Born in New York in 1992, Alissa Miki studied law at Waseda University and helped grow a preserved flower brand into Rakuten’s No. 1 brand. She later held business development roles across multiple industries, achieving record-high sales within six months.
In 2019, she founded Aqua Theon Inc., a Los Angeles-based seaweed technology company developing innovative products for food, beverages, and medical capsules using its proprietary Marine Matrix™ technology.
Its flagship functional beverage, OoMee, launched in May 2025 and is now sold in over 700 stores nationwide, followed by OoMee Matcha in January 2026. Its seaweed confectionery brand, Misaky.Tokyo, has collaborated with Kim Kardashian and amassed over 1.4 million TikTok followers and 550 million video views. Aqua Theon is also expanding its B2B business in seaweed ingredients and supplements for digital health companies.
Her honors include being named the youngest honoree in Forbes JAPAN’s “100 Women Shaping the Future” (2018), “100 Faces of the Year” (2021), “Culture-Preneurs 30” (2023), Business Insider Japan’s “Game Changer 2019,” and Toyo Keizai’s “100 Remarkable Startups” (2026).