Meet the team

CEO

Lucas

He’s traveled the world and dabbled in over 10 languages, learned Japanese, Mandarin, and Portuguese to fluency, and passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1.

Creative Director

Jannik

Fluent in his native language German, English and Japanese. He operates an investment company in Tokyo and uses Migaku to improve his industry-specific Japanese.

Front-End Dev Lead

Saxon

An Australian front-end developer with 10+ years experience building high quality web apps. Before he joined, he was a Migaku poweruser and superfan - still is! He uses Migaku to learn Japanese.

Content Team Lead

Stevi

A native German speaker who speaks fluent English and Japanese. He passed the highest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT N1) in just 1.5 years.

CTO

Chris

A native English speaker who speaks conversational or fluent (modern) Greek, Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese. She’s passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2 and previously led teams for Google Translate.

Content/SEO Lead

Matteo

Native English speaker, fluent in Japanese (JLPT N1, BJT J1+), and conversational in Italian. Learned Japanese through immersion and now uses Migaku to learn Spanish.

Operations & Support

Cole

He has a Master’s in Spanish, learning Cantonese, Portuguese, and German. He’s tutored and taught Spanish, and is involved in many immersion learning communities and Cantonese resource projects.

Front-End Developer

Wan

Fluent in English and Arabic, he learned basic Japanese and Korean from watching anime and k-dramas. Is currently using Migaku to hone his language abilities further.

Front-End Developer

Thinh

A Vietnamese native who became fluent in English through self-learning and immersion, despite never setting foot beyond the border. He uses Migaku daily to advance his language skills.

Back-End Lead

Carlos

Native in Spanish, fluent in English, and currently using Migaku to improve his Japanese, with aims to learn 3 additional Romance languages, driven by a passion for memory techniques.

Learning Materials Creator

Raimonds

A native Latvian living in Shanghai. He speaks fluent Mandarin, English, Russian, German, and has dabbled in a ton of languages! He’s translated several famous books into Latvian.

Learning Materials Creator

Fumiko

A native Japanese speaker with fantastic English ability. She’s an author of a funny Japanese book about the nuances of the English language.

Learning Materials Creator

Sarah

After nearly a decade mastering Korean, she’s been hard at work on Migaku’s Korean learning materials. A busy mom of three who worked on the popular Refold KO1K deck.

Japanese Article Writer

Miwaza

Japanese creative crafting with words and visuals. Learned English with Eminem, country music, and a million side quests—joined Migaku to share a lifelong passion for language.

Japanese Community Manager

Sayu

A digital nomad working her way around the world, she stepped away from traditional English learning after 12 years to focus on immersion. It worked! Now she manages Migaku’s Japanese discord.

Learning Materials Creator

Nath

Audio engineer turned copywriter, writer, and localization specialist with over 8 years of experience. Mom of three girl cats who loves reading, singing, playing video games with her husband, and learning languages.

Designer

Anna

A Japanese designer living in Vancouver, Canada. Learning Spanish with Migaku and dreaming of understanding dog language!

Video Editor

Boris

A Slovakian-based video editor, Boris speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Slovak, and English. Currently using Migaku to learn Japanese. See his work on Migaku’s YouTube channel!

Front-End Developer

Bradley

A Malaysian software engineer who passed the JLPT N1 after embracing immersion. Currently based in Tokyo, passionate about health, and behind many of Migaku’s landing pages!

Designer

Chris

Born in England, he has lived in the UK, France, America, and Japan. He is using Migaku to learn Japanese from the ground up, and grow his proficiency.

Social Media

Corf

Began content creation after graduating high school early and moving to Japan at 16. Made YouTube videos talking about Japanese, and is now dedicated to growing Migaku’s brand awareness via social media.

QA Test Engineer

Henry

Fluent in Icelandic, Danish, English, and Japanese, he contributes to Migaku as a QA Test engineer. Has lived in Japan for several years, enjoys sumo, and is passionate about tennis.

Head of Partners and Influencers

Lima

Fluent in Kazakh, Russian, and English, Lima has worked in Fin-Tech and Ed-Tech, including growth marketing at Babbel. She’s now perfecting her French with Migaku and loves helping startups find their market fit and accelerate growth.

Business Operations Manager

Koo

Bicultural Japanese-British, raised in the UK and now based in Tokyo. Grew up using both languages and is now using Migaku to reconnect with Japanese.

iOS Developer

Martin

Fell in love with Japan during a year abroad in 2023 and struggled to make progress until discovering Migaku. Now, he lives in Japan and contributes to the team as an iOS developer.

Designer

Maya

Bilingual (Japanese and English) designer, passionate about connecting Japan and the world through language and culture. Through years of immersion learning K-dramas, she picked up basic Korean.

Front-End Developer

Nathan

After using spaced-repetition tools for over a decade, he joined Migaku to contribute as a front-end developer. Enjoys reading Japanese novels (JLPT N1) and is currently studying Mandarin (HSK 3).

Android Lead

Raya

A Ukrainian Android developer fluent in Ukrainian, English and Russian. Currently studying Hebrew and will move on to Spanish next. She’s visited over 40 countries to attend music festivals.

Writer & Editor

Sami

Migaku’s editor. Has passed the JLPT N1 and TOCFL 5, read ~4 million words in Spanish, and gotten by in Russian. Currently studying French and Korean with Migaku. Loves tea!

AI Automation Architect

Sandy

A Korean native who’s lived in 7 countries since age 11 and met people from 152 countries. She speaks English, Spanish, and Korean, and is learning Chinese using Migaku.

Learning Materials Creator

Vincent

A Korean course creator who is fascinated by cultural differences. Speaks English and some Spanish, and hopes to live in Portugal someday. Loves watching the Premier League, gaming, anime, and webtoons.

SEO Writer

Yiping

A Chinese native who speaks English at a near-native level and is studying Japanese as the third language. Loves exploring video games, appreciating fine arts, and writing blogs related to language and games.