Shingo Akao

JAIC Seed Capital Co., Ltd. (JSEED) is a venture capital/private equity firm established in 2005. Based in Tokyo, they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. (JASDAQ: 8518). JSEED also has offices in Osaka and has two subsidiaries. JSEED manages investment funds specialized in seed-stage companies.

Japan Asia Investment Co. Ltd (JAIC) is a private equity subsidary of Japan Asia Investment Co Ltd. founded in 1981. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan Strategic Capital Co. Ltd. (JSC) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Technology Seed Incubation Co Ltd (TSI) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

BALL Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures and develops spherical integrated circuits. Its products include sensor, RF, spherical, and solar devices. The firm offers research and development services. It also provides equipment and other electrical system designs. The company was founded by Akira Ishikawa in October 1996 and is located in Frisco, TX.

JST Co. Ltd. engages in the development, leasing, and marketing of real estate. The company's business includes steel tower, landscape, maintenance, hot dip galvanizing, bridge, bolt and nuts. The company was founded in May 1922 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Semiconductor Research Corp provides semiconductor technology research services. The non-profit company is based in Durham, NC.

E Ink Corp. develops electronic paper display technologies. It offers electronic ink, films, flexible display, and color variety. The company was founded by Joseph M. Jacobson, Russell J. Wilcox, J. D. Albert, Barrett Comiskey and Jerome S. Rubin in 1997 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Riken Genesis Co., Ltd. provides genetic analysis services. Its services include single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping, sequencing and cancer genome analysis. The company's solutions encompass DNA methylation by pyro-sequencing analysis, MassARRAY, Genomics service, DNA banking, RNA expression, and microarray field service. Riken Genesis was founded on October 15, 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.