About

AnyMind Group

AnyMind Group is a technology company that provides a one-stop platform for brands to support production, e-commerce construction, marketing, and logistics in 13 markets and 19 offices around the world.

Our Purpose

Make It Exciting
For Everyone
To Do Business.

Business is exciting.

We live for the moments when people's passions, dreams, and ideas come true.

That's why we provide technology to make every business borderless.
Empowering everyone with greater possibilities and freedom to create new products and services.

Let's move forward, together.
Any passion, any dream, any idea can create new value in this world.

Our Mission

Make Every Business Borderless

Technology has enabled an age where anyone can do business with the rest of the world.

However, borders still remain. Borders between siloed information and data across a business, borders between physical boundaries, borders between businesses and their customers, and more.

We're looking to make every business borderless by providing an integrated platform that solves challenges for people and companies with passion and ideas. Our technology creates a world where everyone can do business more easily and globally.

Our Values

01.Be Open

Embrace diversity, and express your thoughts openly while respecting other people's opinions.
02.Be Bold

Don't set limitations for yourself, keep on challenging for more.
03.Move Faster

Be faster than anyone else, and put your ideas into action quickly.
04.Stay Updated

Update yourself with information to achieve better outcomes.
05.Achieve Together

In all situations, always identify and run towards a common goal.

Company Deck

CEO's Message

Since I was a boy, I dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur. I was excited by the prospect of running my own business and creating an impact on the world.

In 2016, my passion and dream came true with the founding of AnyMind Group together with Otohiko Kozutsumi. Over the years, the company has gone full speed into new markets, new products, and new industries. We have also propelled the growth of the most exciting and forward-thinking enterprises and creators in Asia and beyond by constantly delivering new value to them.

As a company, our purpose is to make it exciting for everyone to do business. From our technology and solutions to our people, we’re all focused on opening up new possibilities for our customers, and that is why we’ve constantly evolved and expanded our offerings over the years.

Today, we are an end-to-end commerce enablement company that is transforming commerce to become more exciting, effective, and efficient through our technology. We’re putting the ability to do great business into the hands of creators and enterprises across Asia and the world, and empowering them to experience the excitement in easily bringing ideas to life.

I believe that any passion, any dream, and any idea can create new value in this world, and the thing is, we’re only getting started.

Let's move forward, together.

Leadership

Kosuke Sogo

CEO and co-founder

Rohit Sharma

COO

Otohiko Kozutsumi

CCO and co-founder

Keizo Okawa

CFO

Hitoshi Maruyama

Managing Director, Publisher Growth

Ryuji Takemoto

Managing Director, Product Development

Vaibhav Odhekar

Managing Director, India and the Middle East

Koki Shibata

Managing Director, Engineering

Purwa Jain

Managing Director, Product Growth

Aditya Aima

Managing Director, Agency Business

Siddharth Kelkar

Managing Director, Performance Business

Takehiko Mizutani

Managing Director, Human Resources

Ben Chien

Managing Director, Greater China

Rubeena Singh

Country Manager, India and MENA

Punsak Limvatanayingyong

Country Manager, Thailand

Lidyawati Aurelia

Country Manager, Indonesia

Nguyen Thi Ha My

Country Manager, Vietnam

Wing Lee

General Manager, Taiwan

Lee Chin Chuan

Country Manager, Malaysia

Siwat Vilassakdanont

Country Manager, Philippines

Toh Yi Hui

Country Manager, Singapore

Shohei Murata

Corporate Auditor

Shogo Ikeuchi

External Director

Nao Kitazawa

External Corporate Auditor

Tomoyuki Oka

External Corporate Auditor

Our Advisors

Keisuke Honda

Advisor

Yutaka Matsuo

Advisor

Toshihiko Yamasaki

Advisor

Company Profile

Company Name

AnyMind Group Inc.

