About Us

UMJ Ikeya Investment was founded by United Managers Japan Inc. and Hitoshi Ikeya and has been at the forefront of venture capital in Myanmar since 2012.

United Managers Japan Inc. is one of Japan’s oldest and most established hedge funds with more than USD 800M under management. UMJ was the very first company in Japan to launch a hedge fund incubation program. In addition to its primary focus on long-short funds, UMJ also focuses on long only products, private equity funds and funds in Russia and Myanmar. UMJ’s highly experienced staff, of analysts, advisors traders and fund managers have on average 20 years’ experience in their field.

Hitoshi Ikeya co-founded UMJ Ikeya Investment, in order to bring capital to high growth potential businesses in Myanmar. He is responsible for deal sourcing and structuring and through his investments holds board positions for some of Myanmar’s most successful enterprises, including Bagan Innovation Technology, GL AMMK and Century Finance. Prior to co-founding UMJ Ikeya Investment, Hitoshi was Vice President of global equity sales at Goldman Sachs having had a successful career in top tier investment banks.