What We Do

MT Partners’ activities consists of three areas: “Managing Affiliates” “Angel Investments*” & “NGO・NPO Support”

MT Partners supports individuals and organizations that we can relate to. We value the individual or organization's potential, passion and attractiveness over short-term profit and growth, and we support creative businesses that fulfill the three elements of OUR VISION. Below are a few of our portfolio companies and organizations we support. With regards to NGO・NPO Support, we contribute mainly through our involvement as board member.
* All new startup investments are currently provided through D4V where MT Partners is currently one of the GPs of its funds. In principle, no new personal investments will be made to individual companies.

Managing Affiliates

linkties Holdings Co., Ltd.

Launched in 2014
Japan representative within Forbes magazines’ global network (47 countries)
Venturing into platform business based on unconventional branding strategies outside media boundaries

Director and Chairman of the Board
Founder of Forbes JAPAN

D4V（Design for Ventures）

Venture capital fund focused on early-stage start ups
JV with IDEO, world’s leading global design firm (known as one of the most innovative companies worldwide)
D4V is IDEO’s first VC (40% stake)
Mr. Masi Oka (Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor) and Ms. Fujiyo Ishiguro (President and CEO of Netyear Group Corporation) serve as Executive Advisors to support future global expansion

Founder & GP

orangeties co., ltd.

JV established in 2019 between linkties and ORANGE AND PARTNERS Co., Ltd., a brand consulting company led by Kundo Koyama. With linkties’ global insights and ORANGE AND PARTNERS’ playful creativity, orangeties seeks to create “unique and playful” businesses. As a start, orangeties is currently operating a members only, hidden restaurant, “blank”

Director

GHV Accelerator

Accelerator fund headquartered in India
Invested together with WiL (headed by Mr. Gen Isayama)

Board Member

GIFT Tokyo Inc.

GIFT Tokyo Inc. was established in April 2023 as a joint venture with CAFE COMPANY Inc. As its initial venture, a cafe with the concept of GIFT (G: glocal/I: inspire & i (love)/F: fun/T: technology) was opened in August of the same year in Higashi-azabu, Tokyo, in collaboration with CAFE COMPANY, Forbes JAPAN, and OCEANS. The company introduces Japanese food tech innovations to pursue a healthy and environmentally friendly cuisine. The goal is to become a "GIFT" for residents, workers, and visitors in Higashi-azabu, fostering real connections and contributions to the local community. The company also aims to create a community that seamlessly connects the real and digital worlds, with initiatives such as collaboration with media.

Makoto Takano, Director