World Finance
Edu

Corporate Introduction
Version 4.0 · 2026
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A finance training practice for working professionals.

World Finance Edu helps finance professionals and finance teams get better at their craft. We deliver corporate finance training and seminars, and offer fractional CFO support to companies that need senior finance capability without a full-time hire.

Singapore · Established 2024

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Founder

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The person behind WFE

Toyo Ushioda

Founder · CPA · INSEAD GEMBA

Toyo brings 20+ years in financial and operational management, including as Global Head of FP&A at a US$125B real estate private equity firm.

He founded World Finance Edu in 2025 to share that experience with finance professionals and finance teams. Outside WFE, he is also active as an angel investor, VC Limited Partner, Venture Partner and financial advisor, separately from the WFE business.

He is Program Director and Founding Partner of the Mentogram School of Finance, a six-month postgraduate programme in global finance and AI, and he teaches corporate finance on the Mentogram MBA programme. Qualifications are awarded by Woolf, an accredited higher education institution in Malta. In November 2025 he served as a startup pitch judge at GRIC2025 in Tokyo, one of Japan's largest growth industry conferences, and at the ASEAN Technology Cooperation & Development Summit 2025 in Kuala Lumpur.

He is a Certified Public Accountant (Washington State), holds an INSEAD Global Executive MBA, and a certificate in business excellence from Columbia Business School's Private Equity & Venture Capital Program.

INSEAD GEMBA Columbia PE/VC CPA · WA Deel Partner '25

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01 Core practice · Corporate finance training

Corporate finance training.

Programmes covering the full range of corporate finance topics: financial statement fundamentals, financial projections, investment metrics (IRR, WACC, NPV, payback period), capital budgeting, valuation, and fundraising. Each programme integrates practical AI tools so participants stay current with how modern finance teams actually work.

Format

Seminars · workshops · in-house

Co-delivery

With instructor partners

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Who we serve

Two client segments. Two delivery formats.

WFE serves individual learners through open enrolment programmes (B to C), and corporate finance teams through tailored in-house engagements (B to B).

Format A · Individual learners

Open seminars and certificate programmes

Three-statement modelling fundamentals
Corporate valuation (DCF, comparables, transaction)
FP&A foundations and management reporting
Specialised programmes co-taught with instructor partners
— Leadership & Management
— Communication & Presentation
— Data Science & Decision-Making
— Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Format B · Corporate clients

In-house programmes for finance teams

Tailored modelling and valuation curricula
FP&A and management reporting capability building
Onboarding curricula for new finance hires
Cross-functional finance for non-finance managers
Specialised modules with instructor partners

Three things every WFE programme is judged on

i.

Modelling that holds up under scrutiny

Structured, auditable models that actually get used in decisions — not just built to satisfy a deliverable.

ii.

Presentation that changes the room

Translating numbers into the structured argument the audience needs to act on.

iii.

Business context, not just spreadsheets

Knowing where the numbers come from, why they move, and what to ask the rest of the business.

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Where we teach · institutional partners

Programmes delivered with academic and MBA partners.

Beyond direct corporate engagements, WFE delivers sessions through partner programmes across NUS, NTU and international MBA platforms — bringing corporate finance into founder education and academic curricula. Newest: two Japanese-language online programs, a corporate valuation course created jointly with Gyoseki, and a business-English pronunciation and impression course live on Udemy.

Program Director · Global

Mentogram School of Finance

PGP in Global Finance & AI · qualifications awarded by Woolf

Toyo is Program Director and Founding Partner of the school, which runs a six-month postgraduate programme for finance professionals and founders. He also delivers corporate finance modules on the Mentogram MBA.

Format · 6-month postgraduate programme Audience · Finance professionals & founders

Academic Partner · Singapore

National GRIP

NUS & NTU · National deep-tech venture programme

Lecture sessions for deep-tech founders within the national venture creation programme — financial projections, business modelling, and investor-readiness for PhD-stage and research-led teams.

Format · Founder lectures Audience · Deep-tech founders

University Session · Feb 2026

NUS Real Estate Bidding Simulation

NUS Real Estate Fund Management Club · REBA

Live simulation: students competed on land bidding using a real estate underwriting model, then revealed how a 12% target IRR turns into a negative outcome under realistic market assumptions — illustrating bidding discipline through experience, not theory.

