GMO AI & Web3 Inc.

Mission

GMO AI & Web3 Inc. is a hands-on CVC specialized in supporting AI & Web3 entrepreneurs.
We contribute to the next generation of Internet by providing up-and-coming AI & Web3 ventures with our Web3 technology and products.

Team

All executives and advisors are experts in AI & Web3 space

Chairman

Masatoshi Kumagai

GMO Internet Group, Inc.

Chairman and Group CEO

Expertise: Growth and management of IT companies
Representative Director and CEO（CPA）

Tomohiro Uchida

GMO Internet Group, Inc.

Group Executive Officer and General Manager, Corprate Development

Expertise: Investment, M&A
Director（Lawyer）

Masakazu Masushima

MORI HAMADA & MATSUMOTO

Expertise: Financial Regulations, FinTech, M&A, Governance
Director

Yuki Naito

Drecom Co., Ltd.

President & CEO

Expertise: Growth and management of an IT company / Web3 Business Development in entertainment space
Director

Mai Fujimoto

BlockchainPROseed

Co-founder

Expertise: Promotion activities in the blockchain area
Director

Toshiaki Horiuchi

GMO Internet Group, Inc.

Group Senior Managing Executive Officer

Expertise: Research and development/technical support for cutting-edge technologies such as AI and blockchain
Director

Kentaro Sato

GMO Pepabo, Inc.

Representative Director and CEO

Expertise: Web Creative
Creator Support
Director

Kentaro Nakamura

GMO-Z.com Trust Company, Inc.

CEO

Expertise: Stable Coin Development and Operation
Director

Makoto Makita

GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc.

Representative Director

Expertise: Cyber security from attackers' perspective
Director

Satoshi Makita

GMO Internet Group, Inc.

General Manager, Infrastructure & Operations Division, Systems Management Headquarters

Expertise: Blockchain, Mining operations
Director

Kosuke Kotani

GMO Coin, Inc.

Director

Expertise: Crypto asset (cryptocurrency) exchange
IEO Support
Director

Takeo Hayashi

GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd.

Head of Corporate Planning Team

Expertise: Internet Finance
Business planning and development
Advisor（CPA）

Takao Yoshimura

Former President of Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support Co.

Expertise: Venture support, IPO support
Advisor

Isao Moriyasu

Former President and CEO of DeNA Co.

Expertise: Business development and business growth
Advisor

Kazuyuki Shudo

Kyoto University

Professor

Expertise: Computer Science and Engineering
Advisor

Sota Watanabe

Astar Network

Founder

Expertise: Public blockchain development

Support

GMO Internet Group supports AI & Web3 Startups with its Web3 technology

Solutions

Support Through Technology and Products GMO INTERNET GROUP

GMO Internet Group Technologies and Products

Research and Development Department
Providing a wide range of crypto-assets services, including exchange, trading, staking, recurring purchase service, and IEO.
Offers same-day account opening^*, low transfer fees, 1% cash back^** bank corporate cards, and business loans.
- *When the person responsible and the representative are the same person and verified by a selfie video.
- **Some destinations have different cashback rates.
NFT marketplace where people can buy NFTs by credit cards and crypto assets, and famous creators also sell their NFTs.
Provides international remittance, settlement, and trade services through the issuance of the Japanese Yen Stable Coin GYEN and the Dollar Peg Stable Coin ZUSD.
Providing vulnerability assessment services for blockchain and applications by white hackers.
An online payment infrastructure designed for startups to succeed. Credit card payments can be integrated with an intuitive API.
An e-commerce service that allows creators to create and sell over 50 different types of original goods such as illustrations, photos, NFTs, etc.
Registration service for “NFT domain names” used for wallet address readability, Web3 user names, decentralized websites, etc.
Conduct research and analysis of metaverse business, and provides various metaverse solutions and consulting services.
We produce new fan marketing using NFT, for companies and IP and content owners. We also support utilization of NFT from planning to exclusion.

Investment Overview

We will invest in AI & Web3 startups, taking their minority shares.
We make investment decisions based on presentation performance at GMO AI & Web3 Meetup.

investee

Meetup

We regularly hold a "GMO AI & Web3 Meetup" attended by all GMO AI & Web3 executives.
Entrepreneurs who are interested in a presentation at GMO AI & Web3 Meetup, please contact us at the email address below with your company presentation deck attached.

※ Please understand there is a possibility that you may not be selected as a speaker at AI & Web3 Meetup due to the screening process by our administration team.