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About Investor

Makihiko Kuwano serves as Managing Partner at Aviondor Group (South Fund, LP), focusing on investments in SMB Software, Payments, Real Estate/PropTech, AI, E-commerce, Consumer Internet, Future of Work, Creator/Passion Economy, FinTech, and SaaS companies at pre-seed and seed stages. His investment range typically spans from $100K to $500K, with a sweet spot around $300K. Kuwano is an accomplished investor, entrepreneur, and DJ based in Tokyo, with a strong background in equity research and financial analysis. He ranked No.1 globally in Financial Times Master in Finance ranking with a dissertation on Politics and the Stock Market in Japan. He holds a Master Finance degree from EDHEC Business School and a Bachelor in Mathematics/Economics from University of Nebraska-Lincoln.