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Tokyo, expanding its investment activities in the US, United Kingdom
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Investment Management
Partner and Europe Office Representative at Global Brain Corporation
Partner and Europe Office Representative at Global Brain Corporation
San Francisco California - Tokyo, U.S.A. - Israel - Japan
Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Consumer
Founder and Managing Partner at Hardware Club
Not Interested In
I only invest in hardware/full-stack companies.
San Francisco Bay Area - New York City - Seoul - Tokyo - Valley California - Boston Massachusetts - Palo Alto California - Seattle Washington - Los Angeles California - Mountain View California, U.S.A. - U.K. - South Korea - Japan
PropTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
CEO and Founding Partner at 500 Startups
Fremont California - San Francisco California - Woodside California - Tokyo, Japan,
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Mobile
Julien Nguyen is the Founder and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at E-Motions. He served as Board Member at SBA Materials. Julien Nguyen is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing General Partner at Alta Berkeley. He is also a Co-Founder of ezlogin.com. He also served as Venture Partner at NanoDimension. Prior to NanoDimension, Julien was a Managing Director at Applied Materials Ventures and Concept Ventures. Julien led investments in companies such as Infinera (Nasdaq: INFN), M-Stream (acq'd by Broadcom), Devicescape, Grandis (acq'd by Samsung), Takumi (acq'd by Sagantec), Envis (acq'd by Magma), with co-investors including August Capital, Benchmark, Kleiner Perkins, Matrix Partners, Sevin Rosen, Sigma Partners. Prior to his venture capital activities, Julien founded or was part of the founding team for four startups: Ezlogin (acquired by 724 Solutions), Novita Communications (acquired by Planetweb), Radius (IPO). He holds 21 patents issued in the US. Julien received his postgraduate degree from Telecom Paris (France) and his Master of Science from Ecole Polytechnique (France). He co-founded Faircare and served as its Chairman.
Tokyo Japan, Japan
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables)
Taizo Son is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Mistletoe. He also serves as Investment Committee Member and Senior Advisor at Abies Ventures. He is the Founder at Gastrotope. He is also the Founder at Movida Japan. He also serves as Chairman at Visionnaire Ventures. Taizo is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in investing and incubating IT-related venture companies in Asia. He founded Gungho Online which is one of the most successful online gaming companies in Japan in 2002, which had its IPO in 2005.
Santa Monica, California, - Owensboro (KY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Consumer
Software Engineer, Founder splashmob.app
Javascript, Python, Ruby, SQL, AWS, Heroku, Jupyter Notebook, Audio Engineering, Video Engineering, DMX Lighting, VR, AR, XR, WebGL, Three.js, Node.js, Blender, Ableton Live... These are a few of my favorite things
San Francisco California - Lexington Massachusetts - Canada - Massachusetts - Palo Alto California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Mobile
Founded in 1978, Watermill Group is a private buyout group focusing on acquiring middle-market (<$40-500M sales) companies in transition based in the U.S. and Canada. The firm's preferred industry types are Manufacturing, Value-added distribution, and Business services. The only industries that Watermill will not consider are those with short product life cycles, such as pure fashion or leading edge technology. The ideal company will be generating between $40 to $500 million in revenues and present an opportunity for Watermill to acquire a control position. Watermill engages a wide range of business situations, including the following: Situations which require creativity, operating experience, strategic insight, and ability to act quickly; Carve outs and divestitures of non-core businesses; Secured lender sales; Balance sheet restructurings; Prepackaged bankruptcies, section 363 sales, and stalking horse bids; and Distressed, turnaround, and other special situations.
Dubai United Arab Emirates - Tokyo Japan - Cambridge Massachusetts - Boston Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data)
Researcher and Venture Capitalist
Belmont California - Tokyo - Shanghai - Valley California - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - Japan - China
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Robotics
Founder and General Partner at Wisemont Capital
Beachwood Ohio - Menlo Park California - Tokyo Japan, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Mobile
Allen Miner is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at SunBridge Partners. He is also the founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at SunBridge Corporation. He is a Board Member at CalmSea. Allen has significant experience in internet, enterprise and open-source software, entrepreneurship, and international technology transfer. Allen graduated from Brigham Young University with degrees in Computer Science and Asian Studies. He joined Oracle Corporation in 1986 and was dispatched to Japan, where he founded and helped lead Oracle Japan to a successful IPO on the Japan stock market. Allen returned from Japan in 1996 to serve as Oracle's Vice President in charge of Linux/Open Source. Allen created SunBridge Corporation in 1999. Allen currently serves on the Boards of several SunBridge portfolio companies and as an advisor to government-affiliated organizations focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Japan Venture Capital Association upon its founding in 2002. He served as an advisor at the Geneva Venture Group and Diggle.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - North Carolina - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - Tallahassee Florida - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - North Carolina - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - North Carolina - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - North Carolina - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - North Carolina - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Durham North Carolina - Dallas Texas - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - North Carolina - Louisville Kentucky - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Tokyo Japan, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Investment Management
Koji Osawa, Ph.D. has extensive experience in investment and management of high-tech companies in Asia and the United States. Dr. Osawa was at Mitsubishi Corporation for 14 years, starting in 1985, and served as division manager, Mitsubishi International Corporation (Palo Alto office), 1993 through 1999. He was responsible for business development with Silicon Valley companies in the areas of semiconductors, communications, and software. During this period, he invested in several private companies and venture capital funds. He arranged a wide range of business agreements between these private companies and prominent Japanese and Asian companies, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars of business. Dr. Osawa also served as general manager of MC Silicon Valley, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., and has been responsible for managing a U.S. investment fund since 1998. Dr. Osawa serves on the boards of Verient, KargoCard and is the board observer for Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC). He works closely with SoundHound. Dr. Osawa serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations: Global Catalyst Foundation, Japan Technology Professionals Association, Keizai Society and Digital Data Divide.
Spring Branch Texas - Tokyo Japan - Houston Texas - - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness)
Pelican Energy Partners is a highly specialized private equity fund led by a group of experienced energy service professionals focused on making strategic investments in energy services and manufacturing companies. Pelican manages approximately $120 million of equity capital. Pelican targets profitable, established businesses with EBITDA generally between $1 million and $10 million annually. The firm does have the ability to consummate transactions with EBITDA up to $30+ million.
San Francisco - Redwood City - Houston - Tokyo, U.S.A.
Other • IT (& TMT) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Investment Management
Global Catalyst Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the manufacturing, technology sourcing and financing sectors. The firm was founded in 1999.
San Diego California - San Francisco Bay Area - New York City - Seoul - Tokyo - Valley California - Los Angeles California - San Francisco California, U.S.A. - South Korea - Japan
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Founder & Angel Investor Advisor: Uber, Expa Investor: Uber, Hyperloop, Lily Robotics, Postmates, Luxe, Poshmark, Blue Bottle Coffee Past: SoundTracking, imeem
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - Louisville Kentucky - Reston Virginia - Virginia, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.