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    The world keeps evolving, moving forward at an increasing speed.
    Letting your thoughts wander instead of being swayed by others’ ideas enables you to live yourself and be a better self.

    Yet, our busy lives crowd out the importance of deep thinking.

    When do you find yourself being drawn to your curiosity as you have in childhood?
    Can you express your core values in your own words instead of using others?
    What might the world look like if your “through-space” broadened?

    Your world can be changed just by pondering things around you.
    Oneself and others, individual and world, expectation and reality.
    And importantly, deep thinking experience will never disappoint you.

    Imagine your life full of deep thinking.
    That is the future wov believes in and pursues.
    Don’t just feel, keep thinking.

    Team

    • Daishi Matsukura

      Founder & Co-CEO

    • Yuko Konno

      Co-CEO

    • Benjamin Lukey

      # Philosophy Advisor

    • Jeanne Proust

      # Philosophy Advisor

    • Kyle Robertson

      # Philosophy Advisor

    • Miyu Nishihara

      #Business Development

    Founder Message

    The world we are living in is changing at an unprecedented rate. In our future society, I genuinely believe that “your own thoughts” will be appreciated even more, instead of efficiently searching for standardized “everyone’s thoughts.”

    I entirely acknowledge that formulating “your own thoughts” is challenging in a normalized and standardized society. It would require a robust determination to step aside from the tasks you are doing day by day, making a decent amount of time to ponder, and think through as far as it goes.
    wov is willing to be a tailwind for your thinking journey, and guarantees an opportunity for you to think through. Thus, we would like to invite you to a journey where you encounter a “question” to ponder, secure the time and space for, and think through for yourself. You may realize how precious and delightful the process is.

    The experience of thinking through just by yourself, will never disappoint you.

    I sincerely appreciate those who sympathize with wov.

    Founder
    / Daishi Matsukura

    Daishi Matsukura

    Founder & Co-CEO

    Daishi Matsukura

    Founder & Co-CEO

    Daishi is also a Co-Founder&Co-CEO at Philosophy Technologies, Inc. (Silicon Valley, US), an investment advisor at a PE/VC (New York, US),  and a mentor for the J-StarX Local to Global Success Program at Plug and Play and JETRO.

    He was a Chief Mission Officer at ispace, worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, and completed PhD course in Astrophysics & Planetary Science from Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Science Tokyo).

    For more details, please visit his profile at daishimatsukura.com.

    Yuko Konno

    Co-CEO

    Yuko Konno

    Co-CEO

    Yuko has journeyed through over 40 countries worldwide. Her passions include exploring the traditional cuisines and food cultures of diverse nations, delighting in hosting guests, and forging connections with others through the art of wine.

    She is also a Co-Founder&Co-CEO at Philosophy Technologies, Inc. (Silicon Valley, US), a Founder&CEO at Almundo (Kanagawa, Japan), and the Founder of Express Biz Academy (Kanagawa, Japan).

    As a serial female entrepreneur, she has delivered numerous speeches on women’s careers in municipalities, universities, companies, and radio programs.

    Benjamin Lukey

    # Philosophy Advisor

    Benjamin Lukey

    # Philosophy Advisor

    Benjamin Lukey received his doctorate in comparative philosophy from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His interests in philosophy of disability, comparative philosophy, and philosophy for children (p4c) have developed from a broader goal of including more voices in philosophical discourse. Since 2007, he has been part of the p4c Hawai‘i initiative at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, piloting and developing a Philosopher in Residence project at Hawaii public high schools. He continues to support p4c Hawaii teachers and students at Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School, Kailua High School, Waikiki Elementary, Ka’elepulu Elementary, and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. For “Dr. Ben”, philosophy is an activity of inquiry with others, not just a subject of study. He gets to do philosophy with people from pre-school age to retirees, from a wide variety of cultural and professional backgrounds. He is currently Associate Director for the UH Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education.

    Jeanne Proust

    # Philosophy Advisor

    Jeanne Proust

    # Philosophy Advisor

    She completed her PhD at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, focusing on the pathologies of willpower from both philosophical and psychological perspectives.

    She has taught philosophy in the United States for over fifteen years, including appointments at NYU and Fordham in New York, and actively expanded philosophical education beyond the academy through initiatives in places such as Rikers Island and San Quentin.

    She currently serves as Vice President of the Public Philosophy Network and is slated to become its President in 2026. In this role, she helps shape national and international initiatives that bring philosophical inquiry into conversation with civic life, social change, and public debate. She was Director of the Center for Public Philosophy at UC Santa Cruz, where she led community-centered ethics programs and partnerships across academia, the arts, and civil society.

    She has helped launch the first Tech Ethics Bowl in the Bay Area and continues to direct the Santa Cruz Night of Ideas, an annual public forum bringing artists, scientists, activists, and scholars into dialogue.

    Alongside her academic work, Jeanne runs a philosophical counseling practice, helping individuals and leaders think more creatively about how they live and decide.

    For more details, please visit her profile at jeanneproust.

    Kyle Robertson

    # Philosophy Advisor

    Kyle Robertson

    # Philosophy Advisor

    Kyle Robertson received his doctorate in philosophy from UC Santa Cruz, where he now teaches as a Continuing Lecturer in the Philosophy and Legal Studies departments. Before discovering his love for philosophy, Kyle earned a J.D. from UC Berkeley Law and practiced intellectual property litigation at Heller Ehrman LLP in Silicon Valley. In addition to teaching, Kyle is a program director at the Center for Public Philosophy at UC Santa Cruz. In this capacity he runs the Norcal high school ethics bowl, the San Quentin ethics bowl program, and a philosophy for children program. Kyle loves to discuss philosophical questions with people of all ages and from all walks of life. He lives in Santa Cruz, CA with his wife and two children.

    Miyu Nishihara

    #Business Development

    Miyu Nishihara

    #Business Development

    Miyu studied Political Science at Keio University and participated in an academic exchange at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. After graduating, she was involved in setting up the local subsidiary of a Japanese company in Vienna, where she currently resides. As Managing Director, she leads business development and new customer acquisition for hardware technology solutions.

    Originally from Okinawa, Japan, Miyu grew up hearing first-hand accounts of war and became involved in preserving these stories. This experience led her to deliver a peace speech at the United Nations Office in Vienna, advocating the importance of dialogue in fostering mutual understanding.In addition to her corporate career, she enjoys yoga and is a certified yoga instructor.