Japan

We are focusing on IT sector, namely software, communications, and internet, for our investments. Our focused approach allows us to make significant contributions to the portfolio companies by utilizing the unique experiences possessed by each partner in managing and investing in the U.S. and Japanese high-tech companies.

・	Offers broad band local access service.

・	Strategic alliance with NTT Communications and Covad Communications.

・	ADSL commercial service was launched in January 2001.

・	Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi group is providing strong support including dispatching its senior staff to finance section and offering lease service. (Listed on JASDAQ on March 4, 2005.) (Sold in December 2008)

・	Manages community web site targeting professionals in IT industries.

・	Mr. Fujimura (CEO) was an editor of net-PC and ASCII-NT.
	(Sold in November 2004)

・	Imports and wholesales California wine for hotels and restaurants.

・	Provides various kinds of high quality wine at reasonable pricing under very flexible delivery style to restaurants, hotels, and private clubs.

・	Alleviate inventory control and working capital burden at restaurants through its proprietary XML based SCM system.
・	Corporate name was changed to Wine In Style in April, 2005. (Sold in September 2005)

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Offers licensing, producing, and Internet supermarket services for private brand safety food as well as its brand.

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Mr. Fujimoto, a founding Chairman of “Earth Protection Association” is a founder of the company.

(Sold in September 2005)

・	Offers package software that enables the sharing of information and knowledge for corporate users.

・	Secured Just System, NTT Software and NRI as its marketing partners.

(Listed on MOTHERS on September 19, 2007)

(Sold in September 2007)

・	Logistics aggregator utilizing IT technology for fresh foods market.

・	Provides comprehensive IT services including order/invoice management, distribution management, and factoring to supermarkets, wholesalers, and producers.

・	Itochu, Sumitomo Corp., and Dole are key founders. (Listed on HERCULES on August 10, 2006.)

・	Offers both off-line recruiting agency service and on-line direct career matching service.

・	Over seven years of experience as a recruiting agency service focusing on career counseling.

・	Its Internet career matching service “Shintenchi” was launched in May 2001.

・	CRM/PRM solution provider focusing on call center outsourcing service.

・	Provides total services to clients ranging from initial consultations to proposals for the operations improvement of call centers.

・	Secured major customers in finance, distribution and telecommunication sectors. (Sold in March 2009)

・	Offers standardized high-quality preventive- server management solution at a low price.

・	Mr. Fukushima (CEO) was a managing director of Microsoft Japan. (Sold in April 2007)

・	Develops P2P technology based next generation groupware, digital contents distribution software, and eCommerce site building software.

・	Mr. Kurimura (CEO) was a managing director of Lotus Japan. (Sold in January 2005)

・	Offers "VUPU", a newly designed proprietary semi-custom processor with a unique architecture that can incorporate user instructions.

	(Sold in February 2008)

・	Develops uniquely designed modulators and transmitter/receiver for metro as well as long haul optical networks.

・	IT solution privider related to e-government and CALS/EC market for private companies and government and municipal offices.

・	Offers outsourcing services for the electronic application/delivery concerning public enterprises nationwide.

	(Sold in March 2009)

・	Develops and distributes wireless data applications for managing the mobile Internet and Multimedia Messaging Service market to the customers including mobile phone operators, service/contents providers, and handset manufactures.

・	Provides solution services for wireless operators and content providers to deploy end-to-end wireless application systems.

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