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Kato Yukiko

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

Corporate Venture Capital Department

Yukiko Kato has 22 years of experience as a venture capitalist. Since 2016, she leads several CVC funds co-established with large Japanese enterprises at SBI Investment. She joined SBI Group where she involves in hand-on investment in 2002. In 2015, she ranked first on the Forbes Japan Midas List(the most influential venture capitalist ranking in Japan). She is a committee member of the Open Innovation Committee at the Japan Venture Capital Association.