Ryutaro Katayama
Angel Investor
Ryutaro Katayama is a Series A investor focused on Art and Blockchain. He holds a BA in Economics and a Master of Sociology from Keio University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. After regenerating many companies as president, he served as a representative of Giuliani Partners Japan and the president of Japan's oldest and largest art auction company Christie's Japan. He has also served as a number ofprominent corporate outside directors and director of art groups. Participated in the creation of Whiz Partners, a leading venture capital firm, and is still a managing partner of international venture capital.
- Total investments:
- 1
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Art 1 (100%)
- Blockchain 1 (100%)
- Information Technology 1 (100%)
Investments
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| Startbahn aims to realize a richer society by providing the technology needed by artists and people involved with art all over the world. We are developing Startbahn Cert., a service that issues blockchain certificates for artworks, and promoting the development of Startrail, a blockchain infrastructure that is the basis for Startbahn Cert. We alsorun joint projects with other companies. | $2.8M / Series A / Mar 19, 2019 |
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What does Ryutaro Katayama invest in?
Ryutaro Katayama invests primarily in Art, Blockchain and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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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When did Ryutaro Katayama last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ryutaro Katayama closed in Mar 2019. Shizune tracks 1 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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