Where capital
becomes culture.
Where capital
becomes culture.

Our Values

01
We Believe in Community

We leverage an extensive global network to connect founders with the right early stage companies. And our connections with you and our competitors are paramount to us, too. We play nicely and don’t believe undercutting others is necessary to be industry leaders.

02
We're Getting Rid of the Door

Everyone should have the opportunity to bring a great venture to life. We’re advocates of sharing knowledge, making sure no one is stuck behind a closed door and amplifying new voices that are reimagining what our world looks like.

03
We're Team Players

You’re the experts of your venture. We’re here to support and oversee your success, not tell you what to do. We stay out of your way — and we’re ready to bring our expertise in high-growth markets when you need us.

04
What You See Is What You Get

 We move too fast and love our work too much to make promises we can’t keep. We’re upfront about what we’re bringing to the table — “underdeliver” has never been a word in our vocabulary.

05
Faster than a New York Minute

In innovation, speed is crucial. We’re nimble and adroit, and we know what we’re doing so that no time is wasted. We’re masters of building conviction and navigating within a rapid time frame.

Portfolio

We partner with innovative companies that imagine more efficient and inclusive futures.

Will Smith

co-founder

Keisuke Honda

co-founder

Kosaku is the CEO of the Smith Family Office. Previously, Ko was Managing Director at Altpoint Ventures, a $400mm venture fund. Prior to Altpoint, Ko co-founded Sonar Group, a multi-strategy fund based in Tokyo. He has served as the chairman of the board for JUST WATER since 2017. Ko began his career playing professional basketball in Japan after graduating from Harvard University.

Kosaku Yada

co-founder

Tashi is a Partner at KSK Group and KSK Angel Fund. Tashi has experience in multiple asset classes as Vice President of Christina Development, a real estate fund, Logica Advisers, a quantitative fund, and Shinnecock Partners, a fund of funds. Tashi is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and received his Master of Law from ISDE in Madrid, Spain and B.S. in Political Science from Cal State San Marcos with a full athletic scholarship. 

Takeshi Nakanishi

co-founder

Vik was previously on the investment team at AmFam Ventures. He began his career as an Analyst for the Clinton Foundation’s Health Access Initiative and as a Strategic Advisor to the Haitian Ministry of Health, with additional stints in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and venture capital at Healthbox. Vik is a former state chess champion, FAA Private Pilot and speaks Spanish, French and Haitian Creole. He holds a B.A. in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Vikram Sasi

Partner

D.A. is a recording artist, songwriter, investor, and essayist who Kanye West and Pharrell Williams discovered while he was an undergraduate at Harvard College. Beyond music, D.A. invests in and advises several start-up technology companies, including SpaceX, Doctor On Demand, Ripple, Emulate and Spotify. In 2015, he launched Inevitable Ventures, an investment partnership with Ron Burkle, which supports health care, life sciences and financial technologies.

D.A. Wallach

senior advisor

Dax Casillas

chief of staff

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Will Smith

co-founder

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Keisuke Honda

co-founder

Kosaku is the CEO of the Smith Family Office. Previously, Ko was Managing Director at Altpoint Ventures, a $400mm venture fund. Prior to Altpoint, Ko co-founded Sonar Group, a multi-strategy fund based in Tokyo. He has served as the chairman of the board for JUST WATER since 2017. Ko began his career playing professional basketball in Japan after graduating from Harvard University.

Kosaku Yada

co-founder

Tashi is a Partner at KSK Group and KSK Angel Fund. Tashi has experience in multiple asset classes as Vice President of Christina Development, a real estate fund, Logica Advisers, a quantitative fund, and Shinnecock Partners, a fund of funds. Tashi is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and received his Master of Law from ISDE in Madrid, Spain and B.S. in Political Science from Cal State San Marcos with a full athletic scholarship. 

Takeshi Nakanishi

co-founder

Vik was previously on the investment team at AmFam Ventures. He began his career as an Analyst for the Clinton Foundation’s Health Access Initiative and as a Strategic Advisor to the Haitian Ministry of Health, with additional stints in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and venture capital at Healthbox. Vik is a former state chess champion, FAA Private Pilot and speaks Spanish, French and Haitian Creole. He holds a BA in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Vikram Sasi

Partner

D.A. is a recording artist, songwriter, investor, and essayist who Kanye West and Pharrell Williams discovered while he was an undergraduate at Harvard College. Beyond music, D.A. invests in and advises several start-up technology companies, including SpaceX, Doctor On Demand, Ripple, Emulate and Spotify. In 2015, he launched Inevitable Ventures, an investment partnership with Ron Burkle, which supports health care, life sciences and financial technologies.

D.A. Wallach

senior advisor

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Dax Casillas

chief of staff

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