Head Office

31/F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL: +813-6384-5540

Representative

Kosuke Sogo

Foundation

April 2016

Business Portfolio

<Brand Commerce>
Development and provision of a platform that provides one-stop support for brand design and planning, production, e-commerce enablement, marketing, and logistics.

<Partner Growth>
Platforms for website and mobile application publishers and content creators to monetize and grow their brands.

Kosuke Sogo

CEO and co-founder

Kosuke Sogo is CEO and co-founder of AnyMind Group, and oversees the expansion and growth of the company and its business units in globally. He is an Endeavor Entrepreneur and was ranked top 10 by Forbes JAPAN for their "Japanese Entrepreneurs Ranking" in 2022 and top 20 in 2021 and 2020. Prior to founding AnyMind Group, he was Managing Director, APAC for MicroAd Inc, and the youngest-ever director for the company.

Rohit Sharma

COO

Rohit Sharma is the Chief Operating Officer of AnyMind Group. Sharma is responsible for AnyMind Group’s strategic plans and product opportunities. Sharma is also co-founder of POKKT Mobile Ads, acquired by AnyMind Group in March 2020. Sharma has over 20 years of experience in the digital advertising industry, and prior to POKKT, Sharma held roles at Reliance Entertainment, Times Internet, and Cyber Media India Limited.

Otohiko Kozutsumi

CCO and co-founder

Otohiko Kozutsumi has been involved in digital marketing, ad technology, and business development since 2007, including business expansion and overseas expansion at Nobot Inc. and contributed to its acquisition by mediba Inc.

In April 2016, he co-founded AnyMind Group (formerly AdAsia Holdings Pte. Ltd.). As Chief Commercial Officer, he leads the company's advertising, D2C, and e-commerce related businesses.

Keizo Okawa

CFO

Keizo Okawa is the Chief Finance Officer at AnyMind Group, and he leads AnyMind Group’s financial strategy, control and management. He is also responsible for the corporate function for AnyMind Group.He has over 13 years of experience working in the financial industry, and prior to AnyMind Group, he was at Morgan Stanley, where he was vice president in the investment banking group.

Hitoshi Maruyama

Managing Director, Publisher Growth

Hitoshi Maruyama leads Publisher Growth at AnyMind Group, and he is responsible for AnyMind Group's publisher-side business.He previously held roles in Japanese advertising company Geniee and Indonesia-based ADSTARS.

Ryuji Takemoto

Managing Director, Product Development

Ryuji Takemoto leads AnyMind Group's product development department, including driving product development for new businesses in AnyMind Group.

His experience covers product development across mobile applications, games, news applications, and an ad network that he co-founded.

Vaibhav Odhekar

Managing Director, India and the Middle East

Vaibhav Odhekar is Managing Director of India and the Middle East for AnyMind Group. He is responsible for POKKT’s operations in Asia, and lead the day-to-day operations for AnyMind Group in India and the Middle East. He is also co-founder of POKKT Mobile Ads, acquired by AnyMind Group in March 2020. Apart from online advertising, He also has experience in industries including e-commerce, gaming and finance.

Koki Shibata

Managing Director, Engineering

Koki Shibata joined AnyMind Group in 2019 as a full-stack engineer and was promoted to Head of Engineering in January 2021. He previously held engineering roles in OPT, Inc. and Works Applications. In his new role as Managing Director of Engineering, Shibata is responsible for overseeing the rapid development and deployment of new products and features and managing AnyMind Group’s engineers situated across AnyMind Group’s engineering hubs in Japan, Vietnam, Bangkok and India.

Purwa Jain

Managing Director, Product Growth

Purwa Jain joins from Collab Asia, where she was Head of Advertising for Asia. Prior to Collab Asia, Jain held product and Sales Management roles at InMobi, Hooq, POKKT, Mobilewalla and Komli Media. In her role as Managing Director of Product Growth, Jain will be responsible for the growth of various AnyMind Group’s existing and new products along with product direction and strategy.

