D4V

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Aya Hanyu is D4V's Senior Operations Manager, overseeing administrative activities and liaising with Limited Partners and Portfolio Companies. She is a US Certified Management Accountant and previously worked as a licensed financial professional and client relationship manager.

Kengo Ito is a D4V Founder who founded Genuine Startups in 2013 and invested in more than 50 seed-stage companies as its CEO. At Movida Japan, he established a Seed Acceleration Program and supported more than 300 startups.

Makoto Takano is D4V's Founder and CEO, overseeing investments and operations. He is also Chairman of linkties and Publisher of Forbes JAPAN, and previously held roles at PIMCO Japan, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Daiwa Securities.

The company’s team includes professionals in entrepreneurship, venture capital, finance and consulting, providing hands-on design and business support, partner mentoring, and networking opportunities in Japan and beyond.

D4V (Design for Ventures) is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage companies. It invests in consumer and enterprise startups that aim to transform society through technology, unconstrained by conventional thinking.