Makoto Takano Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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10
- Portfolio
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7
- Exits
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3

Makoto Takano General Information
Description
Mr. Makoto Takano is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Representative Director at Linkties. Mr. Takano is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at D4V (Design for Ventures). Mr. Takano is the Founder and serves as Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer at MT Partners K.K. He serves as Senior Managing Director at the Japanese Venture Capital Association. Mr. Takano serves as Managing Director at Genuine Startups. He serves as a Board Member at GHV Accelerator and Cinnamon AI. He was seconded to Daiwa Securities' United States office in 1991 where he co-developed asset management models with Nobel Economics Prize Winner Harry Marcovitz. He joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management in 1997 and served as Head of Marketing as well as Operating Officer and chief of Planning and Research before joining PIMCO Japan Ltd. in 2001. He holds master's and undergraduate degrees in engineering from Waseda University. He serves as a Board Member at Ierae Security. He serves as an Advisor at Pegasus Tech Ventures.
Contact Information
- 2F Higashi-Azabu 1-chome Building, 1-9-15 Higashi-Azabu
- Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044
- Japan
Makoto Takano Investments (10)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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CAN EAT | 27-Jul-2022 | Seed Round | 00000 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 |
0000 | 30-Jul-2020 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Automotive | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 |
000000 | 15-Oct-2019 | 00000 (00000 | Human Capital Services | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 | |
0000 0000 00000 | 23-Aug-2018 | 00000 (00000 | 00000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 |
000000 | 23-May-2018 | 00000 (00000 | 00000 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | |
0000000 | 03-Mar-2018 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Other Healthcare Technology Systems | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 |
0000000 | 11-Dec-2017 | 00000 00000 | 00.00 | Other Financial Services | Profitable | 000000 000000 |
00000 | 15-Mar-2017 | 0000 00000 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 | |
AnyTimes | 21-May-2015 | Early Stage VC | 00.000 | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 |
Origami (Japan) | 01-Apr-2015 | Early Stage VC | 000.00 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 |
Makoto Takano Exits (3)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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AnyTimes | 01-Mar-2023 | Secondary Transaction - Private | |
0000000 | 15-Dec-2022 | 000 | 000.00 |
0000000 (00000) | 23-Jan-2020 | 000000000000000000 |
Makoto Takano Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Makoto Takano Team (1)
Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Makoto Takano | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | 0 | Minato-ku, Japan |
Makoto Takano Co-Investors (24)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Toru Shimada | 2 | 0 |
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East Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Capital | 0 | 0 |
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SMBC Venture Capital | 0 | 0 |
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Scrum Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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