Summary
Elmas Lou is a serial founder and cross-border commerce strategist with over 25 years of experience bringing Japanese products to Hong Kong and Greater China, and nine years of formalized experience in his current roles. He co-founded Hamee (now listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange) after studying in Japan, launched the viral "Moshi Moshi" mobile-sticker business in Hong Kong, and founded GROUP81 to create service platforms that have introduced more than 100 Japanese brands to the region. As Founder & Chairman of YAICHI, he now builds a Global Expansion Ecosystem that combines e-commerce, logistics, tax and finance services to simplify inbound shopping for tourists and merchants. His companies hold exclusive distribution rights for many well-known Japanese brands and together generate annual revenues exceeding ¥10.7 billion (2024). Less obvious: he blends product-market expertise with systems thinking—turning retail concepts into scalable distribution platforms and inventory/fulfillment solutions informed by his early e-commerce systems work. Based in Japan, he continues to invest and iterate at the intersection of retail, travel commerce, and cross-border logistics.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer