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General Information
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Websitejoi.ito.com
Blogjoi.ito.com
BirthplaceKyoto, Japan
Birthdate6/19/66

Companies
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Technorati
Board Member and Investor
Last.fm
Angel Investor
Fon
Investor via Digital Garage
Socialtext
Board Member
Wikia
Angel Investor
Kongregate
Angel Investor
Sanrio Digital
Executive Director
Creative Commons
CEO
Neoteny
Founder and CEO
Mozilla
Board Member

Financial Organizations
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Digital Garage
Board Director

Web Presences
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Photo Credit

Wikipedia

Joi Ito
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Joi Ito is a well-known investor who serves as chairman of Creative Commons and blog tool company Six Apart. He also sits on the boards of Technorati, Socialtext, and the Mozilla Foundation.

Joi Ito was born in Kyoto, Japan.

Milestones
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  • 9/30/08 — Named one of Time Magazine's top 25 most influential people on the web (2008)

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
Ping.fm 12/08Angel2
Fon 4/08Series C€6M6
Flowgram 1/08Seed$1.3M8
GameLayers 10/07Seed$500k3
Dopplr 9/07Seed4
Rupture 7/07Angel$3M4
Tiny Pictures 5/05Seed2

Sources

  1. The 25 Most Influential People on the Web (images.businessweek.com) [edit]
  2. Ping.fm Secures Angel Funding From Joi Ito And Reid Hoffman (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  3. Citation Needed [add]
  4. Flowgram Gets Funding From Reid Hoffman, Others (silicontap.com) [edit]
  5. GameLayers Raises $500K For Games Over Web Browsing (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
  6. blog.dopplr.com [edit]
  7. techcrunch.com [edit]
  8. Citation Needed [add]
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