Naruatsu Baba is the founder and majority owner of Colopl Inc. who created the world's first location-based mobile game as a student in 2003, and now serves as a board director at Colopl Next where he invests with the rare perspective of someone who built a major gaming company from scratch. He established the Kuma Foundation in 2016 to support young creators in games, art, and tech, reflecting his focus on nurturing talent ecosystems rather than purely pursuing financial returns.