Kind Capital assists our partners in

Conscious and Regenerative Innovation and Investing. 

We work with like minded corporations and startups, and assist them on their ESG integration journey and various open innovation and startup investment projects, including Kind Leadership Coaching ™️.

Our vision is to enable Regenerative Sustainability and Collective Wellbeing.

Our values are Kindness, Curiosity and Integrity.

And our approach is first principles and systems thinking based, multidisciplinary and holistic. 

Eriko Suzuki Schweisgut
CEO and Founder of Kind Capital

 

Who We Are

With 15 yrs+ experience in the intersection of finance, technology and impact, I am a multidisciplinary, entrepreneurial operator and investor, with a passion for Sustainability and Collective Wellbeing.

I value kindness which takes courage, curiosity accompanied by a growth mindset, and integrity to walk the talk.

    • Started career at Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Division, working on large scale M&A transactions, global offerings and IPOs.

    • Worked in financial planning for a luxury brand, and then launched the Japanese subsidiary of a Silicon Valley drone startup and became its Japan representative.

    • From 2016, has been active as a Venture Capitalist. Worked as Director of the Investment Group at Mistletoe, Inc. (Taizo Son’s social impact fund) and General Partner of global VC Fresco Capital. Most recently, participated in founding Japan's first ESG-focused venture capital firm MPower Partners, as Managing Director.

    • Serves as a judge and lecturer for numerous programs sponsored by large corporations, government agencies, and municipalities aimed to foster diverse entrepreneurs, including women, as well as programs related to social impact, environment, and sustainability.

    • Also runs MIKO Holistic Wellness, an innovative next generation wellbeing community, and is a mother of two children.

    • Raised in the United States, Canada, the Middle East and Japan.

    • Graduated from McGill University with a BA in Economics (Honors) and a minor in Mathematics and International Development Studies. While in school, worked for a World Bank affiliated non-profit organization in Kenya, Africa.

    • Author - "How We Live, Will Be How We Work" (April 2018, Daiwa Shobo).

    • Translation Author - "Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide To Changing Capitalism” (December 2021, (NewsPicks Publishing).

    • Harvard Business School Sustainable Business Strategy

    • Stanford University Art Thinking

    • Yale University Science of Wellbeing

    • Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (CRR Global)

    • International Coaching Federation ACC (obtaining)

    • INFORICH INC. - Independent Board Director, September 2022-

    • Uhuru Corporation - Advisor, September 2021-

    • Other to be announced soon

Services

We appreciate the complexity of today’s business challenges.

We work pragmatically and creatively towards your ultimate objective and we will customize solutions to each companies’ stage, industry, and cultures.

Please feel free to make a casual inquiry!

    • Growth support such as below:

      • fundraising strategy

      • business development and building partnerships including cross border / market expansion into Asia and Japan

      • can be in the form of consulting/advisory or angel investments

    • Support for Sustainability, Wellbeing, DEI and ESG integration

      • overall analysis and strategy, trend reporting, developing frameworks and conducting workshops

    • Open Innovation

      • including launching CVC funds and establishing platforms for collaborating with global startups

    • Support for Sustainability, Wellbeing, DEI and ESG integration

      • overall analysis and strategy, trend reporting, developing frameworks and conducting workshops

  • Thematic writing, translation and speaking engagements on below topics:

    • #finance #technology #global

    • #venturecapital #angelinvesting

    • #wellbeing #wellness #futureofwork #futureofeducation

    • #consiousscaling #consciouscapital #socialimpact #ESG #sustainability #diversity

  • Supports entrepreneurs and changemakers authentically achieve their goals, to thrive and feel fulfilment.

    Focus areas include:

    • Personal Values, Purpose & Passion

    • Goal-setting

    • Stress Management & Self-care

    • Self-Awareness & Emotional Intelligence

    • Cross-cultural Communication

    • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

    • Women in Leadership

    • Work-life Balance

    • Creativity & Innovation

    • Public Speaking

Write to us or book a 30 min discovery call from the Calendly button below. Please note in “Share Anything” - the services you are interested in.

Kind Capital Updates

  • AVPN Social Investment Forum Japan 2023: Panelist

    2023/12/1

    Eriko, representing Tokyo Women in VC, participates in a panel discussion on closing the gender gap in Japan at a forum organized by the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network.

  • Forbes Discussion: Facts and Future of FemTech in Japan

    2023/11/30

    Eriko and Koichiro Ukai, Chief of NTT Com Smart Health Care Promotion Office, discuss FemTech and the different healthcare challenges in Japan.

  • Nikkei SDGs Forum Symposium: Discussion with Rina Sakai

    2023/10/30

    Eriko sits down with Rina Sakai, CEO of Fermenstation, to discuss startup companies that bring us closer to achieving the SDGs and the deepening awareness about the challenges that come with it.

  • NewsPicks x J-Wave: Explaining the US Anti-ESG Movement

    2023/10/6

    Description Eriko explains the background for the politicization of the term "ESG" and how the movement is still growing globally.

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Established July 2018

Office                                    Tokyo, Japan