At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Japan based CFO’ operating in the Financial Services space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Luke Cheng
Chief Financial Officer of Omise
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About Omise: Omise is an online payments platform that enables businesses to seamlessly and securely accept payments over the internet.

Yuichiro Yamazaki
CFO of Metaps Inc.
Assigned as a public secretary of former Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (in charge of science technology) in 2002. In charge of planning of party policy, general affairs and tasks related to public election. Joined Deutsche Securities Inc. in 2006, engaged in M&A and funding of internet telecom media and technology sectors. Founded a tech startup in Kyoto in 2010, assumed a position of representative director. Joined Metaps Inc. as a Director and CFO in 2011.
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About BTM, Metaps Inc.: Metaps is engaged in three businesses: finance business, marketing business and the DX support business.
Motoshi Shimizu
Director and CFO of SOICO
Motoshi Shimizu is the Director and CFO at SOICO and Auditor at Qnoir.
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About Qnoir, SOICO: SOICO is a team of entrepreneurial members, managers, exits, and IPOs

Yosuke Tomatsuri
CFO of YJ Capital
Yosuke joined YJ Capital in 2012 where he was involved in projecting and founding the capital with Toshiki and Takao. He now serves as CFO and is responsible of conducting due diligence and managing fund operations. Previously, he worked in Mergers and Acquisition group of Yahoo Japan. Prior to joining Yahoo Japan, he began his career at Daiwa Corporate Investment Co., Ltd. (formerly Nippon Investment & Finance co., Ltd.) and then supported launching the venture capital of Aozora Bank, Ltd. Yosuke has invested in 17 companies which 6 went public such as [email protected] Communications, Inc., Anicom Holdings, Inc., Pharmarise Holdings Corp, etc. Total capital gain sums up to several billion.
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About Hitokuse, YJ Capital: Corporate Venture Capital that does Seed, Early Stage Venture, and Later Stage Venture Investments
Oshima Marei
Director, Executive Officer, Management Planning Office, and CFO of Global Mobility Service
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About Global Mobility Service: Global Mobility Service is a financial service company.
Yudai Yamada
CFO of Robot Fund
Yudai Yamada is the CFO of Robot Fund.
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About Robot Fund: Robot Fund is a provider of RPA (Robotic Process Automation) solutions for asset management businesses.
Tsuyoshi Tamaoka
Director, CFO, and founder of Minsetsu
Tsuyoshi Tamaoka is the Director, CFO, and Founder of Minsetsu.
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About Minsetsu: Minsetsu is a Financial Service based company is to creating a bond between investors and companies.