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MANAGEMENT TEAM

Chief Executive Officer/Amane Kimura

[Career] Amane previously led investment and management of "Food and Agriculture" and "Wellness" at Mitsui & Co., Ltd., one of the largest Japanese investment firms. While he was stationed in the United States, he gained a lot of experience in global food tech venture investment and was involved as an observer at the board of directors of Beyond Meat, an alternative protein start-up company. He joined Algalbio Co., Ltd. as COO in 2020. Graduated from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Commerce.

Chief Scientific Officer/Tsuyoshi Takeshita

[Career]After working as a specially appointed researcher at the University of Tokyo, he founded Algalbio Co., Ltd. in March 2018. The University of Tokyo Graduate School (Life Science).

Chief Operating Officer / Masafusa Oe

[Career]Masafusa Oe joined Algal Bio in April 2024. Prior to join Algal Bio, he worked at Mitsui & Co.,Ltd to dedicate Business Administration and New business development. Recently he held role of Corporate Vice-president in subsidiary. Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law.

Director / Keisuke Ide

[Career]Keisuke started his career in Silicon Valley as an engineer at KLA-Tencor Corp. in San Jose. He then joined The McKenna Group led by Regis McKenna, as a consultant in technology marketing. After returning to Tokyo, he served as a director in a startup company designing ASICs, before joining Globis Capital Partners as a venture capitalist. He has a BS (Tau Beta Pi) in Systems Engineering from University of Virginia, and MS Honors in Management Science and Engineering (formerly of Engineering Economic Systems) from Stanford University. He was listed on Forbes Japan Midas List in 2017. Currently, A partner at UTEC (The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners).

Director / Yoshitake Ishimoto

[Career]M.S. in Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
After working for a domestic manufacturing company and an M&A consulting firm, he joined DBJ Capital in 2016, where he worked on numerous deals in Japan and abroad as a senior investment manager.

Auditor / Satoshi Sudo

[Career]In charge of finance and corporate planning at FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Prepared for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market at COLOPL, Inc. and was listed on the market.
Appointed as Director in charge of corporate planning, administration, and human resources at Kamakura Shinsho, Ltd. He restructured the business strategy, listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and later became a representative director.
Currently, Representative Director of Urban Agriculture Growers, Ltd. and Venture Partner of UTEC.