Katsumasa Niki

代表取締役 (Representative Director) at DEEPCORE Inc.

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Biography

Katsumasa Niki (仁木 勝雅) is Representative Director of DEEPCORE Inc. (株式会社ディープコア), the AI-focused Japanese venture capital firm whose company profile block names him in press releases from 2018 through June 2026. A June 2023 interview profile states that he served as head of SoftBank Group's investment division until 2016, working on the Vodafone Japan and Sprint acquisitions and on investments in domestic and overseas IT companies including Aldebaran Robotics, and that he founded DEEPCORE in 2017 as a wholly owned SoftBank Group subsidiary. DEEPCORE's 31 May 2018 fund announcement gives his title at that time as 代表取締役社長; the firm's June 2026 announcement gives it as 代表取締役. No education could be sourced. No source was found tying him individually to a named portfolio investment or to a current board seat.

Previous Experience

Career Timeline

2016
Served as head of SoftBank Group's investment division until 2016, per his profile in a June 2023 interview, which names the Vodafone Japan and Sprint acquisitions and the investment in Aldebaran Robotics among the deals he was involved in.
2017
Founded 株式会社ディープコア in 2017, per the same profile; the national corporate-number record shows the trade name 株式会社ディープコア taking effect on 12 September 2017.
2018
Named as 代表取締役社長 of 株式会社ディープコア in the firm's 31 May 2018 announcement of DEEPCORE TOKYO1号 投資事業有限責任組合.
2026
Named as 代表取締役 of 株式会社ディープコア in the firm's 10 June 2026 announcement of its third fund.

Sources & References

DEEPCORE press release, 31 May 2018 - 代表取締役社長:仁木 勝雅 ↗DEEPCORE press release, 10 June 2026 - 代表取締役:仁木 勝雅 ↗起業のミカタ interview profile, 7 June 2023 - career history ↗