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  Hiroshi Takasawa
  Hiroshi Takasawa

  President of the Investment Company
  Managing Executive Officer, Rakuten, Inc.

  
  Hiroshi is a Managing Executive Officer of Rakuten and President of the Investment Company. He is responsible for Rakuten Capital, managing various investments including those of Rakuten Ventures, FinTech Fund, Global EC Fund and Mobility Investments. Hiroshi joined Rakuten in 2005 and established Rakuten Strategic Partners, a private equity investment platform with which he actively engaged in venture investments, buyout investments and other M&A-related transactions. Hiroshi has also held a number of executive and key positions such as President of Rakuten Securities Holdings, Chairman of Rakuten Investment Management and President of Rakuten Life Insurance.
  Prior to joining Rakuten, Hiroshi worked at Nomura Securities Co., Ltd, Nomura Securities International (NY) and GMAC Commercial Mortgage Japan, Inc.,managing various investments and financial products. He is a member of the Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals.
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  Saemin Ahn

  Rakuten Ventures
  Saemin Ahn

  Managing Partner, Rakuten Ventures
  Executive Officer, Rakuten, Inc.

  
  Saemin is Managing Partner at Rakuten Ventures, a post he has held since the fund’s inception in 2013. Saemin invests in diverse verticals such as advertising technology, artificial intelligence and on-demand business around the world. Some of his investments include Carousell, Pocketmath and Algorithmia.
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  Oskar Mielczarek de la Miel

  FinTech Fund/Mobility Investments
  Oskar Mielczarek de la Miel

  Managing Partner, Rakuten FinTech Fund/Mobility Investments
  Executive Officer, Rakuten, Inc.

  
  Oskar is the Managing Partner in charge of the FinTech Fund and Mobility Investments. He has led multiple investments in the fintech space and ride sharing, including Lyft, Cabify and Careem. Oskar serves as a board member for Cabify and Careem.
  Prior to joining Rakuten, Oskar had extensive experience in the financial industry, including in investment banking and capital markets while at J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch, and in private equity and retail financial services in North America and Europe.
  Oskar earned his BA at ICADE in Spain and MBA at Harvard Business School.

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  Aditya Swarup

  Rakuten Ventures
  Aditya Swarup

  Principal, Rakuten Ventures

  
  Adit is a Principal at Rakuten Ventures and is responsible for early-stage investments outside of Japan. He has been with Rakuten Ventures since 2014 and initially managed investments in the U.S. before broadening his focus to include APAC and Europe. Prior to joining Rakuten Ventures, Adit spent a year in Rakuten’s Legal Department and also enjoyed brief stints helping restructure a post-bankruptcy Canadian IT company, advising a South African tire manufacturer on M&A strategy, and a Japanese conglomerate on marketing strategy. He has lived in eight countries across four continents, spending no less than three years in each country, and his interests are far more eclectic than his experiences. Adit holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from McGill University.
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  Aman Mehta

  FinTech Fund/Mobility Investments
  Aman Mehta

  Investment Analyst, Rakuten FinTech Fund/Rakuten Mobility Investments

  
  Aman is an Investment Analyst for the Fintech Fund and Mobility Investments at Rakuten Capital. Previously he was a part of the Global Strategy and Corporate Development team for Naspers’ Fintech portfolio. Prior experience includes strategic consulting and operations while at McKinsey and Uber, as well as IIM Ahmedabad’s incubator CIIE.
  Aman earned his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Thapar University in India.
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  Hannah Kim

  FinTech Fund/Mobility Investments
  Hannah Kim

  Senior Associate, Rakuten FinTech Fund/Rakuten Mobility Investments

  
  She is responsible for investments in international fintech and mobility startups.
  Prior to joining Rakuten, she was a senior associate on the TMT team at HSBC and worked on a number of M&A debt financing transactions. Prior experience also includes equity research at JMP Securities, currency risk management/debt analysis for managed funds at KKR & Co L.P, and capital market at Provident Funding.
  Hannah earned her MA at University of Southern California and BA at University of California, Los Angeles.
  Hannah is also a CFA charter holder.
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  Hiromichi Aoki

