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FINOLAB is the Fintech community&space for members only and operated by FINOLAB Inc. Founding FINOLAB aimed towards stimulating innovation in Financial Technology in one of the most prominent international financial centers (Tokyo, Otemachi area).
Creating a FinTech innovation ecosystem with FinTech startups and stakeholders to lead a financial digital revolution.
FINOLAB Community
Team
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Hiroshi Yamamoto
Chief Executive Officer
Since joining Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. in 1993, Mr. Yamamoto have been involved in assignments, including sales management in the building leasing business, service apartment operations, rental apartment development, operations of facilities and communities for domestic and overseas startups and for new business development teams of large corporates, collaborative projects with academia. He started his current position in April 2024.
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Makoto Shibata
Head of FINOLAB, Chief Community Officer
Mr. Shibata is currently in charge of FINOLAB community operation. In his former position at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, he was leading R&D initiatives in emerging technology and online/mobile financial service. He also held positions in corporate planning, accounting, corporate finance and retail customer services at the bank. He is one of the founders of FINOVATORS and Executive Fellow at Japan Digital Design. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from University of Tokyo and a Master of Science in Development Economics from University of Oxford.
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Junji Hara
Chief Administration Officer
Mr. Hara joined Mitsubishi Estate in 1992, initially in Architectural Design & Engineering Business Department. Since 1997, he was engaged in product and sales planning of housing at Osaka and Yokohama Branch. From 2004, he moved to Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei, in charge of mainly HR in General Affairs Division. He returned to Airport Business Department of Mitsubishi Estate in 2018, to manage relationship and business support for airports, which the company was operating. Joining FINOLAB in 2020, he became fully responsible for back office operation.
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Takeshi Ohara
Chief Investment Officer
Since joining ISI-Dentsu, now called Dentsu Soken, in 1992, Mr. Ohara has been primarily involved in the development of market and risk management systems for financial institutions. In 2016, he participated in the launch of FINOLAB as the Head of Financial Business Development of ISI-Dentsu, concurrently engaging in investment activities for Fintech startup companies. Following FINOLAB's incorporation in 2019, he served as a director of the company. Starting in 2024, he has assumed the role of Head of FINOLAB Fund.
Company
- Company Name
- FINOLAB Inc.
- Since
- July 11, 2019
- Office
- 1-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo
- Capital
- 300,000,000 JPY
- Shareholders
- MITSUBISHI ESTATE Co., Ltd. DENTSU SOKEN INC.
- CEO
- Hiroshi Yamamoto
- Business Activities
- Promote FinTech ecosystem in Japan by supporting FinTech initiatives of both startup and corporate members. and accelerating open innovation.
News
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TOPICS
October 1, 2024
Call for FinTech startups to participate in Pitch Contest “FINOPITCH 2025”
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TOPICS
March 8, 2024
The Final Winners announced for FinTech startup pitch contest FINOPITCH2024
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TOPICS
March 5, 2024
FINAL RESULT ANNOUNCED FOR JAPAN FINANCIAL INNOVATION AWARD 2024
GRAND PRIX AWARDED TO enpay Inc.