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Company Name
Uzabase, Inc.
Location
Headquarters
Mitsubishi Building, 2-5-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan
(Nearest Station: Tokyo Station/Nijubashimae Station/Yurakucho Station)
Branch office
Uzabase, Inc. West Japan Branch
Hankyu Five Annex Building 2F, 1-12 Kakuta-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0017, Japan
(Nearest Station: Umeda Station(Hankyu)/Osaka Station(JR))
Overseas
Uzabase Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Twenty Anson #11-01, 20 Anson Rd, Singapore 079912(Nearest Station: Tanjong Pagar)
TEL +65-6303-5206
Uzabase China Limited
606, No.1440 Yan’An Rd.(M), Shanghai, China(Nearest Station: Jing an Temple)
TEL +86-21-6103-1677
Uzabase, Inc. Sri Lanka Office
Level 17, Access Towers II, 278/4, Union Place, Colombo 02., Sri Lanka
(Nearest Station: Ibbanwala Bus Stop)
Uzabase USA, Inc.
211 East 43rd St, Suite 637 New York,NY 10017(Nearest Station: Grand Central Terminal)
Representative
Yusuke Inagaki, Taira Sakuma
Established
1 April 2008
Capital
7,189 million yen (as of March 31, 2022)
Employee
806 (as of January 1, 2022)
Main Business Activities
Provide business information infrastructure to support decision-making in corporate activities

Representative Director and Co-CEO/CTO
Yusuke Inagaki
Representative Director and Co-CEO
Taira Sakuma
Board Director and CPO/CAO
Shinobu Matsui
Representative Director and CEO, AlphaDrive
Yoichi Aso
Representative Director and CEO, MIMIR
Soshi Kawaguchi
CRO/Head of New Business Development, NewsPicks
Daisuke Sakamoto
CEO FORCAS
Shingo Taguchi
CLO SPEEDA
Ayaka Takeda
Executive Officer & CCO, SPEEDA Edge
Mifnaz Jawahar
Head of Business Development
Tomoyuki Ota
CFO
Daisuke Chiba
Head of Business Process Management
Seiji Harikae
Head of Culture
Yumi Murakashi

External /
Part-time
Directors

External Director
Masao Hirano
External Director
Saki Igawa
External Director, Audit &
Supervisory Board Member
Shintaro Asako
External Director, Audit &
Supervisory Board Member
Masahiro Kotosaka
External Director, Audit &
Supervisory Board Member
Shinsuke Matsumoto
Part-time Director
Yusuke Umeda

Representative Director and Co-CEO/CTOYusuke Inagaki

Born in Aichi, Yusuke worked for ABeam Consulting before co-founding Uzabase in 2008. Well-known for his rapid-fire speaking style (that only a good microphone can pick up), Yusuke is fond of a good chat over a few drinks. In the summer, he can often be found organizing company BBQ parties.

Representative Director and Co-CEOTaira Sakuma

A native of Nagasaki, Taira joined Uzabase in 2013 after working in the Investment Banking Division of UBS Securities. While he may be known for his impressive poker face, Taira's enthusiasm is unrivalled. His passions include manga, mathematics, and SaaS. He also loves sitting down to a good hotpot meal.

Board Director and CPO/CAOShinobu Matsui

Originaly from Kanagawa, Shinobu is a Certified Public Accountant. After working at a major Japanese auditing firm and PwC Tax Japan, she spent four and a half years in Turkey for family reasons before returning to Japan and joining Uzabase. Her family once again took her to Thailand in 2019, where she worked remotely for 18 months before returning to Japan in 2020. Shinobu was the first working mother at Uzabase. She considers Istanbul to be like her second home.

Representative Director and CEO, AlphaDriveYoichi Aso

Yoichi was born and raised in the neighbourhood of Yoga in Setagaya, Tokyo, where he was involved in local community activities such as rubbish collection in his youth. Although from the capital, he is passionate about regional development throughout Japan. He has deep ties to Kochi, where AlphaDrive Kochi is located, and Okinawa, where he has long been involved in the creation of a startup ecosystem. Yoichi was a die-hard anime fan in his teenage years.

