# Takashi Okita

> Takashi Okita is a seed investor backing Financial Services. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takashi-okita-ba03822b/

Takashi Okita is a seed investor focused on Financial Services. CEO of SBI Ripple Asia, the joint venture between Japan's FinTech giant SBI and Ripple, global leader of Distributed Financial Technology.Prior to join SBI Ripple, he Co-founded and was CEO of VeriTrans Inc., a​ leading​ online payment solution provider in Japan.During his tenure as CEO from 2005 to 2015, he tried to expand the businessacross Asia, including the JVs in China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Takashi ​was​ known as one of ​​the youngest CEOs among public companies both on JASDAQ and on Hong Kong Stock Exchange.Now serves at the Board and Advisor level at several companies and organizations in Japan, US and Indonesia.Elected as one of “100 people to change Japan” at Nikkei Business in 2014. Also serving for Japanese Government as a committee member of some councils.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nudge | Provider of financial planning platform designed to create a financial institution with new values and behaviors from scratch. The company's platform has been strengthening its team, developing the first service, and preparing for the necessary financial license acquisition, enabling users to secure their future financially. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Insignia Ventures Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insignia-ventures-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sony Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sony-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spiral Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spiral-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Takashi Okita invest in?

Takashi Okita invests primarily in Financial Services startups, most often at Seed 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.

### When did Takashi Okita last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takashi Okita closed in Nov 2021. 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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