Format · Simulation workshop Audience · Real estate students

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Voices · individual learners

From the Becoming a World Class Finance Professional course.

WFE's flagship course for individual learners — combining live sessions and pre-recorded modules, designed for non-finance professionals and junior finance professionals. Organised and conducted by WFE.

Format

Live + pre-recorded

Audience

Non-finance & junior finance professionals

Delivery

Organised & conducted by WFE

Toyo combined deep global expertise with a style that spoke directly to experienced professionals. The mix of practical insights, structured frameworks, and real-world applications made the program engaging and impactful.

Aditya Karnani

Business Strategy & Digital Transformation · Mars / Colgate / Britannia

Toyo has real-world understanding of business and financial applications in various contexts. Approachable, knowledgeable and friendly — I appreciate his sincere commitment to share his knowledge and experience.

Edmund Lin

Partner & Principal Consultant · Singapore Education Consulting Group

A transformative experience for me as a marketing professional. Toyo-san clearly articulated the connection between finance and business operations — his thoughtful explanations kept my motivation high throughout.

Makiko Miyazawa

Global Marketing Management

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02 Adjacent service · Senior finance, on retainer

Fractional CFO services.

For companies that need senior finance capability — model build, projections, fundraising support, finance team setup — but aren't ready for a full-time CFO. You get direct access to 20+ years of senior finance expertise in real estate private equity, plus a genuine investor's perspective from 40+ startups across direct angel investments and two VC fund stakes, all in a personal capacity.

Embedded option

From S$5,000/mo

Add-on

Global HR via Deel

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Scope & pricing

What you get, what it costs.

Three levels of engagement — from a single hour of senior advice to embedded finance leadership. Scope below applies across all three.

i.

Fundraising support

Sharpening the business story and pitch materials, preparing management for investor conversations, and joining those conversations as part of your internal team. WFE does not act as an external agent or deal intermediary on your behalf.

ii.

Financial modelling & projections

Reviewing or building financial models from scratch — usable tools that drive efficient and informed business decisions.

iii.

Finance team recruitment & setup

Recruiting finance professionals and providing continuous training to build a finance function that supports growth.

Engagement options

Tier 01 · Light Touch

Ad-hoc Consulting

S$ 300

per hour · one-off sessions

On-demand expertise for specific questions, model reviews, or management discussions.

Tier 02 · Strategic

Advisory Agreement

from S$ 1,000

monthly retainer

4+ hours of meetings per month — a sounding board for finance and capital decisions.

Tier 03 · Embedded

Comprehensive Support

from S$ 5,000

monthly retainer

3+ working days per month, working alongside your team on models, projections and finance build-out.

Add-on · Global HR

Global HR Solution available alongside Fractional CFO engagements — in partnership with Deel, effective September 2025.

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Beyond training and CFO services

WFE also invests in startups.

WFE invests its own capital directly into early-stage startups at pre-seed and seed stage. To date, WFE has backed 10+ startups directly and holds stakes in 2 VC funds covering 40+ startups. Each investment is personal and conviction-driven, focused on the founding team and the problem they are solving.

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Pre-seed and seed only

Stage focus is pre-seed and seed — the points where founder selection, network and judgement matter most relative to capital.
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Sector-agnostic, founder-led

Sector is open. The decision is driven by the founding team and the problem they are solving, not by category preferences.
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Post-investment support

Startups backed by WFE get access to WFE's finance and operating experience, separate from any paid engagement.

Regulatory note

WFE invests its own capital as a sole proprietorship. WFE does not solicit, pool, or manage capital from third parties.

WFE does not provide investment advice, deal sourcing, fund management, or any other regulated financial activity, and is not licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for any such activity.

Nothing on this page constitutes a solicitation or offer of securities, or an invitation to invest alongside WFE.

Track record

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Third-party coverage and recognition

Media and invitations.

Toyo's career and work have been covered by independent media and platforms in Japan, the US, Australia and Singapore. He is also invited to judge startup pitches at conferences in Japan and Southeast Asia.

Featured in media

BizReach · Japan

From aspiring musician to global division head

Read the article ›

Executives Diary · USA

The Power of Never Feeling Finished

Read the story ›

Maestro · AU / SG

Meet the Maestro: Toyoyuki

Read the interview ›

Ricky Foo · The book "Jobhunting"

Featured in the book "Jobhunting"