Sou Yanbe is an Executive Director of UntroD Capital Japan and one of the firm's earliest members, having joined in 2015 as a growth manager. The firm's biography names QD LASER, Kyulux and Ball Wave Inc. as his major portfolio companies, states that he led the creation of the Glocal Deeptech Fund in 2020 and was appointed Executive Director in 2022, that before joining he was in charge of corporate planning at an R&D-type semiconductor startup, and that he holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Tohoku University.
Education
Bachelor of Economics, Tohoku University
Previous Experience
An R&D-type semiconductor startup - corporate planning (employer not named by the firm)
Notable Investments
QD LaserKyuluxBall Wave Inc.
Career Timeline
2015
Joins UntroD Capital Japan, which operates the Real Tech Fund, as a growth manager, as one of the earliest members.
2020
Leads the creation of the Glocal Deeptech Fund, which invests in local real tech startups alongside local financial institutions and operating companies participating in the fund.
2022
Appointed Executive Director of UntroD Capital Japan.