The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Toshiaki Jinbo, chief executive, Osaka University Venture Capital

Toshiaki Jinbo, chief executive of Osaka University Venture Capital (OUVC), is clearly doing something right. OUVC was established in late 2014, launched as part of a $1.2bn initiative by the Japanese government to create four university venture funds – the other three belonging to Tokyo, Kyoto and Tohoku universities.

Despite fully beginning operations only in August 2015, the fund celebrated its first exit in January this year when JTec Corporation, a life sciences robotics and software developer, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. JTec was the first exit for all four university venture funds.

OUVC has a portfolio of 19 companies, including JTec, and with a total of more than ¥12.5bn ($112m) committed to the fund that number is likely to grow significantly. That fits the trend – Japan has been ramping up its tech transfer activities in general and had clocked 2,093 spinouts by March this year.