Company

Daiki Okai

Representative Director & CEO

Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture. After that, he worked at a strategy consulting firm, mainly in charge of PMI for listed companies and business DD for PE funds. He then founded Luup Co. President and CEO, and in May 2019, he established and became Chairman of the Micromobility Promotion Council, which aims to promote social implementation of new micromobility technologies, mainly by major electric kickboard operators in Japan.

Satoshi Mukoyama

CFO

Graduated from the University of Tokyo with a B.A. in Liberal Arts and an MBA from Harvard Business School. At Mitsubishi Corporation, he was involved in investments in domestic and international infrastructure projects and real estate, and led the launch of Japan's first infrastructure fund. Later, at Unison Capital K.K., a major PE fund, he was involved in a wide range of investment activities in mid-sized Japanese companies, focusing on consumer, B-to-B services and other industries.

Ryotaro Makita

COO

Graduated from the University of Tokyo with a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Engineering from the same university. While in school, he co-founded Luup Inc. and was in charge of initial hypothesis testing and product design. He then joined McKinsey & Company. After working on new business launches and company-wide transformation projects for large Japanese companies, mainly in the manufacturing industry, he rejoined Luup in April 2021.

Masaru Onishi

Independent Director

He served as President and Chairman of the Board at Japan Airlines, playing a pivotal role in the company's turnaround and re-listing after its financial difficulties. Leveraging his vast management experience, especially in corporate culture transformation and safety reforms, he has served as an outside director for various companies.

Hiroaki Sugita

Independent Director

After starting his career at JTB, he joined The Boston Consulting Group, where he spent three decades helping companies across multiple industries achieve long-term transformation and create sustainable value. He is now a senior advisor to BCG, a professor at Waseda Business School, an outside director at Unicharm and Kaizen Platform, and an advisor to over 10 startups, including Farm Note, Iris, and SWAT Mobility Japan.

Yuichi Kawasaki

Independent Director

He joined Hatena in its early stages, leading the advertising business as Executive Vice President and helping to establish the business model that supported its listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He later founded his own company, which he eventually sold to mixi, Inc. At mixi, as COO, he led the company’s pivot from a social networking platform to a gaming business, significantly increasing its market capitalization from 16 billion yen to 500 billion yen. In 2020, he spearheaded the M&A activities of the company, launching and heading the department. He now invests in startups as an angel investor, providing hands-on management support.

Shunsuke Nakaji

Independent Director

Upon graduating from Waseda University, he began his career at Google Japan. He later joined Luxa, where he had been involved since his student days, and subsequently started his venture capital career at DCM Ventures. He later joined ANRI as the third venture capitalist and is currently responsible for investments in about 40 companies, mainly in the seed stage. He is committed to identifying companies that can drive significant changes from Japan.

Tateshi Higuchi

Corporate Auditor

He has held roles as an outside director and advisor for numerous companies, including Nippon Steel Corporation, Daiichi Sankyo, Sompo Japan Insurance, Taisei Corporation, and Miura Industries.

Kosuke Kunimine

Corporate Auditor

After working for eight years at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, he transitioned to law and founded Kunimine Law Office in 2017 after gaining experience at Morrison & Foerster LLP. He specializes in advising clients on regulatory compliance.

Kanae Hashimoto

Corporate Auditor

At Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, she conducted accounting and internal control audits within the domestic audit division. Following this, she worked as a full-time auditor for an accounting firm and a startup in the voice technology sector before joining Luup as an auditor in January 2023.

Ryotaro Yamamoto

Chief Service Operation Officer

After engaging in domestic and international corporate sales at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., he took on overall management as a board member of a well-established insurance agency with an 80-year legacy. He subsequently founded a company dedicated to new business development, focusing on startups and risk consulting services. In 2020, he joined Luup, where he oversees nationwide service operations and business development. He holds a B.A. in Law from Waseda University and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

Naomichi Okada

CTO

After graduating from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, he gained experience in server-side and iOS app development at several companies, including AppBrew, Recruit Lifestyle, and Sansan. After founding Luup, Inc. as CTO, he was in charge of building the engineering organization, developing Luup's applications, and maintaining the company's internal systems.