Andreas combines experience from leading technology teams in Asia with a global management consulting background. After serving in the North East Asia business development division of global tech giant Ericsson, he went on to help drive the strategic Asian market expansion of Swedish companies such as Zound Industries and Spotify during his tenure at Business Sweden. Upon propelling Virtusize to become the standard for size and fit within online fashion in Japan, Andreas was named one of Forbes Japan’s “Top 200 Superstar Entrepreneurs” in 2019.

Hengyu started off as a core developer at Rakuten, where he was responsible for building "Rakuten Global Market". He then went on to excel as a product manager at UnionPay before joining Virtusize in 2017 as a backend engineer. Over the years, he has taken charge of building and managing their global product database, which has been a critical component of the company's success.

Additionally, Hengyu has been working on developing an analytics system to visualize user interaction data. He has also been managing Virtusize's global backend development team, ensuring that both the team and the system run smoothly and efficiently.

When Hengyu is not at work, he spends time playing soccer with his son. They also make music together as part of a father-son band.

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Born in France, Bacher started his career as a Software Engineer in the development team of an automated car carrier system used by a leading domestic shipping company. Afterwards, he acted as a Tech Lead and CTO at various Japanese companies in diverse fields, including unified management systems for vacation rentals and hotel operations, as well as marketing analysis tools based on data science. In these roles, he was responsible for managing teams of engineers and overseeing the development of innovative software solutions tailored to each company's specific needs.

At Virtusize, he brought his expertise to contribute to the development of multinational IT engineers. He leveraged his versatile language skills in Japanese, English, and French. As a technology enthusiast dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest advancements, he tackled tasks ranging from frontend to backend development, ensuring that Virtusize's platform remained cutting-edge.

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Inga began her career as an experimental particle physicist. She spent four years analyzing proton collision data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), searching for signatures of the Higgs boson. At the LHC, she also developed software that had to quickly decide which collisions to discard and which ones to send to storage, all in under 200 milliseconds.

After completing her PhD, Inga worked as a data scientist in New York City. There, she built algorithms for an advanced ad-trading platform used in more than 40 markets. She then moved to Tokyo and started working at Virtusize, where she currently leads a team of data scientists in creating optimal solutions for online fashion shopping.

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Tomoyuki has an impressive track record of working in the fashion e-commerce industry. He started his career at BUYMA, a domestic fashion e-commerce company, where he served as an MD. During his tenure, he contributed to the company's growth by employing data analysis to develop new features and strategic plans. His work helped the company improve its customer experience and increase sales.

After his time at BUYMA, Tomoyuki joined YOOX as a store manager for the Japanese market. In this role, he collaborated closely with the headquarters to maximize sales in the Japan region. His expertise in fashion e-commerce encompasses various critical responsibilities, including marketing, CRM strategies, localization, and product development.

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