Justin Yoshimura

Justin Yoshimura is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of CSC Generation Holdings, a retail acquisition and technology firm based in Southern California. Under his executive leadership, the company has reached a $1 billion revenue run-rate by acquiring and digitizing distressed retail brands such as Sur La Table, Z Gallerie, and One Kings Lane. The profitable enterprise is backed by prominent venture capital firms, including Khosla Ventures, Altos Ventures, and FJ Labs. Previously, Yoshimura founded the Y Combinator-backed loyalty platform 500friends, which successfully merged with Merkle in 2014 before its eventual acquisition by Dentsu Aegis. As an active angel investor, he has funded numerous early-stage technology startups, securing notable exits with companies like Firebase, which was acquired by Google. His career focuses on leveraging proprietary e-commerce technology to transform legacy retail operations and scale digital-first consumer portfolios.