Shigeru Fukunaga is the founding member and Managing Director of Sirius Japan Co., Ltd.

Shigeru-san was previously a Director of The Carlyle Group, based in Tokyo and focused on venture and growth capital investment opportunities in Japan. Before joining Carlyle, he was a Principal at Crimson Ventures and was one of the founding members of Crimson Tokyo.

Prior to that, Shigeru-san was an Investment Manager in Nikko Capital, with postings in the U.S. and Singapore. During his stint at Nikko Capital, he was responsible for overseas investments and strategic alliances with U.S. venture capital firms, as well as assessing U.S. technology trends and investment opportunities.