Hiroshi Takasawa
Managing Executive Officer @ Rakuten Capital
Hiroshi Takasawa is a seed investor at Rakuten Capital focused on Media and Entertainment and Gaming. Hiroshi Takasawa is President of Rakuten’s Investment Company and is responsible for Rakuten Capital, managing various investment funds including Rakuten Ventures, Rakuten FinTech Fund, Rakuten Global EC Fund and the company’s mobility investments. He joined Rakuten in 2005 and established Rakuten Strategic Partners, a private equity investmentplatform under which he actively engaged in venture investments, buyout investments and other transactions. He has contributed to many of Rakuten’s merger and acquisition deals and post-merger integration processes, primarily in financial services. Hiroshi also held a number of executive positions including President of Rakuten Securities Holdings, Chairman of Rakuten Investment Management and President of Rakuten Life Insurance. He served as a member of the board of directors of various investments including Source Next, Money Partners and others. Prior to joining Rakuten, Hiroshi worked at Nomura Securities Co., Ltd (Tokyo) and Nomura Securities International (NY) where he was involved in the supervision of various securitization, mortgage derivative structuring and fund management activities. At GMAC Commercial Mortgage Japan, Inc., he served as CFO, managed overall financial operations and was involved in mortgage loan, real estate equity, and distressed asset businesses. He is a member of the Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals. Hiroshi holds a bachelor of Business Administration from Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Hiroshi Takasawa invests in
Stages Hiroshi Takasawa invests in
Countries Hiroshi Takasawa invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Media and Entertainment 2 (67%)
- Gaming 1 (33%)
- Content 1 (33%)
- Recycling 1 (33%)
- Blockchain 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Series B 1 (33%)
- Series D 1 (33%)
Country
- Japan 2 (67%)
- Singapore 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| MOV is a technology platform. They offer SaaS for stores that can collectively manage word-of-mouth sites and visualize and analyze customer feedback. It distributes inbound market data, news, and know-how to domestic companies. Their services include inbound support and consulting. | $9.6M / Series B / May 21, 2024 | ||
| Digital Entertainment Asset is a Next generation entertainment company. | Seed / Nov 17, 2022 | ||
| Jeplan develops and applies chemical recycling technologies focused on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) materials used in products such as plastic bottles and polyester textiles. The company’s activities include recycling waste PET at the molecular level to produce recycled raw materials, operating recycling facilities, and licensing relatedtechnologies. It also conducts programs for collecting used clothing and plastics, producing recycled materials, and supporting resource circulation systems across supply chains. | $16.9M / Series D / Sep 07, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About Rakuten Capital
Rakuten Capital is a corporate venture capital group that provides funding, sector experience and operational support to its portfolio companies across the world. Rakuten Capital is part of the Rakuten Group, one of the world’s leading internet service companies. Rakuten has built and invested in innovative internet businesses in e-commerce,financial services, digital content and advertising since 1997. Rakuten has ranked in the top 30 of Forbes Magazine‘s annual “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list, and operates in Asia, Europe and the Americas. The company is headquartered in Tokyo and is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Rakuten Capital Contacts
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Adit Swarup
Partner
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Oskar Mielczarek de la Miel
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Hiroshi Takasawa
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Kazuyoshi Abumi
Executive Officer
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Michael Piechalak
Partner
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What does Hiroshi Takasawa invest in?
Hiroshi Takasawa invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, Gaming and Content startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Hiroshi Takasawa closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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