The team behind Yatabase
Our mission is to harness academic rigor and technology to build dynamic knowledge bases that deliver instant insights — making evidence-based decisions universal.
What we stand for
Yata (八咫) means "vast sight." Our owl is its keeper — patient, wide-eyed, sharp in the dark.
Truth
We see through noise to the pattern beneath.
Guidance
Evidence becomes direction. Data becomes decision.
Vision
Sight that reaches further than the next quarter.
Built by entrepreneur-academics
Over 50 years of combined experience in management research, product, and Japanese enterprise.
Naveen Amblee
Founder & CEO
Michael Merz
Co-Founder
Ryoji Ito
Vice President
Yatabase Japan
Scholars and industry leaders
Steering our research for academic rigor and practical relevance.
Anindita Paul
Associate Professor, IIM Kozhikode
Dorthe Håhr Dupont
Strategic Functional Lead and Lecturer, IT University of Copenhagen
Döerte Braumann
Senior Manager, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Martin Göbbels
Director HR Digitization, Bosch
S. Ramanathan
Associate Professor, IIM Ahmedabad