Aditya Aima

Managing Director, Agency Business

Aditya Aima is responsible for enabling advertising and marketing agencies for AnyMind Group. He joins the company from POKKT Mobile Ads, and held prior roles in Star India, Bloomberg TV India, Astro Malaysia and Culture Machine Media.

Siddharth Kelkar

Managing Director, Performance Business

Siddharth Kelkar is spearheading the global performance business at AnyMind Group, and has over 17 years of expertise across various mediums including television, print and digital. He has worked in various leadership roles at Reliance Games, CNBC TV18, SVG Media and most recently at POKKT Mobile Ads.

Takehiko Mizutani

Managing Director, Human Resources

Takehiko Mizutani joins AnyMind Group with over two decades of experience in human resources. Mizutani started his career at Recruit Co., Ltd. then moved to management consulting firm Link and Motivation Inc. In 2013, he founded his own consulting firm focusing on organizational consulting and learning and development. As Managing Director of Human Resources for AnyMind Group, he is responsible for the human resource function across AnyMind Group’s 13 markets, with a focus on HR strategy, policies and initiatives on organization-wide and local market levels, and drive sustainable organizational growth for the company.

Ben Chien

Managing Director, Greater China

Ben Chien is Managing Director of AnyMind Group in Greater China, and also leads AnyMind Group’s sell-side business for the region. Prior to joining AnyMind Group, Chien was founder of Acqua Media, which was subsequently acquired by AnyMind Group. Founded in 2013, Acqua Media provides programmatic selling strategy and ad monetization services for premium web publishers and app developers.

Rubeena Singh

Country Manager, India and MENA

Rubeena leads AnyMind Group's business and operations across India and MENA markets.

She has held leadership roles across social media, advertising and publishing industries, including Country Manager of Josh, CEO of iProspect India and COO of MoneyControl.

Punsak Limvatanayingyong

Country Manager, Thailand

Punsak Limvatanayingyong is Country Manager of AnyMind Group in Thailand. He is responsible for driving the advertising and influencer marketing business lines of AnyMind Group in Thailand and day-to-day operations. Prior to joining AnyMind Group, Limvatanayingyong was founder of Moindy, a Thailand-based influencer network that was subsequently acquired by AnyMind Group.

Lidyawati Aurelia

Country Manager, Indonesia

Lidyawati Aurelia is the Country Manager of AnyMind Group in Indonesia. She is responsible for the company’s operations in Indonesia, with the aim of establishing AnyMind Group as the leading technology company in Indonesia with technological solutions for various industries that empower growth.

Nguyen Thi Ha My

Country Manager, Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Ha My leads AnyMind Group's business and operations for Vietnam. She has worked across the marketing and advertising industry, including roles at Happiness Saigon, Daybreak Digital, Dream Incubator and Customer Smile JSC.

Wing Lee

General Manager, Taiwan

Wing Lee leads AnyMind Group's business and operations for Taiwan. She has more than a decade of exprience working across the advertising and marketing industry in leadership positions.

Lee Chin Chuan

Country Manager, Malaysia

Lee Chin Chuan is Country Manager of Malaysia for AnyMind Group, and leads the company's operations in Malaysia. Prior to joining AnyMind Group, Chin Chuan held roles at VMLY&R, Isobar Malaysia, and Naga DDB.

Siwat Vilassakdanont

Country Manager, Philippines

Siwat Vilassakdanont is Country Manager for the Philippines for AnyMind Group, and is responsible for all of AnyMind Group’s business operations in the country. He was previously Managing Parter at Moindy Digital, a company that was acquired by AnyMind Group in 2019. Prior to Moindy Digital, Vilassakdanont held roles in companies including Merrill Lynch, Trinity Securities, and Saha Group.

Toh Yi Hui

Country Manager, Singapore

Yi Hui leads AnyMind Group's business and operations for Singapore.

He has worked in a variety of roles across the marketing and advertising industry for a decade, and held previous positions in Kingsmen Creatives.

