Investor profile
Makoto Takano
Angel, Operator angel & Forbes JAPAN - Founder at Endeavor, Senior Managing Director at Japan Venture Capital Association, founder and CEO at D4V (Design for Ventures)
Makoto Takano is an angel investor and operator angel based in Tokyo, Japan. The known portfolio counts 10 companies: Luup, Best Beer Japan, Voicy, Updater, VENTENY, BeatFit, CAN EAT, Progrit, AnyTimes and ventus Japan.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Makoto Takano portfolio companies (10)
- Luup
- Best Beer Japan
- Voicy
- Updater
- VENTENY
- BeatFit
- CAN EAT
- Progrit
- AnyTimes
- ventus Japan
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Forbes JAPAN - Founder at Endeavor, whose known portfolio counts 23 companies
- Ready Player Me
- Maude
- Avenia
- UME Financial Services
- Capim
- Route
- Tensec
- NymCard
- Pilar
- SailGP
- Mundimoto
- Rivio
- and 11 more
Senior Managing Director at Japan Venture Capital Association, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Iiba
- Arsaga Partners
- Tribeau
- Cacco
- Elanic
- Stayway
- BuzzElement
- JaQool
- KUBIX
- Sprocket
founder and CEO at D4V (Design for Ventures), whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- Thirdverse
- Yuime
- Yuimedi
- Free Standard
- Hedgehog MedTech
- Sazo
- AndGAMER
- Emole
- CELLORB
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors Commerce, Consumer, Hardware and Travel, and focus areas Autonomous Vehicles, Consumer Internet, Content and E-Commerce will recognize the pattern in this portfolio.
Stage-wise, the known deals cluster around Seed rounds.
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Colleagues
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Linda Rottenberg
Co-Founder & CEO
New York, United States
Georgi S.
Mentor
Copenhagen, Denmark
Martin Naor
Endeavor Entrepreneur
Uruguay
Peter Kellner
Co-Founder
Boston, United States
Eduardo Mangarelli
Chairman
Uruguay
Joel Neoh
Mentor
Singapore
Zach Oschin
Endeavor Entrepreneur
United States
Firat Isbecer
Board Member
Istanbul, Turkey
Antonia Rojas Eing
Mentor
Mexico City
Emre Kurttepeli
President
Turkey
Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia
Member
San Francisco, United States
Juan Salcedo
Mentor and Advisor
Canada
Arvind Rajan
International Selection Panelist
San Francisco, United States
Silvio Genesini
Mentor
São Paulo, Brazil
Guilherme Horn
Business Mentor
São Paulo, Brazil
Maryanne Ochola
Managing Director
Nairobi, Kenya
Pablo Pedrejon
Endeavor Entrepreneur & Mentor
Madrid, Spain
Ritika Butani
Mentor
San Francisco, United States
Jackie Carmel
Managing Director
San Francisco, United States
Maria Angelica Enriquez
Head of Portfolio
New York, United States
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Makoto Takano?
Makoto Takano is an angel investor and operator angel based in Tokyo, Japan with 10 known investments on file, among them Luup, Best Beer Japan and Voicy. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Makoto Takano invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, Hardware and Travel; listed focus areas include Autonomous Vehicles, Consumer Internet, Content and E-Commerce. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Makoto Takano invest at?
The known deals of Makoto Takano include Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Makoto Takano listed at?
Makoto Takano is listed as Forbes JAPAN - Founder at Endeavor. 75 other people in the database share a firm with Makoto Takano.
How do I contact Makoto Takano?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Makoto Takano. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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