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Masayuki Makino 牧野正幸
Founder & CEO, PathosLogos
Verified 2026-10-17: Company site / press release · Company site / press release
Background
Contract consultant at IBM Japan; founded Works Applications in 1996, listed it in 2001 and grew it past ¥50B in revenue. Founded Pathos Logos in October 2020. Source
Public appearances
| 2025-03-27 Interview | CEO interview: Masayuki Makino, Pathos Logos (Startup Class) CEOインタビュー 株式会社パトスロゴス 代表取締役CEO 牧野正幸氏 Makino explains that HR SaaS tools do not connect, so data and operations fragment. Pathos Logos builds a shared standard database that any HR app can plug into. He started it because no one else in the industry would. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the article text (excerpt). |
| 2024-01-24 Interview | Second-time founder aims for speed (Sogyo Techo) 売上高500億円超の企業へと成長させ退任。2度目の起業では短期決戦を狙う！ A profile of Makino's second start-up after Works Applications. He describes the "HR co-creation platform" and why he wants to move faster this time. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the article text (excerpt). |
| Undated Interview | How to attract top people and build a strong culture (ourly Mag.) 優秀な人を集め、強い組織文化をつくる秘訣とは Makino on start-up hiring and culture. He defines strong people as quick, flexible and positive. The profile notes Pathos Logos had raised about ¥3.7B. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the article text (excerpt). |