Osamu Yamada started his own business at the age of 20, and has developed several offline service businesses in store management and wholesale within Japan and overseas. In 2017, he established Micoworks, Inc. as his third start-up company, and sold his two other businesses in the HR Tech domain. He then consolidated his remaining businesses to "MicoCloud" in 2021, aiming to expand the business globally starting with expansion into Taiwan.

Ken Yaegashi is a former Accenture Japan executive with experience in management strategy planning, M&A, new business development, and company-wide digitalization support. In 2022, he joined Micoworks, Inc.

After joining Hakuhodo Inc. as a new graduate, Ippei Kume worked extensively as a sales/strategic planner, covering a wide range from strategy to media. He was awarded the inaugural “Young President's Award.” Subsequently, he served as the marketing head for two IT companies, driving business growth through various methods, from strategic planning and execution of acquisition promotions to branding. In his previous role, he was the Executive Vice President/COO and CSO of a healthcare venture with approximately 240 employees, overseeing everything from overall strategy to execution. He gained experience in 1-to-1 store-based operations using LINE, D2C management, new business launches, M&A, finance, and IPO preparation. He joined Micoworks in 2023.

Shunsuke Uchikawa joined Citigroup Inc. in April 1998 as General Manager of the M&A Division, overseeing Citigroup's M&A activities in Japan. He has worked overseas in locations such as New York and London. In 2018, he was appointed as CFO of Money Forward, Inc. He currently serves on the board of directors of several companies.

Junichi Murata joined Eight Roads Ventures (formerly Fidelity Growth Partners) in 2013. As a member of the VC arm of one of the world's leading institutional investors, he has been responsible for 17 investments as a lead investor, focusing on large rounds from Series B and C. He has served as an outside director and board observer for several companies, mainly in the SaaS and media sectors.

Hock Chuan TAM joined Vertex in August 2018 and currently serves on the boards of more than 10 portfolio companies. He has spent his investment career in Singapore and Silicon Valley, formerly leading IT and cleantech investments at TRIREC Capital and EDBI. At IFC, he led TMT investments and leveraged his technology experience at the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research of Singapore (A*STAR) to support startups. He has held a variety of roles at Temasek Group, including strategic investments and business development at two subsidiaries outside of Vertex.

After joining Hakuhodo, Inc. as the class representative of his new hire class, Sho Hasatani served in various roles handling national clients. Engaged in all aspects of the advertising business, he led account teams as a manager. Subsequently, he joined Salesforce Japan, consistently achieving the top sales position (No.1 in revenue). After leading the sales team as an enterprise sales representative for Marketing Cloud, he joined Micoworks in 2022.

Starting his career as a designer at a comprehensive advertising agency, Takeo Shimizu then ventured into entrepreneurship by founding and managing a creative boutique. He gained extensive experience in brand strategy at a global creative agency. In 2016, he joined Accenture Song (formerly Accenture Interactive) to realize the integration of business and creativity. He has been involved in creative corporate transformations, new business development, and brand strategy planning and execution. He led the establishment of an in-house design organization and the launch of the Tokyo office of the world's leading creative agency, Droga5, where he was responsible for business development and growth. He served as an inaugural jury member in the Creative Strategy category at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. He joined Micoworks in April 2024, assuming his current position.

After serving as Creative Director and General Manager of the Creative Department at OPT Co., Ltd., she became General Manager of the department overseeing LINE-related business, leading initiatives in consulting for strategies utilizing LINE and managing the planning, development, and sales of the business connection tool "TSUNAGARU.” She then joined Salesforce Japan Inc. where she was in charge of enterprise implementation consulting and sales of Marketing Cloud, and joined Micoworks Inc. in 2023.

After working in marketing at a manufacturing company, she joined DA Search & Link Inc. of the Dentsu Group (now Dentsu Direct) in 2013. She was involved in consulting for national clients and operational advertising for e-commerce sites. Subsequently, as a manager in the digital division, she built operational improvement and in-house support programs and experienced the launch of the Customer Success Department. In 2023, she joined Micoworks.

He joined Coca‑Cola(Japan)Company, Limited. as a new graduate and worked as a brand manager in the marketing division, where he developed brand strategies for “I LOHAS” and “GEORGIA” and promoted marketing activities from product planning to communication, contributing to the growth of the company. In 2024, he joined Micoworks Inc.

After working for the Japan Transportation Bureau (JTB), Mr. Sugita joined Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 1994. He has 27 years of experience in solving business challenges in various industries including consumer goods, distribution, transportation, industrial materials, automotive, high-tech, media, and telecommunications, etc. He served as their Japan Representative from 2016 to 2020. He is currently the Managing Director and Senior Partner of the company. Other positions include Professor at Waseda University Graduate School of Business Administration, Executive Partner of STRIVE, Outside Director of Unicharm, and Outside Director of Kaizen Platform.