President & CEO of MVC Corporation
Area: Japan, China/Korea/Others
Office : MVC Corporation Tokyo Office
Mr. Katsuhiko Oizumi is President & CEO of MVC Corporation since October 2009. Mr. Oizumi joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in 1980, where he started his career in software importing and distribution business, and was engaged in the task of launching information service business for Mitsui & Co. From 1992 to 1996, he was assigned in New York office of Mitsui & Co. to be responsible for creating new businesses in IT/media sectors. In 1996, at Mr. Oizumi’s initiative, Mitsui & Co. established a joint venture in Japan with America Online, and he was seconded to the joint venture as Adviser to the CEO and the head of marketing/business development. After returning to Mitsui ‘& Co., his major assignments include development of new businesses in IT, media and consumer related areas, and strategic management of Mitsui & Co. group companies. B.S. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo, AMP of Harvard Business School.
Director
Domain: IT,Retail & Service
Area: Japan
Office : MVC Corporation Tokyo Office
Mr. Watanabe has over 7 years experience in various IT industries, including his previous work for Mitsui’s global information systems. He took part in system development project such as mitsui’s internal enterprise system, Customer Relationship Management(CRM)system, and Supply Chain Management system. Also, during the job assignment in UK, he had numerous system development project with Japanese company in European country. He holds a B.A. in Arts in economics from Keio University.
Venture Partner
Domain: Health Care
Area: Japan
Office : MVC Corporation Tokyo Office
Mr. Fuchikami comes with over 10 years of experience in drug discovery researches from gene discovery to preclinical research. Prior to join MVC, he worked for 12 years at Research Center Kyoto, in Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd. At Bayer, his primary focus was kinase inhibitors, respiratory diseases, inflammatory diseases and allergy. Mr. Fuchikami holds an M.Sc. In the field of Medical Sciences from Osaka University Medical School.
Venture Partner
Domain: Retail & Service
Area: Japan
Office : MVC Corporation Tokyo Office
Mr. Masaki joined Mitsui Ventures in May 2008 as Venture Partner, and since has been focused on investments in retail and service sector. Previously, he worked at Fujita Corporation, a large operator of restaurants and retail chain, where he was responsible for store development and merchandising in Tokyo area. After several successful years at Fujita, he took a position with Service Business Division of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., in charge of developing new business utilizing the franchise method.
Venture Partner
Domain: IT
Area: Japan
Office : MVC Corporation Tokyo Office
Mr. Nishikubo joined Mitsui Ventures in March 2009 as a Venture Partner. His previous management experiences include president of JLISTING and a corporate officer of Livedoor. He has experience of more than 5 years in business strategy consulting for large companies at the Japan Research Institute, Ltd. Group and also worked with an American mobile advertisement startup in 2008. He holds a Master of Architecture (Architectural History) from Waseda University.
Venture Partner
Domain: China, IT and New Domain
Area: Japan, China/Korea/Others
Office : MVC Corporation Tokyo Office
Mr. Okamoto joined MVC in April 2009 immediately after earning his MBA degree from CEIBS in Shanghai, China. He is in charge of investments in Chinese start-ups as well as new technology-based ventures in the world. Prior to CEIBS, Mr. Okamoto worked for Mitsubishi UFJ Securities as an investment banker for more than 6 years, where he provided advisory services in M&A and real estate investment projects and was responsible for administration of real estate investment funds. He also holds an MA from Chuo University Graduate School of Law in Tokyo, Japan. A speaker of Japanese, English and Mandarin.
Principal
Domain: IT
Area: Japan
Office : MVC Corporation Tokyo Office
Mr. Mizuno joined MVC in January 2007. Before that, he was a corporate sales representative in vodafone K.K./Soft Bank Mobile/Soft Bank Telecom. He was engaged to build a Mobile Office environment such as mobile messaging service similar to BlackBerry, Fixed Mobile Convergence and a remote access environment
Principal
Domain: Healthcare
Area: Japan
Office : MVC Corporation Tokyo Office
Mr. Kakuta joined MVC Corporation in January 2009. He had worked for Nikko antfactory K.K. (currently known as “ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd.”) from 2005 to 2008, investing mainly in biotech and healthcare ventures. In total, he had invested around $40MM in 24 companies, three of which have successfully completed IPO so far. He started his professional career in 2002 at Product Marketing, R&D division of Proctor & Gamble Far East Inc. (currently known as “Procter & Gamble Japan K.K.”). He has the master's degree in Agricultural Science from Kyoto University, and the bachelor's degree in Agricultural Science from Kyoto University.
