About Us
About Us
The world Kikuvi envisions
Mission
Mission
Redefining the value of human 'time' and eliminating needless time completely
Redefining the value of human 'time' and eliminating needless time completely
Redefining the value of human 'time' and eliminating needless time completely
Vision
Vision
Towards a society where we can spend our days filled with passion and creativity, unburdened by meaningless tasks.
Towards a society where we can spend our days filled with passion and creativity, unburdened by meaningless tasks.
Value
Value
Ship Ship Ship
Move fast, ship often, and deliver value through our products and services.
Move fast, ship often, and deliver value through our products and services.
Work Super Hard
Work with passion, grit, and commitment to create real-world impact.
Work with passion, grit, and commitment to create real-world impact.
Be The Owner
Take ownership of the company’s future and maximize equity value.
Take ownership of the company’s future and maximize equity value.
Team
Founder / CEO
Kento Sato
佐藤 拳斗
Bain Capital - Portfolio Group
DataRobot - Lead Data Scientist
Deloitte - Consultant, Data Scientist
UC Santa Cruz - Research Scholar
Tokyo Tech - Ph.D. Dropout
Bain Capital - Portfolio Group
DataRobot - Lead Data Scientist
Deloitte - Consultant, Data Scientist
UC Santa Cruz - Research Scholar
Tokyo Tech - Ph.D. Dropout
Bain Capital - Portfolio Group
DataRobot - Lead Data Scientist
Deloitte - Consultant, Data Scientist
UC Santa Cruz - Research Scholar
Tokyo Tech - Ph.D. Dropout
Founding Designer / Growth Lead
Takayuki Nagai
長井 崇行
I&CO - Director of Design
Birdman – CDO / Board Director
Mercari (Merpay) – Communication Designer
Tokyo University of the Arts – B.A. in Design (Graduated Top of Class)
I&CO - Director of Design
Birdman – CDO / Board Director
Mercari (Merpay) – Communication Designer
Tokyo University of the Arts
– Bachelor of Arts in Design (Graduated Top of Class)
I&CO - Director of Design
Birdman – CDO / Board Director
Mercari (Merpay) – Communication Designer
Tokyo University of the Arts – B.A. in Design (Graduated Top of Class)
Founding Engineer
Shun Kashiwa
柏 舜
UC San Diego / Ph.D. Student in Computer Science
Recruit / SWE Intern
M3 / SWE Intern
Mercari / SWE Intern
Apple App Store / Best Apps and Games of September 2021
ICFP 2023 Distinguished Paper Award
UC San Diego / Ph.D. Student in Computer Science
Recruit / SWE Intern
M3 / SWE Intern
Mercari / SWE Intern
Apple App Store / Best Apps and Games of September 2021
ICFP 2023 Distinguished Paper Award
Founding AI/ML Engineer
Masa Ishihara
石原 正宗
UC Santa Cruz - B.S. in CE
Shizuku AI - SWE
LayerX - ML Intern
Helpfeel - SWE Intern
UC Santa Cruz - B.S. in CE
Shizuku AI - SWE
LayerX - ML Intern
Helpfeel - SWE Intern
University of California, Santa Cruz - B.S. in Computer Engineering
Shizuku AI - Software Engineer
LayerX - Machine Learning Intern
Helpfeel - Software Engineer Intern
AI/ML Engineer
Takumi Okoshi
大越 拓実
Kaggle Grandmaster
Kaggle Grandmaster
Highest Global Rank: #15
Highest Global Rank: #15
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Orange / Computer Vision Engineer
Rist / Data Scientist
DeNA / Data Scientist
Nagoya University
Orange / Computer Vision Engineer
Rist / Data Scientist
DeNA / Data Scientist
Nagoya University
Software Engineer
Anonymous
非公開
Unicorn startup - SWE
University of California
Unicorn startup - SWE
University of California
Company Information
Company Information
Company Name
Kikuvi Inc.
Location
7-14 Sakanoshita, Kamakura City, Kanagawa 248-0021, Japan
Date of Establishment
June 10, 2025
President and CEO
Kento Sato
Capital Stock
201,043,945 yen
Business Overview
Software Development
Backed by
Kikuvi Inc. information security management system / ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (Statement of Applicability aligned with ISO/IEC 27017:2015) / Certification body: Prescient Security
©2026 Kikuvi, Inc. All rights reserved
Kikuvi Inc. information security management system / ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (Statement of Applicability aligned with ISO/IEC 27017:2015) / Certification body: Prescient Security
©2026 Kikuvi, Inc. All rights reserved
Kikuvi Inc. information security management system / ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (Statement of Applicability aligned with ISO/IEC 27017:2015) / Certification body: Prescient Security
©2026 Kikuvi, Inc. All rights reserved
