Yuichiro Kondo joined Incubate Fund as a General Partner in April 2025 after nearly four decades at SMBC Nikko, where he rose to President and CEO and worked across retail sales, bond trading, equity markets, and IPO financing while leading the firm through its transitions first under Citigroup and later into the SMBC Group. That background gives him close ties to listed companies, financial institutions, and institutional investors, making him especially useful for founders who need to navigate Japan's regulated financial and public-capital world.