Our Team | Pacific Meta Inc.

CEO

Shota Iwasaki

Entrepreneur / Angel Investor. Founded Shukatsu Net, Japan's largest funeral media company, while studying at the University of Tokyo. Sold Shukatsu Net to DMM.com in 2018. Selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in 2020.

Co-founder, Head of Business Development

Kousei Sho

Graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in Economics. After working on global branding at ByteDance headquarters, served as a BD Manager at a joint venture between BCG Digital Ventures and Unicharm. Currently overseeing the International Business Division.

Co-founder, Head of People&Communications

Kazuhito Azechi

Graduate of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Joined Luup, Inc. during its founding stage, where he gained experience in business department setup and management. Later co-founded Pacific Meta and oversees domestic business operations.

Co-founder, Head of Sales＆Operations

Yusuke Miyake

Graduate of Keio University. After serving as an executive officer at "Shukatsu net", co-founded Pacific Meta. As head of operations, handles sales management, business management/planning, and internal process efficiency.

Head of Marketing

Takuya Fujinaga

Head of Marketing of Pacific Meta. Involved in developing new businesses across multiple projects and led business growth to a scale of tens of billions of yen as a business manager. Also serves as a marketing consultant specializing in PLG, supporting a wide range of startups from seed to later stages.

Marketing, Consultant

Andy Hung

Global Marketing Director. After working in overseas planning at a prime-listed company, served as an M&A advisor, mainly supporting cross-border deals in the energy sector.

Business Development, Associate

Madoka Danielle Yamazaki-Ransom

Graduated from the School of International Liberal Studies at Waseda University. At ByteDance (TikTok for Business), was involved in creating improvement proposals for clients’ creatives. After joining Pacific Meta, was responsible for public relations and social media management. Currently serves as a core member of the CASIO Web3 project, focused on developing overseas partnerships as a BD Manager. Quadrilingual in Japanese, English, Spanish, and German. Has lived in the United States, Switzerland, and Spain.

Pacific Meta Ventures, Consultant

Kirina Kawahara

Responsible for fundraising support and portfolio company assistance at a domestic seed VC, while concurrently managing the establishment, operation, and investment of a Web3 fund.

Marketing, Consultant

Shunsuke Yoshioka

After graduating from Sophia University, joined "Shukatsu net" as a new graduate. After working as an SEO media manager and front-end engineer, transitioned to business development. Has five years of experience living abroad. Bilingual in Japanese and English.

Consulting, Pacific Meta Ventures, Consultant

Kota Murakami

Principal at a VC fund specializing in Web3 investments, mainly responsible for overseas project investments. Has also served as a mentor for the BNB Chain incubation program.

Marketing, Consultant

Kento Ichikawa

Majored in Global Business Management at Rennes School of Business. Previously served as a BNB Chain Ambassador and IVC planning member. Has experience supporting clients' overseas expansion at a consulting firm. Currently involved in marketing support for multiple projects at Pacific Meta. Trilingual in Japanese, English, and Chinese. Has lived in Taiwan, Thailand, China, and France.

Sales＆Operations, Manager

Dai Mori

Served in corporate sales at a major machinery manufacturer for 5 years, and then spent 2 years of new business development in the Sales Department of the Head Office. Began involvement in the Web3 industry, including issuing NFTs and investing in cryptocurrencies, in 2021. At Pacific Meta, has overseen more than 40 domestic and international side events, such as GDC2024, TeamZ Summit, and IVS Kyoto 2024. Is bilingual in Japanese and English, and lived in Canada for 1 year.

Consulting, Pacific Meta Ventures, Consultant

Shohei Matsumoto

After working on the development of on-chain analytics tools at a Web3 startup, he joined Skyland Ventures, a fund specializing in Web3, as a capitalist, where he/she is engaged in investment activities.

Marketing, Senior Consultant

Haruka Umino

After graduating from the University of Tokyo, joined DeNA Corporation. Following a role in new graduate engineering recruitment, became a community manager for a major domestic mobile game, working extensively in marketing.

Marketing, Consultant

Ryoei Kaneyama

At Pacific Meta, serves as the Head of Promotions, overseeing promotional activities in more than 30 countries worldwide. Has also managed multiple side events at major conferences including WebX and Tokyo Game Show. Previously operated a Web3-focused Instagram account with over 15,000 followers.

Marketing, Associate

Yuki Masuda

Has been involved with Pacific Meta since its founding, and has managed the social media and community operations for more than 10 Web3 projects. Responsibilities include strategic design of Web3 project-focused communities, as well as directing the operational policies for social media accounts.

Consulting, Director

Shota Karakawa

Marketing Consultant. After overseeing content with hundreds of millions of page views at a gaming media company, supported several startups and SaaS products as a marketer and data analyst.

Marketing, Senior Consultant

Kazuki Hirai

Marketing Consultant. After overseeing content with hundreds of millions of page views at a gaming media company, supported several startups and SaaS products as a marketer and data analyst.

Sales＆Operations, Associate

Keisuke Matsushita

Former content manager at "Shukatsu net". Joined Pacific Meta during its founding stage and serves as an associate manager, primarily handling project management and client relations both domestically and internationally.

Head of Corporate

Kengo Soga

After graduating from university, joined KPMG AZSA LLC. Provided financial statement audits and IFRS advisory services to mainly insurance companies in the financial division. Later moved to a small firm, offering IPO support and management planning mainly for startups, as well as data engineering services. Certified Public Accountant. Associate Actuary.

Marketing, Associate

Yukiya Mizuwaki

Began investing in cryptocurrencies in 2016. Served as an ambassador for a Binance Labs investment project and built a community of 1,400 participants in Japan. Also runs a LINE open chat with 2,100 members for sharing cryptocurrency information. Currently responsible for solution development.

Business Development

Shota Hoshida

Graduate of the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Liberal Arts. Bilingual in Japanese and English. After joining a specialized ODA trading company as a new graduate, managed projects with over 60 clients across more than 60 countries. Currently supports strategies and marketing for domestic Web3 projects expanding overseas and international Web3 projects entering Japan.