Takeshi Matsukuma

SPARX Group Co. Ltd. /Venture Capital/ (SPARX Group) is an operating division dedicated for venture capital investments and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 1989 by Abe Shuhei.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Cadira Capital Management Co Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides investment advice. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2022.

R Financial Investment Pte Ltd. provides financial investment services. It serves as a catalyst for social progress by making financial investments. The company was founded by Shuhei Morofuji and is headquartered in Singapore.