In collaboration with UN agencies and national ​government agencies, the project combines advanced ​technology with local knowledge to create new value ​chains.

We provide consulting support for setting up businesses ​that build a better society. Together with team members ​from diverse backgrounds, we will further devote ​ourselves to working towards the realisation of a ​sustainable society, while adhering to the ten principles of ​the four areas of the UN Global Compact.

A food security project in Zimbabwe with the ​UNDP Zimbabwe Accelerator Lab has been ​published in the UNDP Accelerator Lab Annual ​Report 2023.

Signature registration with the United Nations ​Global Compact (UNGC) and membership of the ​GCNJ was approved.

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Shunsuke (Sean) Ichihara

As chief executive officer, Sean oversees the overall direction and corporate strategy for Pegara, taking a lead role in customer ​acquisition and innovation.

Before founding Pegara, Sean established his first company, Raijin, providing IT system consulting and development work. Sean sold ​the business to a public company called WebCrew in 2014. During his tenure at WebCrew, Sean was a board director and led new ​business planning and market development. He left the company and launched Pegara in late 2015.

Sean lives with his wife and three kids in Chiba, Japan and is a classical pianist.

C​hief Technology Officer ​and Co-Founder

Akihito (Aki) Nakatsuka

Aki oversees all of Pegara’s technology stack with an emphasis on deep learning and artifi​cial intelligence. He overseas R&D and​ Pegara’s long-term technology vision.

Before joining Pegara, Aki was chief technology officer of CRAVA, a 3D application and​ design company. He also worked on the development of Light Bike, a 3D iPhone ​game that hit #1 on Apple’s App Store.

Aki enjoys traveling and solving advanced mathematics problems, including the research and verif​ication of state-of-the-a​rt artificial intelligence algorithms.