Ishi (Takahiro Ishihama) is the Yay! Founder /CEO of nanameue, founded in May 2013. Ishi has consistently been engaged in the field of social apps development, focusing on “Building Community with Science.” In January 2020, nanameue released Yay!, the virtual world where everyone can be exactly who they want to be, based on the concept of “providing a place where everyone can belong.” The company then announced in April 2022 that it had procured 16 billion JPY in Series B funding. With this, Ishi continues to strive to lead the democratization of social networking in Japan by creating its token economy within the Yay! community, bringing to life a truly sustainable virtual world.