Born in 1985, Kensuke was involved in new business development at DeNA Co, Ltd. while attending university, and started working at Softbank Group Corp. as corporate sales after graduating. He also was a 1st year student at Softbank Academia, where he was able to study business management under Son CEO. In 2012, Kensuke started the company PurpleCow Inc (now Crevo Inc.), where he launched a design-specialized crowdsourcing platform called “designclue.” “Designclue” was later acquired by Lancers Inc. In 2014, they launched the video production platform Crevo. Currently, Crevo has over 2,500 registered creators from over 100 countries worldwide, and have offered their services to over 500 clients. In April 2016, Kensuke was appointed as a member of the board of the Crowdsourcing Association of Japan.

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