Mamoru Taniya Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Investments
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26
- Portfolio
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18
- Exits
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7
Mamoru Taniya General Information
Description
Mr. Mamoru Taniya is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman at Money Design. He serves as an Advisor at Pravega Ventures. He is a Co-Founder of D4V (Design for Ventures). He also served as a Founding General Partner at Evolution VC. He also serves as Chairman of SDG Impact Japan. He is an Advisor of Cinnamon. He serves as Managing Principal and Co-Ceo Asia Pacific at StormHarbour. He has a broad range of investment experiences, from fixed-income derivatives to private equities. His early career is illustrated by his successful years at Salomon Brothers, which he joined in 1987. He became the youngest managing director in Asia and led the proprietary trading division for Japan and Asia as one of the pioneers in financial arbitrage trading in the region. He then joined Tudor Capital (Japan) as one of the founding partners and led an MBO to found Asuka Asset Management, where he is CEO to date and has made it a leading independent hedge fund in Japan. He holds a BA in Law from the University of Tokyo.
Business Details
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho Kioi Tower 13th Floor
- 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku
- Tokyo
- Japan
Mamoru Taniya Investments (26)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Rimm | 22-Jul-2022 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| Yoii Fuel | 01-Feb-2022 | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue | |||
| Ridilover | 19-Jan-2022 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
| Rimm | 24-Dec-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Abillion | 09-Dec-2021 | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Smartpay (Tokyo) | 29-Oct-2021 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Revorf | 08-Mar-2021 | Drug Discovery | Generating Revenue | |||
| Manebi | 15-Oct-2019 | Human Capital Services | Generating Revenue | |||
| Institution for a Global Society | 13-Aug-2019 | Later Stage VC | Human Capital Services | Generating Revenue/Not Profitable | ||
| WorkIndia | 30-Apr-2019 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue |
Mamoru Taniya Exits (7)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Astroscale | 05-Jun-2024 | IPO | |
| Bambu | 31-Dec-2023 | ||
| Aoie | 29-Jun-2023 | ||
| Venteny | 15-Dec-2022 | ||
| everiToken | 05-Apr-2022 | ||
| Institution for a Global Society | 29-Dec-2021 | IPO | |
| IndustryBuying | 24-Sep-2020 | Merger/Acquisition |
Mamoru Taniya Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Mamoru Taniya Co-Investors (36)
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| 500 Global | 1 |
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Mamoru Taniya FAQs
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Who is Mamoru Taniya?
Mamoru Taniya is an angel Investor who has made 26 investments.
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What kind of investor is Mamoru Taniya?
Mamoru Taniya is an angel investor.
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What does Mamoru Taniya do?
As an angel investor, Mamoru Taniya invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Mamoru Taniya hold?
Mamoru Taniya holds a board seat in NILO (Environmental Services).
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What has Mamoru Taniya invested in?
Mamoru Taniya has made numerous investments in companies like Rimm, Yoii Fuel, and Ridilover within the Business/Productivity Software, Financial Services, and Media and Information Services (B2B) industries.
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What has Mamoru Taniya invested in recently?
Mamoru Taniya's latest investment was on 22-Jul-2022 in Rimm, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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