Analyst
Area: Japan, China/Korea/Others
Office : MVC Corporation Tokyo Office
Ms.Iga joined MVC in December 2005 and started her career as Analyst from January 2007. She has worked in Telecommunications and Cables Div. (the present Mobile Business Div.) at Mitsui & Co., Ltd. for more than 10 years. After that, she was a coporate sales representative from 2003 to 2005 in Vodafone K.K.
Chief Representative Mitsui Ventures, Beijing Office & Shanghai Office
Domain: IT, New Domain, Health Care
Area: China/Korea/Others
Office : MVC Corporation Shanghai Office
Nobuhiro Shimizu is an investment partner and chief representative of Mitsui Ventures Beijing Office and Shanghai Office. In 1993, Shimizu joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd, the parent company of Mitsui Ventures. During his over 16 years of experiences at Mitsui, he has been committed in the investments in Asia. He has more than 7 year experiences in the investments in the large-scale infrastructure and petrochemical projects, and he also has over 6 experiences staying in China. At Mitsui’s headquarters in Tokyo, he was actively involved in investments in the start-up companies, providing the hands-on support including strategy building and business development. Since the set up of Mitsui Ventures Shanghai office in August, 2005, Shimizu has been involved in the investments in China including iSoftStone, QQ Technology, Life Media, Hainan Hailing Pharmaceutical, etc. He set up Mitsui Ventures Beijing office in September, 2007.Shimizu speaks Japanese, English and Mandarin. He learned Mandarin at Beijing Language & Culture University from 1997-1998. He has a Bachelor of Applied Physics from WASEDA University in Japan and holds a License of Small & Medium Enterprise Management Consultant, the only government qualified consultant license in Japan.
Principal
Domain: IT, New Domain, Health Care
Area: Japan, China/Korea/Others
Office : MVC Corporation Beijing Officebr
Mr. Watanabe joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in 2003. He began his career at its Life Science Division and engaged in outsourcing services for the manufacture of drugs and intermediates/raw materials across Japan, US, Europe, Korea, India and China for 2 years. After that, he spent 2 years in China under Mitsui's program to study Chinese and for a job assignment in Tianjin. He joined Mitsui Ventures in 2007, and mainly takes charge of investments in Greater China. Mr. Watanabe holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Physics from Waseda University and a master's degree in Integrative Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering from Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
Associate
Domain: IT, Health Care
Area: China/Korea/Others
Office : MVC Corporation Beijing Office
Ms. Flora Guo joined Mitsui Ventures in 2007, and is an associate based in Beijing, China. She is in charge of the area of IT, Cleantech and other growing business sectors in China. She is from Hubei province, and prior to joining Mitsui Ventures, worked for several years at Zero2IPO Group, an integrated service provider for Chinese venture capital and private equity industry. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Tech and Foreign Trade English from Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Senior Associate
Domain: IT, New Domain
Area: China/Korea/Others
Office : MVC Corporation Shanghai Office
Mr. Billy Gan joined MVC in Feb.2007 as a Senior Associate, upon receiving his MBA degree in China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). Based in Shanghai, Billy covers the sectors of Internet, IC and Cleantech. Prior to Mitsui Venture, he worked in HSBC for several years on the operation.
Senior Associate
Domain: IT, Health Care
Area: China/Korea/Others
Office : MVC Corporation Shanghai Office
Ms. Maggie Jiang joined Mitsui Ventures in 2005 and is an associate staff based in Shanghai, China. She takes part in the investment in internet, telecommunications, software, media, and other new sectors emerging in Chinese market.Maggie was born in Shanghai. Prior to Mitsui Ventures, she had several years of experiences in the real estate development sectors in Shanghai and Bangkok. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Finance and Banking from Shanghai University and a Master degree in Business Administration from Assumption University, Thailand.
Associate
Domain: IT, New Domain
Area: China/Korea/Others
Office : MVC Corporation Shanghai Office
Ms. Frances Jiang joined Mitsui Ventures in 2006 as an investment assistant at Shanghai office, China. She engages in the investment on the area of telecommunication, IT, New Media, software and other new upsurge sectors in Chinese market. Before joining Mitsui Ventures, she worked at China Telecom Co., Ltd, Wireless Communications Business Unit., and had several years of study and work experiences in the UK. She holds a degree of Master of Science in Management from Brunel University, London.
Chief Representative Mitsui Ventures, Beijing Office & Shanghai Office
MVC Corporation
Shanghai Office
General Manager of Administration
Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, Inc.,
New York Office