  Planning & Strategic Investment
  Hiromichi Aoki

  General Manager, Planning & Strategic Investment

  
  Hiromichi is General Manager in charge of strategy and planning of Rakuten Capital.
  Prior to joining Rakuten, Hiromichi had extensive experience in investment banking, private equity and asset management at Nomura in New York, Tokyo, London and Hong Kong.
  Hiromichi earned BA in Commercial Science at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan
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  Hogil Doh

  Rakuten Ventures
  Hogil Doh

  Investment Manager, Rakuten Ventures

  
  Hogil is currently an Investment Manager at Rakuten Ventures and is responsible for its investment activities inside and outside Japan. In this role, he has invested in Go-Jek in Indonesia and “from scratch” in Japan. Prior to joining Rakuten Ventures, Hogil oversaw KPI management, marketing strategy and partnership planning within the Marketing Department of Rakuten’s domestic e-commerce business. Hogil spent the first five years of his professional career in Rakuten’s Corporate Development Department, where he led multiple key cross-border and domestic M&A transactions and venture capital related investments – including the acquisitions of Ebates and Kobo, the AirAsia Japan joint venture establishment, and a minority investment in Pinterest.
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  Michael Piechalak

  FinTech Fund/Mobility Investments
  Michael Piechalak

  Principal, Rakuten FinTech Fund/Rakuten Mobility Investments

  
  Michael is a principal at Rakuten Fintech Fund, based in the U.S. He leads investments in international fintech and mobility startups. Including projects within the Corporate Development Department of Rakuten, he has completed over 15 deals since joining the company in 2014. Prior to joining Rakuten, Michael spent over 10 years in private equity and investment banking positions with firms in the U.S. including H.I.G. Capital and Lehman Brothers. Michael earned his MBA at Duke University and his undergrad degree at Northwestern University.
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  Regina Ho

  Rakuten Ventures
  Regina Ho

  Investment Analyst, Rakuten Ventures

  
  Regina is an Analyst at Rakuten Ventures. In this role, she provides analytical and business development support to portfolio companies and contributes to the sourcing and due diligence processes of new investment opportunities.
  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
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  Ryo Otake

  Planning & Strategic Investment
  Ryo Otake

  Associate, Planning & Strategic Investment

  
  Ryo is responsible for investment activities and developing partnerships between portfolio companies and Rakuten group companies. He also leads internal business incubation initiatives across Rakuten.
  Prior to Join Rakuten Capital, he was in charge of strategic planning and marketing for new services at Group-wide marketing division.
  Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Policy Management from Keio University.
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  Shoichiro Suzuki

  EC Fund
  Shoichiro Suzuki

  General Manager, Rakuten Global EC Fund

  
  Sho is in charge of the Global EC Fund. He joined the CEO Office at Rakuten and founded the Global EC Fund in 2016 after handling several special CEO tasks to make Rakuten into a truly global innovation company. Prior to joining Rakuten, Sho was in charge of new businesses, venture investments and M&A projects at en-japan inc. as head of the CEO Office. Sho is also a serial entrepreneur. One of his founding businesses received multiple M&A offers, including from Rakuten. Sho has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Tokyo.
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  Takuya Hosomura

  Planning & Strategic Investment
  Takuya Hosomura

  Senior Manager, Planning & Strategic Investment

  He is responsible for partnerships between portfolio companies and Rakuten group companies as well as its investment activities, also leading open innovation initiatives across Rakuten. Prior to joining Rakuten, at Sumitomo Corporation, he worked for multiple investment/divestiture activities and the business developments for the subsidiaries in the European automotive industry, including work experiences in Europe.
  Earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Waseda University and an MBA from Bond University.

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