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2025 CERTIFIED TRADE MISSION TO

Tokyo, Japan

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Agenda

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Shangri-La Tokyo MARUNOUCHI TRUST TOWER MAIN, 1 Chome-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8283, Japan

12:00 - 13:00 Buffet Networking Lunch with GP's

13:00 - 17:00 Members of the US delegation will meet in one on one meetings with investment professionals from Japan's institutional investors and family offices

Accomodations

TRADE MISSIONS
GP FUNDS
There will be a total of 12-15 US funds. They will be registering over the next few months. Please check back for updates

IndusPAD

Real Estate

IndusPAD's innovative facility is a short distance from the economic, medical, cultural, and transportation nucleus of the Merrimack Valley Region. Large corporations realize that the next step in manufacturing is occurring right here. Become a part of our flourishing ecosystem in the market area of Methuen-Lawrence, MA, just 25 miles north of the state’s industrial hub.

7wire Ventures

Venture Capital

7wire Ventures is an early stage, healthcare venture fund. We help entrepreneurs who focus on empowering the Informed Connected Health Consumer. We're working on changing the status quo. Our belief: connected devices, the cloud, and sophisticated analytics will improve the efficiency of the healthcare system and improve outcomes for all.

Alkamy Capital

Real Estate

Alkamy Capital is focused on delivering alpha returns across multi assets. As a regional leader, we are well positioned to generate continued growth and value to communities across the United States.

Alumni Ventures

Venture Capital

Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture firm for individual investors. Founded in 2014, we are the venture investing partner to over 11,000 individuals and institutions. Our products include institutional-grade funds offering large diversified portfolios, and deal-by-deal investing alongside our funds through our Syndicates. Investment minimum is $10,000.

Veridian Diversified Trading Platform SPC Ltd.

Veridian Diversified Trading Platform SPC Ltd. is a multi-strategy hedge fund designed to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns by leveraging a diversified portfolio across equities, digital assets, commodities, and foreign exchange. With a proven track record of consistently outperforming benchmarks, we combine discretionary macro insights with systematic trading models to capitalize on market inefficiencies and emerging opportunities.

TrueBridge Capital Partners

Venture Capital

TrueBridge Capital Partners is an alternative asset management firm focused on generating superior returns in the venture capital industry. TrueBridge is focused solely on venture capital, investing in elite venture funds focused primarily on early-stage IT, as well as directly in select venture and growth-stage technology companies. Over the past decade, TrueBridge has deepened its platform of venture capital opportunities, developing funds alongside its Flagship and Direct Funds to support both of these strategies in Seed, Blockchain, and Secondaries ecosystems, along with Customized Solutions.

Daimyo Holdings

Multi-Strategy Fund

Daimyo Holdings is a Privately Held Investment Firm based in Irvine, California. The firm adheres to a research intensive fundamental value based investment approach and is focused on Public Markets, Debt Investing, And U.S. based Industrial & Retail CRE.

Ora Global

Venture Capital

Ora Global spun out of Exor, a 100+ year owner-operator of iconic companies, and shares the same deeply-rooted builders' DNA. Our focus areas include AI infrastructure, physical and digital security, industrial automation, supply chain resilience and energy independence.

Lateral Frontiers VC

Venture Capital

LateralFrontiers.com We are an early-stage venture capital fund focused on Africa and other frontier markets. We invest at Seed and Series A in entrepreneurs building foundational technologies in the fintech, climatetech and blockchain sectors.

Markin Asset Management

We offer portfolios to institutional and adviser clients seeking a lower risk path to above average long-term returns. Our strategies offer a liquid means of achieving diversified low-beta returns and low exposure to large equity drawdown cycles. They appeal to clients with dual capital preservation and wealth accumulation objectives.

Veloce Capital

Real Estate

Veloce Capital is a privately held real estate investment firm based in New Jersey, specializing in equity and debt strategies that create long-term value for both investors and underserved communities. We offer access to exclusive, off-market real estate opportunities, ranging from ground-up multifamily developments to distressed asset acquisitions and tax-advantaged structures like Self-Directed IRAs, 1031 exchanges, and cost segregation.

