Seiya Inoue

CEO

Background:

During university, Seiya gained experience in AI startups, real estate due diligence, and VC investment support. At Microsoft, he supported Azure PaaS/Serverless developers while conducting independent data analysis. Later, he founded a company focused on AI and SaaS development.

Experiences:

The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture

The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Microsoft

Catalis Partners Group

Kouki Oka, PhD

CTO

Background:

Kouki focuses on organic energy materials, developing amine polymers, battery electrolytes, solid catalysts, and eco-friendly batteries, while advancing metal-free catalysts and biomass-based hydrogen technology. He is the recipient of 34 awards, including the JSPS Ikushi Prize (2021), the New Chemical Technology Research Encouragement Award (2023), and the Aoba Engineering Research Encouragement Award (2024).

Experiences:

Waseda University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (PD, Ikushi & Special Program)

JSPS International Research Fellow (CPD)

Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering (Tenure-Track Assistant Professor)

Tohoku University (Lecturer, Current); Also Affiliated with Kyoto & Waseda University

Katsuya Saito

Director

Background:

During university, Katsuya led new app and SaaS development projects as a project leader and engineer at Peer Lodge, and worked on engineering and maintenance of existing SaaS at alma. After joining DeNA as a new graduate, he worked on the Anyca car-sharing service, handling iOS, Android, server-side engineering, product management, and recruitment. He also created new business initiatives at Catalis Partners Group.

Experiences:

Tottori University, Faculty of Engineering

DeNA

Catalis Partners Group