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Investment decisions are led by co-founders Masashi Komotori and Takahisa Yaguchi, who have run the firm since its 2014 founding. The firm integrates a community of 30 entrepreneurs who have taken companies public; these founders contribute to deal evaluation and post-investment support, though final investment authority sits with the core leadership team.

We& operates as all three under a single group structure. It has a corporate innovation practice that builds new businesses for large Japanese companies, a seed accelerator that guides founders from concept to growth, and a community-sourced venture capital function that deploys capital into early-stage companies. The lines blur intentionally — the same team and founder network support all three activities.

We& makes direct seed-stage investments and operates its own accelerator program, drawing from a 30-member community of listed-company founders as a co-investor and mentorship pool. The firm has not disclosed any fund-of-funds commitments or LP positions in third-party vehicles.

We& does not publish a formal exclusions list. Based on its website, current focus rests on education technology (Spartalk), side-business platforms (CashEngine), IT services (TechFamily), and non-profit infrastructure (JAVO). The group's identity is built around general venture creation rather than sector-specific mandates, suggesting opportunistic coverage rather than strict avoidance.

Portfolio entities including Spartalk English Academy (Spartalk Eikaiwa), SODATU Lab, CashEngine, TechFamily, and IEDIA are listed as group companies under the We& umbrella. The terminology 'group companies' suggests an operating-company structure with significant influence or control, rather than passive minority venture positions, though the exact equity relationships are not publicly detailed.