Event Co-Chairs

Spyridon Mentzas

Spyridon Mentzas

Founder / Co-CEO at HiJoJo Partners

After graduating from Columbia University with a degree in Engineering Management Systems, Mr. Menzas joined Salomon Brothers Asia Securities (now Citigroup Securities) in 1995, starting his career as a programmer. He quickly advanced to become Vice President in the Equity Division as a trader, where he distinguished himself as a desk head. Following his time there, Mr. Menzas successfully introduced algorithmic trading as a consultant at Mizuho Securities in 2007, leading to a formal position with the company. The following year, he was appointed Co-Head of the Equity Division and Deputy Global Head of Pan Asian Equities. Later, after transitioning to the Investment Department, he shifted his focus to the fintech sector, where he worked extensively on due diligence, value enhancement, and fund arrangements, collaborating with over 100 venture companies and more than 80 institutional investors worldwide. In November 2017, Mr. Menzas founded HiJoJo Partners and took on the role of CEO. In November 2024, he was named Co-CEO
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Yoichi (Chi) Morimoto

Yoichi (Chi) Morimoto

Executive Officer, Head of Business Development at HiJoJo Partners

Chi is an Executive Officer at HiJoJo Partners, where he leads the development of new business initiatives, including the launch of investment banking services, IPO consulting for startups, and supporting the sustainable growth of portfolio companies. Previously, he managed institutional investor sales, block origination, and corporate access teams at Goldman Sachs Japan, where he devised strategies to enhance corporate value and led IPO and Follow-On offerings. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Chi held roles in San Francisco, Singapore, and Tokyo with Nomura Securities. In 2024, Chi played a key role in forming a strategic alliance with Nasdaq Private Market, the world’s largest secondary market platform. In 2021, he contributed to regulatory reforms as a member of the Japan Securities Dealers Association Deregulation Committee, advocating for the relaxation of Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
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Koji Yamamoto

Koji Yamamoto

Partner at the DLA Piper Tokyo office

Koji Yamamoto is a Partner at the DLA Piper Tokyo office. He has advised clients in the investment funds and investment management area for over 20 years at international law firms in Tokyo.

Koji is currently ranked as a Tier 1 Attorney at Chambers Asia Pacific and prior to joining DLA Piper, Koji was a Partner in an international law firm that was also recognized as a top investment management practice in Japan by Chambers.

Koji has significant experience in advising offshore fund managers and financial institutions with respect to a wide range of Japan regulatory matters.

Scope of such regulatory advice included various forms of capital raising, submission of filings and registrations applicable to Japan offerings with the Financial Services Agency of Japan as well as fund managers regarding the rules and regulations of Japan with respect to Japan exchange trades, including Block Shareholding Reports; Short Selling (including Japan Regulation M), Insider Trading, etc.
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Yoshiyuki Omori

Yoshiyuki Omori

Partner at the DLA Piper Tokyo office

Yoshiyuki Omori is a Partner at the DLA Piper Tokyo office. He advises both domestic and foreign financial institutions and investment funds on Japanese financial regulations for over 20 years at international law firms in Tokyo.

Yoshiyuki is currently ranked as a Tier 2 Attorney with Chambers Asia Pacific and prior to joining DLA Piper, Yoshiyuki was Partner in an international law firm and is a part of a group that is recognized as a top investment management practice in Japan by Chambers Asia Pacific.

Yoshiyuki has advised numerous financial clients in obtaining regulatory registrations and association memberships in Japan (Type 1, Type 2, Investment Management, Investment Advisory and Agency, Remote Membership and various Financial Instruments Dealers Associations) and establishing proper compliance regime. In addition, Yoshiyuki has advised as Japan lead counsel of a wide range of Japan domiciled funds including parallel funds. Yoshiyuki frequently shares insights on Japan’s financial regulatory regime with the Financial Services Agency of Japan and other government authorities.
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Tony Andriotis

Tony Andriotis

Leads the international arbitration practice at DLA Piper’s Tokyo office

Tony Andriotis leads the international arbitration practice at DLA Piper’s Tokyo office. He has clerked for a Senior Judge at the United States Court of International Trade and is the President and Founder of the Greek Chamber of Commerce in Japan (GrCCJ). Tony frequently presents on international arbitration and cross-border litigation at academic and professional conferences. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Keio Law School and an Adjunct Professor at Temple Law School’s Tokyo branch. Additionally, he serves as an ADR expert for the Commercial Law Development Program, assisting in Rule of Law Capacity Building Programs throughout Asia on behalf of the United States Department of Commerce. Tony is listed as an arbitrator with several international arbitration centers, such as the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) and the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association(JCAA), where he also serves as their Professional & Institutional Relations Officer.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Brian N. Beams

Brian N. Beams

Director, Global Financial Services Team Senior International Trade Specialist U.S. Commercial Service

Peter Sexton

Peter Sexton

Deputy Director, Global Financial Services Team U.S. Commercial Service

TESTIMONIAL

“I thought the Trade Mission was one of the most unique fundraising assets I’ve ever seen. The ability to have 50+ warm leads provided over the course of 1 day is phenomenal. It would have been impossible for our fund to have done anything like this ourselves and I doubt any financial service organizations could have provided a stronger group. I would highly recommend the Trade Mission, not just because of the quantity of potential investors but the quality of investors.”

– Maxx Bricklin, Principal, Bold Capital Partners, LP

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