He is an American venture capital investor and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Draper University, Draper Venture Netowork, Draper Associates, Draper Draper Goren Holm, etc. Major investors include Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, AngelList, SolarCity, Ring, Twitter, DocuSign, Coinbase, Robinhood, Ancestry.com, Twitch, Cruise Automation, Focus Media, etc.

He also serves as PT chair on the evolution and implementation of Liberal Democratic Party AI, Liberal Democratic Party Fusion Energy PT chair, Liberal Democratic Party new capitalism executive headquarters secretary general, etc. Former Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office (2019.9 to 2020.9 in charge of disaster prevention, administrative reform, IT policy, science and technology innovation, space policy, etc.) Former Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office (2014.9-2015.10 in charge of regional revitalization, national strategic special zones, Cool Japan Strategy, Okinawa-related policies, etc.) Former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Parliamentary Affairs Officer on 2022/1/26, became the Liberal Democratic Party Digital Society Promotion Headquarters NFT Policy Review PT Chair. On March 30, “NFT White Paper - Japan's NFT Strategy with an Eye on the Web 3.0 Era -” was published as the Liberal Democratic Party Digital Society Promotion Headquarters NFT Policy Review PT Chair. Revolutionary, world-leading papers and evaluations created without bureaucratic intervention. On 9/13, he appeared on the NewsPicks (social economy media) program “THE UPDATE” and said, “What maximizes the value of analog is digital. The optimal organizational tool is DAO (DAO).” It won the “King of Comment Award” for commenting. On December 8, he was honored by the “NPO corporation Mannen Opposition Party” as a member of the 208th Diet three-star parliament (receiving the award for the fourth time, and the reason for receiving the award was “realizing a new method of policy making, such as compiling Liberal Democratic Party white papers related to Web3”). The Liberal Democratic Party led discussions on tax system reform, and tokens held by the company were not subject to year-end market value evaluations from 2024/4, and tokens not for short-term trading purposes held by a third party were excluded from year-end market value evaluations.

Under Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly continues to appeal for the use of blockchain technology and the promotion of Web3, and realizes support for issuing security tokens and support for Web3 related startups. In 2024/1, an event hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, XR/Metaverse Contents Business World will be held for the first time, and businesses in new fields, including Web3 and AI, will be greatly promoted. At the global event SUSHI Tech TOKYO 2024, which will be held in the Bay Area from 4/27 to 5/26, the Tokyo Assembly proposed and realized the grant of SushiTech NFTs to commemorate visitors. It will be the first time an NFT will be issued at a major event in Tokyo. In addition, in particular, it supports food, arts and culture, entertainment, art, nighttime economy, startups, Web3, X R, metaverse, AI, e-sports, femtech, egg freezing, fashion, movies, coastal subcenter development, etc., and is implementing policies.

Graduated from the University of Tokyo School of Law in 1996 and joined the Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank (currently the Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ). He has successively held positions in the yen funds and securities department, human resources department, business planning department European planning office, etc. After serving as Chairman of the Corporate Planning Division in 2019, he became Executive Officer, CDO and Corporate Planning Manager in 2022. He is also in charge of new business development and leads investment alliances, including Web3.

Born in August Showa 41 in Takaoka-cho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken (56 years old) Graduated from Hosei University Second Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science in Heisei 4/3 Joined Miyazaki Prefectural Office in Heisei 3/4 Heisei 11/4 Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly Member Elected (2nd term) Elected in the 20th House of Councilors election in Heisei 16/7 Heisei 22/7 22nd House of Councilors re-elected in the 22nd House of Councilors election 2011/6 Chairman of the House of Councilors Disaster Response Special Committee 2012/12 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 2013/10 Liberal Democratic Party Political Affairs Research Committee Vice Chairman, House of Councilors Liberal Democratic Party Policy Council Vice Chairman 2014/10 Liberal Democratic Party General Affairs Division Chairman 2015/10 Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office Heisei 28/7 24th House of Councilors election re-elected Heisei 29/8 Liberal Democratic Party Personnel Bureau Director Heisei 30/10 Liberal Democratic Party Foreign Affairs Chairman Reiwa 1/9 Liberal Democratic Party Finance Division Chairman Reiwa 2/10 House of Councilors Special Committee on Official Development Assistance (ODA), etc. Reiwa 3/12 House of Councilors Special Committee on Establishing Political Ethics and Election Systems Reiwa 4/10 House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Chairman