Representative Director and CEO, MIMIRSoshi Kawaguchi

Born in Izumo, Shimane, Soshi engaged in research on circadian rhythm at graduate school. After working at an investment bank and traveling around the world, he was involved in the founding of several startups. He founded Mimir in 2017, which became part of the Uzabase Group in 2020. He is a father of one.

CRO/Head of New Business Development, NewsPicksDaisuke Sakamoto

Born in Ehime, Daisuke first joined Uzabase as an intern while studying at the Faculty of Commerce at Doshisha University. He worked in various positions for SPEEDA and was involved in the launch of NewsPicks before becoming President and CEO of NewsPicks in 2019. he assumed his current position in Novermber 2021. Daisuke loves communities and, outside of work, is also a board member for the Tokyo Doshisha Media Alumni Association, as well as being involved in regional business development in his native Ehime.

CEO FORCASShingo Taguchi

Shingo is from Abashiri, Hokkaido, a port town home to ice floes, good food, and a maximum-security prison. His interests include brain science, the work of Peter Drucker, and Buddhism. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking, travelling, and relaxing in hot springs.

CLO SPEEDAAyaka Takeda

A native of Hokkaido, Ayaka worked in a law firm before she joined Uzabase in 2019. She has been taking on the challenge of remote management from Hong Kong since 2021. A fan of cats and delicious food, Ayaka's dream is to one day open a rescue cat cafe in a hot spring resort.

Executive Officer & CCO, SPEEDA EdgeMifnaz Jawahar

Having kick-started her career in the Airline industry, her wanderlust continues to date. She loves to take on challenges. Beginner’s thrill moves her. Her work transitioned from Amba Research to Allianz Insurance till she set up Uzabase Sri Lanka. Her love for Maths has been a constant, driven by a passion for analytical and intuitive problem solving. A good book in hand is a staple.

Head of Business DevelopmentTomoyuki Ota

Tomoyuki spent his childhood in Singapore, returning to Japan for high school. After graduating from university, he worked at UBS Securities and Morgan Stanley Securities before joining Uzabase in 2017. He loves Excel. His hobbies are traveling and airplanes. He still dreams of becoming a pilot.

CFODaisuke Chiba

Born in Hokkaido, Daisuke worked for JAFCO and CookPad before joining Uzabase in 2018. A football fanatic, he uses the sport as a metaphor to explain almost everything.

Head of Business Process ManagementSeiji Harikae

Originally from Saitama, Seiji worked for Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities before joining FORCAS in 2019. His interests include running, space exploration, and academic research. He considers himself to be more of a numbers guy than a wordsmith. His favorite brand of Japanese sake is "Tatsuriki".

Head of CultureYumi Murakashi

Yumi spent her childhood in the UK before returning to Japan for high school. After graduating from university, she worked for one other company before joining Uzabase in 2011. Having studied languages, she believes in the power of words and places great value on eloquent and meaningful expression. Yumi enjoys making children's clothes, accessories, and handicrafts, as well as painting. If she gets into something, she tends to get obsessed with it and can lose track of time. She is a Total Life Consultant (TLC) practictioner and is also currently taking a course to become a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)

2008

Apr.: Founded Uzabase, Inc.

2009

May.: Released “SPEEDA”

2013

Jan.: “SPEEDA” expands into Asia (Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong)

Oct.: Released “NewsPicks”

2016

Jan.: “SPEEDA” Research Center Opens in Sri Lanka

Oct.: Listed on the Mothers section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2017

Jan.: Japan Venture Research Inc. (now INITIAL business) becomes a subsidiary

May.: “FORCAS” is released

2018

Feb.: Establishes UB Ventures, Inc.

2019

Mar.: “SPEEDA China” is released

Nov.: Acquired AlphaDrive, Inc. as a subsidiary

2020

Mar.: Capital and business alliance with Enquire

Apr.: Acquired Mimir, Inc. as a subsidiary

Oct.: Launched “FORCAS Sales”
Withdrew from “Quartz” business

2021

Jan.: Launched “SPEEDA Edge”

Oct.: Establishes UB Datatech Inc.

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