Masahiko Homma focuses on leading funding rounds at the very founding stage of a company, a track record that includes early backing of companies like Coincheck, Schoo, Pokelabo, SQUEEZE, and INDX, and he sees himself as a flat partner working alongside founders rather than overseeing them. He also builds out the broader startup ecosystem through roles like managing the SMBC Asia Rising Fund and hosting the Asia Leaders Summit, and he has written publicly that how investors evaluate founders shouldn't be a black box but should be made open.