Japan Blockchain Association (JBA) Representative Director bitFlyer Blockchain Co., Ltd. Representative Director Goldman Sachs Securities Co., Ltd. and others, he co-founded bitFlyer Co., Ltd. in 2014/1. Since bitFlyer was founded, it has made efforts to make recommendations on domestic law revisions and formulate self-regulation rules, etc., and has successively served as CEO of bitFlyer USA, Inc. which is a crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange company and chairman of bitFlyer EUROPE S.A., contributing to the development of the crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange industry from a global perspective. Currently, in addition to serving as the representative director of bitFlyer Blockchain Co., Ltd., which was established in 2019/5, he also serves as representative director of the Japan Blockchain Association (JBA), general incorporated association Metaverse Japan advisor, ISO/TC307 National Deliberation Committee representative committee member, and Ministry of Defense opinion leader. They also attended the 2018 G7 Employment Innovation Ministerial Meeting, the 2019 G20/V20 VASP Summit, and the Public-Private Data Utilization Promotion Basic Plan Executive Committee hosted by the Cabinet Secretariat, etc. as experts, and are working ambitiously for the development of the web3 industry.

In addition to his activities with M-FLO, he is also known as a member of the super luxurious rap group TERIYAKI BOYZ®, and has collaborated with many artists by utilizing his unique connections. They also have close exchanges with foreign artists such as Pharrell Williams. That style has garnered a lot of attention from the fashion world, and he served as CEO of the fashion brand “AMBUSH®,” which started in 2008 with partner and designer YOON, and various others such as Nike, Levis, Louis Vuitton (Kim Jones), MOëT ET CHANDON, BVLGARI, Rimowa, GENTLE MONSTER, and General Mills Collaboration has been realized. On 2016/9/2, the brand opened its first shop in Tokyo. New AMBUSH® stores will open in Shanghai and Hong Kong in 2022, and it has become a spot to disseminate new creations and culture that go beyond the boundaries of conventional shop forms. Two people from VERBAL & YOON were selected for 5 consecutive years as “500 People Changing the Fashion World” announced by the online news site “Business of Fashion (BOF)” centered on the global fashion business, and were selected as “Hypebeast 100” in 2022, and their fields of activity span a wide range of fields. The brand's first NFT item was sold in February 2022, and sold out in 2 minutes. They are constantly attracting attention for their unique creations, such as opening their own metaverse “AMBUSH® SILVER FCTRY.”

Tone began his career as a risk analyst for Bear Stearns and became vice president of JPMorgan Chase after the 2008 financial crisis. Since then, through his YouTube channel, he has been educating people about the importance of web3, etc. Mr. Tone has also appeared in documentaries such as Magic Money & Bitcoin - Beyond the Bubble, and media such as CNBC and RT. Currently, he is planning events etc. on Tonevays.com and is producing 3 events: UnconfisCatable, Understanding Bitcoin, and The Financial Summit.

Founder of Astar Network, a public blockchain from Japan. CEO of Startale Labs. Next Web Capital, Hakuhodo Key3 founder. He serves as a director of the Japan Blockchain Association and an advisor to Marui Group, GMO Web3, Dentsu Web3 Club, etc. In 2022, he was selected as one of 30 Asian people under the age of 30 in the technology category selected by Forbes magazine.

After working as a specially invited researcher at Mizuho Trust Bank, TIS Corporation Financial Strategy Business Planning Department, etc., he is in charge of next-generation financial planning at NTT Docomo, Inc. as of 2023/1. As a CGV FOF advisor, he was involved in establishing Crypto FOF with Huobi Ventures, Binance Labs, and Consensus Lab, and was invested in FTX, Alchemy Pay, Bitkeep, etc.