire inks to manufacturers of transparent conductive electrode films and touch sensors. The firm also develops pastes and IonArmour antimicrobial technology platform. The company was founded by Arjun Daniel Srinivas, Michael Young, Alex Mittal and Alexander C. Mittal in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Ichigo Investment Advisors Co., Ltd. engages in the real estate investment trust and YieldCo asset management. The company was founded on December 15, 2004 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Cleave Biosciences, Inc. engages in the development of cancer drug products. The company was founded by Raymond J. Deshaies, Seth Cohen, Francesco Parlati, Peter A. Thompson and Laura K. Shawver in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Astellas Pharma Ltd. provides an online directory services for the pharmaceutical industry. The firm wholesales pharmaceutical goods. The company was founded on January 10, 1964 and is headquartered in West Byfleet, the United Kingdom.

CerebrEX, Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductors. It develops display technologies for the flat panel display market. The firm's products encompass display controller, PM LSI, backlight LED drivers and controllers relating to display, and IP and macrocells. The company was founded on June 27, 2012 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

JOLED, Inc. engages in the research, development, manufacture and sale of organic electroluminescent display panels, as well as their parts, materials, manufacturing equipment and its related products. The company was founded on January 5, 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Kyulux, Inc. develops organic light-emitting diode. It provides research and development of OLED materials, licensing and manufacturing and sales of OLED materials. The company was founded on March 9, 2015 by Akira Minakuchi and Chihaya Adachi and is headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan.

Stem Cell & Device Laboratory, Inc. engages in the research and development, manufacturing, and sale of cells, devices, and cell-material integrated products for drug discovery applications. It also engages in the development of new functional and cell compatibility scaffold materials for applications in pluripotent stem cell derived cell studies based on micro-engineering and nanofabrication technologies. The company was founded by Norio Nakatsuji in May 29, 2014 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

Redona Therapeutics, Inc.operates as a biotechnology company focused on the modulation of non- RNA (ncRNA) function to treat cancer and other human diseases. It uses small molecules to modulate expression levels of oncogenes and other proteins of significance in disease. The company was founded by George Daley, Richard Gregory, Frank Slack, and Piotr Sliz and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Pykus Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of a dissolvable intraocular surgical device. It offers novel polymer that provides retinal tamponade. The company was founded by James Stefater and Tomasz Stryjewski and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

United Immunity Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that specializes in pipeline nano technology and immunity fusion technology, specifically in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The company is based in Tsu, Japan and was founded in 2017 by Naozumi Harada, who has been the CEO since then. The company's diverse products, including "nano immunotherapy," have shown promising clinical results and research in the treatment of sex cancer. The company is currently recruiting a researcher in the cancer immunotherapy field to analyze the action mechanism of nanotechnology applied cancer evaluation and drug evaluation using immunological methods. The company's focus is on the development of treatment for the cause of cold tumor type cancer through the understanding of tumor-associated macrophages.

Catamaran Bio, Inc. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Delaware.

Saisei Ventures LLC (Saisei Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Jonathan Yeh in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Part of Astellas Pharma, Inc., Astellas Pharma China, Inc. operates a Chinese pharmaceutical company. The company is based in Beijing, China. The company was founded in 1994. The CEO is Hiroshi Kakuguchi.