Team

As CEO, Co-founder and Partner at Japan Cloud, Aruna combines an intimate knowledge of Japan’s IT market with deep technical expertise and enterprise sales acumen to enable the growth of global SaaS companies entering Japan.

With over two decades of experience working in Japan, where he also spent his childhood, Aruna and the Japan Cloud team have a proven track record of scaling B2B SaaS market leaders.

Aruna is a firm believer in the power of the ecosystem－that collective strength surpasses individual capability. This is why Japan Cloud co-locates its portfolio companies in a single space in central Tokyo. Companies share best practices and customer relationships. They also have access to highly curated talent development programs. Japan Cloud’s ecosystem creates opportunities for business growth as well as personal development.

Aruna’s guiding principle is “naseba naru,” the Japanese belief that the power of will, perseverance and grit overcomes challenges and drives impactful change.

When Aruna isn’t immersed in the Japan Cloud ecosystem, he spends time with his two teenage daughters who keep him up to speed on the latest social media lingo. He also likes to pedal his cycle along the rivers that border Tokyo (his longest ride: 215 km, or 133 miles) and to tinker with home automation devices, much to the chagrin of his wife.