CEO

Yuki Hanyu

Graduated from University of Oxford with Ph.D. (Chemistry) in 2010. Research scientist at Tohoku University, then Technical Laboratory of Toshiba Research & Development Center. In October 2015, co-founded IntegriCulture Inc. to commercialize Cellular Agriculture biotechnology.

CTO

Ikko Kawashima

Graduated from Univ. of Hiroshima with Ph.D. (Science of Agriculture) in 2012. Co-founded IntegriCulture Inc., after Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine and Fellow, JSPS (DCI, PD). Wins multiple academic awards such as Japan Society of Reproductive Endocrinology, Academic Encouragement Award 2009.

COO/CFO

Masayuki Kobayashi

Graduated from the School of Economics, Keio University in 2005, and earned Executive MBA from UCLA in 2019. He has worked for Daiwa Security SMBC, Tokyo Gas and Toyota Tsusho, having 18 years experience in business development, investment and finance.

CCO

Kentaro Inoue

In 2020, he joined IntegriCulture Inc.. Before joining, he worked for Akatsuki for three years, mainly in charge of corporate planning and finance. Prior to Akatsuki, he worked as a management consultant at Deloitte for five years. He earned an MBA from UCLA Anderson. Previous to attending UCLA, he spent eight years at a Japanese asset management company.

Outside Director

Mizuki Komasa

In 2008, completed Master’s Course (Bio Informatics) of Graduated School of Keio University. In 2011, joined in Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank, and then SMBC Nikko Security, Vice President of Investment Bank Division, engaged a plenty of equity finance and M&A. Executive Officer & Gross Manager for real-tech fund in charge of space science & life science.

Outside Director

Tsuyoshi Ito

Tsuyoshi Ito is the Managing Partner & CEO of Beyond Next Ventures Inc. ("BNV"), a Tokyo based venture capital firm, which he founded in August 2014. He has over 15 years of investment experience focused on supporting the commercialization of cutting-edge technologies and spinoff startups from university. He received a Master Degree in Chemical Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Auditor

Kazuhiko Tanaka

Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies in 1981. After working at The Mitsui Bank, Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation), joined MITSUI−SOKO Co., Ltd. in 2011 (currently MITSUI−SOKO HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd.), where engaged in internal audit and management of overseas offices, etc. Appointed as a corporate auditor of IntegriCulture Inc. in December 2022.

Outside Auditor

Shotaro Maeda

In 2005, joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, engaged in accounting audit, IPO support, startup venture support work. In 2015, he held the position of General Manager of Business Administration Department of Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support Co., Ltd. and Executive Officer and General Manager of Agrimedia Co., Ltd. before establishing Shotaro Maeda Certified Public Accounting Office.