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 Global 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 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

Andy Hung

Global BD Professional. 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

Madoka Danielle Yamazaki-Ransom

After gaining experience managing overseas SNS operations, currently supports Japanese projects in expanding globally. A native bilingual in Japanese and English　and quadrilingual.

Executive Office

Kirina Kawahara

Fundraising Support Specialist. Experienced in managing Web3 funds and investments at a venture capital firm.

Sales

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.

Pacific Meta Ventures

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.

Sales

Kento Ichikawa

BD Director. After working in SaaS for the food industry and research firms, currently supports international projects entering Japan. Trilingual in Japanese, English, and Chinese.

Sales

Dai Mori

Bilingual in Japanese and English. Oversees multiple domestic and international events, including side events for GDC2024, TeamZ Summit, and IVS Kyoto 2024.

Pacific Meta Ventures

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

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

Ryoei Kaneyama

Developed an interest in the Web3 industry through DeFi. Runs a cryptocurrency account on Instagram with over 10,000 followers. Currently in charge of marketing and promotions.

Marketing

Yuki Masuda

Community Manager. Responsible for supporting the marketing of several domestic Web3 projects.

Consulting

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

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

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.

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.

Corporate

Mariko Murakoshi

After graduating from Chiba Institute of Technology, joined Jinjibu Co., Ltd. as a new graduate. Started in the back office at the CEO’s first company. After marriage and childbirth, worked as a freelancer and now handles back office operations at Pacific Meta as part of her return to society post-childbirth.

Marketing

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.