Persistent Creation
of New Possibilities.
Our vision is to tap into the power of the internet to support the innovative progress of our world by persistently transforming social obstacles into new possibilities.
Our mission is to achieve “continuous contribution to impact the world.”
With these ambitions, we aspire together as partners to create unique ecosystems and movements that accelerate the world to a tomorrow in which we desire to be.
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The right thing
in the right way
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Learn to evolve.
Evolve to learn
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Fundamental
answers for
our customers
04
Action drives
breakthrough
05
Partnerships
create business
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2021.07.21 Soichiro Minami
After graduating from Tufts University in the U.S. in 1999, he joined the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (currently Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.). He was involved in founding a professional baseball team “Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles” in 2004, and then, in 2009, established BizReach, Inc. Since then, he has successively established businesses to promote digital transformation (DX) in HR Tech including recruiting platforms and Human Capital Management (HCM) SaaS, and also in other business domains including M&A matching platform, logistics matching platform and cybersecurity. He assumed his current position from February 2020 when BizReach, Inc. was reorganized into a holding company structure and Visional, Inc. was established. He was chosen as one of the Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum (Davos). He was chosen as EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year Class of 2024, representing Japan.
- Visional, Inc.
- Representative Director and CEO
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2021.07.19 Satoshi Murata
After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Aoyama Gakuin University in 2002, he joined Global Media Online, Inc. (currently GMO Internet Group, Inc.). Afterward, he held positions of responsibility in business development and marketing departments at Viacom International Japan K.K. (currently Viacom Networks Japan K.K.), and in 2011, he became Representative Director at LUXA, Inc. (currently au Commerce & Life, Inc.). In 2019, he became Director and COO of BizReach, Inc. Since February 2020, he serves as Director of Visional, Inc. He also serves as Director of Visional Incubation, Inc. (currently M&A Succeed, Inc.) since August 2021, and Director of Trabox, Inc., and Assured, Inc. since August 2022.
- Visional, Inc.
- Director
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2021.07.18 Tetsuya Sakai
After graduating from the Faculty of Business and Commerce at Keio University in 2003, he joined Japan Sports Vision Co., Ltd. He later joined Recruit Career Co., Ltd. where he was engaged in sales and business development roles, and then served as the Head of Sales in the mid-career recruiting domain. In November 2015, he joined BizReach, Inc. and held various positions such as Head of the BizReach Division, Head of the Recruiting Platform, and Vice President of BizReach Inc. In July 2022, he became Director and CEO of BizReach, Inc. In October 2022, he was appointed as Director of Visional, Inc.
- Visional, Inc.
- Director BizReach, Inc. Representative Director and CEO
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2021.07.17 Risako Suefuji
After graduating from Keio University, she joined Morgan Stanley Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (currently Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.). In 2010, she participated in the Global Leadership Program at General Electric (GE) and she later engaged in marketing and strategy roles within GE. From 2016, she successively served in executive positions in finance, business strategy and compliance at GlaxoSmithKline K.K. In 2019, she joined BizReach, Inc. Since February 2020, when BizReach, Inc. was reorganized into Visional as a holding company, she has served as Executive Officer and CFO of Visional, Inc. In October 2024, she was appointed as Director and CFO of Visional, Inc. Since May 2023, she also serves as Director of BizReach, Inc. She is in charge of corporate functions at Visional group.
- Visional, Inc.
- Director and CFO
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2021.07.15 Naoko Harima
After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Keio University in 2003, she joined Asahi & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC). In 2007, she registered as a certified public accountant. After opening her private office in 2008, she was engaged in acquisitions, oversight, and supervision of hotel operation companies and disclosure of financial results at Japan Hotel and Resort, Inc. (currently Japan Hotel REIT Advisors Co., Ltd.). After that, she has been serving as outside director and outside auditor of several listed and pre-IPO companies. In 2019, she became Auditor of BizReach, Inc. In February 2020, she assumed her current position.
- Visional, Inc.
- Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
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2021.07.14 Maiko Chihara
She graduated from the Faculty of Law at University of Tokyo in 1998, and in 2008, graduated from Columbia Law School (LL.M.) in the U.S. After registering as an attorney-at-law in 2002, she joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and then, in 2011, Kataoka & Kobayashi LPC where she has been serving as Partner since 2014. Mainly focusing on financial legal affairs including structured finance and financing, she is engaged in general corporate legal affairs including litigation relating to general commercial/financial transactions, responses to crisis management, and compliance and M&A cases. Alongside this, she serves as outside director at listed companies.
- Visional, Inc.
- Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
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2021.07.13 Tadatsugu Ishimoto
He graduated from the School of Commerce at Meiji University in 1996 and joined the Tokyo Office of KPMG Peat Marwick where he was engaged in international tax affairs and corporate finance. Afterward, he worked as a venture capitalist and CFO at a startup company and in 2001, founded Mentor Capital Tax Office. Since then, alongside providing support to startups, he has held various positions such as researcher at Mitsui & Co. Global Strategic Studies Institute and outside director at Enigmo Inc. and UNITED, Inc.
- Visional, Inc.
- Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Company Name |
Visional, Inc. |
Address |
2-15-1, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0002 |
CEO |
Representative Director and CEO Soichiro Minami |
Share Capital |
JPY 6,356 MM |
Business Overview |
Management support of group companies |
Metropolitan Area Base |
Address 2-17-1, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0002 SHIBUYA AXSH. 17F MAP |
Nearest Station |
JR Shibuya Station |