Overview

Number of Portfolio Companies 5
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Founder, Chairman & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Rakuten
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 
Hiroshi Mikitani is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Rakuten. He previously worked at Fujitsu Global as a Non-Executive Director. Hiroshi Mikitani attended Harvard Business School.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments 6
Mickey Mikitani has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was Series E - Rakuten Medical on Mar 6, 2024, when Rakuten Medical raised
$119M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 6, 2024
Rakuten Medical
Series E - Rakuten Medical
$119M
Oct 7, 2020
mmhmm
Series A - mmhmm
$30.4M
Aug 23, 2018
Rakuten Medical
Yes
Series C - Rakuten Medical
$150M
Oct 24, 2016
HOMMA
Seed Round - HOMMA
$4.9M
Nov 1, 2014
Bezar
No
Seed Round - Bezar
$2.3M
May 19, 2011
Domo
Angel Round - Domo
$10M

Partner Investments

Exits

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Mickey Mikitani has exits. Their most notable exits are Domo and Bezar.
  • Domo Domo designs and delivers an executive management platform as a service to help executives manage their business.
  • Bezar Bezar is a provider of an e-commerce platform for curated and modern designs.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs 9
Number of Past Jobs 1
Mickey Mikitani has 9 current jobs including Representative Director of Japan E-Business Association at Japan Association of New Economy, Founder, Chairman & CEO at Rakuten, and Chairman and CEO at Rakuten Bank Japan. Additionally, Mickey Mikitani has had 1 past job as the Founder, President and CEO at Crimson.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Crimson
Founder, President and CEOFeb 1995

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Mickey Mikitani holds 6 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Lyft, Member of the Board of Directors at Kobo, and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Genesis Healthcare
Board of DirectorAug 1, 2017Apr 30, 2020

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Education

Events

Number of Events 2
Mickey Mikitani has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Vivatech 2022 on Jun 15, 2022.

Recent News and Activity

Number of News Articles 220
Funding RoundMar 6, 2024
Rakuten Medical raised $119,000,000 / Series E from Dai-ichi Life and 5 other investors
Funding RoundOct 7, 2020
mmhmm raised $30,350,000 / Series A from Aglaé Ventures and 28 other investors
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