Hayate Group

Hayate Group is a Japanese corporate group headquartered in the Kabutocho district of Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. It was established in August 2005 and is led by founder and representative Yukihiro Sugihara, a University of Tokyo graduate who worked at foreign securities firms before founding the group. The company states that its mission is to support challengers, increase the number of challengers, and by becoming a challenger itself, raise the temperature of society. The name and corporate logo "Hayate" express a desire to value old, good Japanese traditions and values while blowing new wind through Japanese industry as a whole. The group operates across four main business areas. Its growth-company support (finance) business provides growth capital to listed and unlisted companies, structures and manages investment vehicles including investment advisory and asset management operations, and offers financial advisory, corporate valuation, and management consulting. Its deep-tech business runs an artificial intelligence research institute and uses AI and non-contact sensing technology in health, welfare, and education businesses for infants and young children. Its national wealth enhancement (real estate) business revitalizes land and buildings, which are said to account for about half of national wealth, through real estate holding and value-up activities under Hayate 103 Co., Ltd. Its sports business operates the Hayate Ventures Shizuoka, a professional baseball team aiming to join Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), currently in the NPB farm league. The group is registered with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Director-General of Kanto Finance Bureau, Financial Instruments Business Operator No. 963) and is a member of the Japan Investment Advisers Association. Its capital is 145 million yen including capital reserve. The headquarters is located near Kayabacho Station and Nihonbashi Station in Tokyo. Sugihara also serves as a visiting lecturer at Waseda University Graduate School of Business and Finance / Waseda Business School, a fiscal and accounting advisor to Shizuoka City, representative of the NPB-entry professional baseball team Hayate Ventures Shizuoka, and a director of the Shizuoka Venture Startup Association.

Hayate Group was established in August 2005 in Japan. Its founder and representative, Yukihiro Sugihara, graduated from the University of Tokyo and worked at foreign securities firms before founding the group. He has stated that his motivation was a desire to create a team that could fight in the world with Japan Pride, holding in his heart the greatness of Japan and Japanese companies. The corporate name and logo "Hayate" were chosen to express the wish to value old, good Japanese traditions and values while bringing new wind to Japanese industry as a whole. Over time the group expanded from its origins into a multi-business structure. Its growth-company support (finance) business provides growth capital to listed and unlisted companies and structures and manages investment vehicles, including investment advisory and asset management, as well as financial advisory, corporate valuation, and management consulting. The group is registered with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau as a financial instruments business operator (No. 963) and is a member of the Japan Investment Advisers Association. Its stated capital is 145 million yen including capital reserve. The group also developed a deep-tech business that operates an artificial intelligence research institute and applies AI and non-contact sensing technology to health, welfare, and education businesses for infants and young children. In real estate, its national wealth enhancement business focuses on revitalizing land and buildings, which are said to account for about half of national wealth, through holding and value-up activities conducted by Hayate 103 Co., Ltd. In sports, the group operates the professional baseball team Hayate Ventures Shizuoka, which aims to join Nippon Professional Baseball and currently plays in the NPB farm league. Sugihara serves as the team's representative. Sugihara also holds roles outside the group, including visiting lecturer at Waseda University Graduate School of Business and Finance / Waseda Business School, fiscal and accounting advisor to Shizuoka City, and director of the Shizuoka Venture Startup Association. The group is headquartered in the Kabutocho district of Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, near Kayabacho and Nihonbashi stations.

• 2005

  Hayate Group was established in August 2005.

• The group operates the professional baseball team Hayate Ventures Shizuoka, aiming to join NPB and currently in the NPB farm league.

A challenger-supporting Japanese group spanning finance, deep-tech, real estate, and sports, with a mission to raise the temperature of society.

• Growth capital provision

  Provision of growth capital to listed and unlisted companies.

• Investment advisory and asset management

  Structuring and management of investment vehicles including investment advisory and asset management operations.

• Financial advisory and consulting

  Financial advisory, corporate valuation, and management consulting.

• AI research institute

  Operation of an artificial intelligence research institute.

• AI and non-contact sensing for infant and child care

  Health, welfare, and education businesses for infants and young children using AI and non-contact sensing technology.

• Real estate holding and value-up

  Revitalization of land and buildings through holding and value-up activities by Hayate 103 Co., Ltd.

• Professional baseball team operations

  Operation of Hayate Ventures Shizuoka, an NPB-entry professional baseball team in the NPB farm league.

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