John D. Halamka

International Healthcare Innovation Professor, Harvard Medical School John D. Halamka, M.D., leads innovation for Beth Israel Lahey Health. Previously, he served for over 20 years as the chief information officer (CIO) at Beth Israel Deaconess System. He is chairman of the New England Healthcare Exchange Network (NEHEN), and a practicing emergency physician. He is also the International […]
Satomi Arai

Arai joined DI in 2023 and is engaged in venture capital business. She has been extensively involved in various technical cooperation projects and studies conducted by a Japanese integrated engineering consulting firm. The company specializes in infrastructure development in developing countries through Official Development Assistance (ODA), and one of the projects that Arai has participated […]
Hidetaka Murata

Executive officer, Dream Incubator Inc Joining DI in 2002, Hidetaka has been working as a strategic consultant in the areas of finance, healthcare and cosmetic while supporting startup companies which he took many of them to public. After accelerating the launches of investment fund business in Asia and M&A advisory service, he took initiative in […]
Kyohei Hosono

Executive officer, Dream Incubator Inc Kyohei (Kay) Hosono graduated from the Faculty of Letters of The University of Tokyo. He studied abroad at St. Petersburg State University in Russia, and holds a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Michigan in the United States. Prior to joining DI, he worked for the Japan Bank for […]
Apurva Khirwal

At DI, Apurva supports the Venture Capital business across sectors. She brings rich deal origination, analysis and portfolio management experience across consumer, agriculture, education, financial services, healthcare & pharma and technology-enabled businesses. Before joining DI, Apurva was a part of Hero Enterprise Investment Office for their Venture Capital, Fund of Funds and private equity transactions. […]
Pawan Lakhwani

Principal, DIAI India Private Limited At DI, Pawan supports DI’s Venture Capital business across various sectors. He brings along his expertise in originating and consummating investment transactions across various sectors such as consumer, healthcare, financial services, chemicals, media & entertainment and technology including new-age start-up ecosystem. Before joining DI, Pawan worked with a Rainshine Entertainment […]
Shashank Rawat

Associate Manager, DIAI India Private Limited Shashank comes with experience in Mass-mobility sector including Inter-city and intra-city bus business, First and Last Mile and E-Mobility Solutions. He was leading strategic projects in Chalo Mobility as part of CEO’s team for strategizing, liaising and execution of multi-million dollar projects across India. Shashank has completed his B-Tech […]
Munehiko Eto

Managing Director, DIAI India Private Limited Since 2015, Eto has led India operation and conducted investments in Indian Startups and supported Japanese companies looking to expand into India. DI as a whole, Eto has provided support in a wide variety of areas such as new business strategy, international business development strategy, corporate strategy and implementation […]