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Daishi is an explorer driven by curiosity. He was a Chief Mission Officer at ispace, where he executed a series of fundraising for space missions. He worked not only with leading companies in various fields, such as space tech, IT software, and mobility, but also with space agencies, universities, and research institutes in numerous countries to ensure the successful space missions.

Prior to ispace, he worked as an investment banker in technology at Morgan Stanley, where he performed countless IPO/M&A deals in Japan and US. Regarding his academic career, he completed PhD course in Astrophysics & Planetary Science from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Daishi is an executive mentor for top leaders in start-ups, investment funds and universities, also a special mentor in the program of Plug and Play. His mentees awarded Forbes under 30 in Japan in 2022. Daishi is also the Founder&CEO at wov, a philosophy academy located in Kamakura and Honolulu.

Yuko is a world traveler and a pioneer who loves liberal arts including languages, philosophy and food culture. She has rich experiences living in various locations in France, Spain, New Zealand, Philippines and USA to learn diverse culture. She is a Founder and CEO of her wine company which established in 2009, Almundo, Inc., where she uses her passion and expertise to inspire her clientele to a greater appreciation of wine culture.

Her talents in fusing different fields resulted in numerous successful collaboration projects between wine and other industries, such as gaming and music.(Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Wine with SQUARE ENIX, Classical Music and Wine with YAMAHA, etc.)

Yuko is also passionate about lecturing woman entrepreneurs to support their business development. She conducts numerous seminars and lectures at local governments, universities, and corporations, spreading the knowledge she gained through her successful career as an entrepreneur to develop fair systems for all genders.