Shohei Murata

Corporate Auditor

Shohei Murata is an auditor at AnyMind Group. He started his career at KPMG in 2011, and in 2017, joined AnyMind Group, where he worked in a wide range of accounting and finance roles, and has been in his current position since 2019.

Shogo Ikeuchi

External Director

Shogo Ikeuchi joined RECRUIT Co. in 1988. After working in supercomputer-related business and corporate planning, he joined the Corporate Planning division in 2000, where he was engaged in formulating medium to long-term growth strategies and promoting new business development and overseas expansion. 2005: Executive Officer. 2012: Director. He has served as CSO/CHRO and Advisor to the Board of Directors, and has been an Advisor to the company since 2020; appointed Outside Director of Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. in June 2019; appointed Representative Director of JIC Capital Corporation in September 2020.

Nao Kitazawa

External Corporate Auditor

Nao Kitazawa spent six years as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, where he helped grow the firm's real estate practice. Prior to this, he worked as a lawyer for six years, practicing financial and real estate law in Japan and New York. In 2014, he participated in the launch of Money Design Inc. as COO, and also the launch and business expansion of robo-advisor "THEO". He also contributed to the establishment of the Fintech Association in Japan as a board member (retired). He joined Coinbase in 2018, the largest virtual currency exchange in the United States. He is currently CEO of Japan for Coinbase.

Tomoyuki Oka

External Corporate Auditor

Oka is Partner in Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. Graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in 2004, admitted to the bar in 2006, and graduated from the University of Chicago (LL.M.) in 2012.

Oka handles a wide range of corporate legal matters, including IPOs and other securities transactions in domestic and international capital markets, as well as startup support.

Keisuke Honda

Advisor

Keisuke Honda is a professional football player, has represented Japan at three FIFA World Cups, and won the Most Valuable Player award in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Currently head coach for the Cambodia national football team, Honda has played for football teams across Asia, Europe and Central America.

As an entrepreneur, Honda has started a football school with over 80 locations globally, and founded KSK Angel Fund, a personal investment fund. In 2018, he launched the Dreamers Fund with actor, Will Smith. He was appointed as a “Global Advocate for Youth” by the UN Foundation in 2016, and a special researcher at MIT Media Lab.

Yutaka Matsuo

Advisor

Yutaka Matsuo specializes in artificial intelligence, data extraction, social media analysis, business models and more. He is also working on research in knowledge structuring (the structuring of information in the human brain) and the impact of the internet on society and the economy.

Matsuo also serves as President of the Japan Deep Learning Association, an organization aimed at improving Japan’s industrial competitiveness in technologies around deep learning, and he has also served as a director of multiple companies.

Toshihiko Yamasaki

Advisor

Prof. Dr. Toshihiko Yamasaki, Associate Professor of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology in The University of Tokyo, was appointed as a technical advisor to AnyMind Group in April 2019. Yamasaki was also a visiting scientist at Cornell University for two years, and specializes in multimedia, computer vision and pattern recognition.

About

AnyMind Group

Our Purpose

Make It ExcitingFor EveryoneTo Do Business.

Our Mission

Make Every Business Borderless

Our Values

Company Deck

CEO's Message

Leadership

Kosuke Sogo

Rohit Sharma

Otohiko Kozutsumi

Keizo Okawa

Hitoshi Maruyama

Ryuji Takemoto

Vaibhav Odhekar

Koki Shibata

Purwa Jain

Aditya Aima

Siddharth Kelkar

Takehiko Mizutani

Ben Chien

Rubeena Singh

Punsak Limvatanayingyong

Lidyawati Aurelia

Nguyen Thi Ha My

Wing Lee

Lee Chin Chuan

Siwat Vilassakdanont

Toh Yi Hui

Shohei Murata

Shogo Ikeuchi

Nao Kitazawa

Tomoyuki Oka

Our Advisors

Keisuke Honda

Yutaka Matsuo

Toshihiko Yamasaki

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For Everyone
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