Toru Shimada - Executive Vice President & Representative Director Executive Director of Digital Content @ Rakuten

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Primary Job Title Executive Vice President & Representative Director Executive Director of Digital Content
Primary Organization
Rakuten

Location Tokyo, Japan, Asia
Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC)
Gender Male
Also Known As 島田亨

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Toru Shimada is a Senior Executive Officer and Director of Rakuten. Mr. Shimada is a Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc., and Head of Asia Regional Headquarters Office of the Company.Mr. Shimada joined Rakuten in 2004. Prior to joining Rakuten, Mr. Shimada was founder and Director of INTELLIGENCE, LTD from 1989 to 2004. Prior to INTELLIGENCE, LTD.

Mr. Shimada worked at RECRUIT CO., LTD. from 1987 to 1989.

Personal Investments

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Toru Shimada

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Angel Round - COELU

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, when

Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	COELU	Yes	Angel Round - COELU	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Ixyas	—	Series A - Ixyas	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	CAN EAT	—	Angel Round - CAN EAT	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Neith	—	Seed Round - Neith	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Neith	—	Debt Financing - Neith	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Now Do	—	Seed Round - Now Do	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Abentry	—	Seed Round - Abentry	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Luup	—	Seed Round - Luup	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Moon-X	—	Series A - Moon-X	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	SakeWiz	—	Angel Round - SakeWiz	obfuscated obfuscation

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exit -

Progrit

Toru Shimada

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Progrit

and

MedPeer

Progrit Progrit is a language company that provides training, follow-up support, custom-made English lessons, and educational services.
MedPeer MedPeer is a healthcare company that offers online support for medical professionals, including a community platform and career services.

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Toru Shimada

has

current jobs as

Executive Vice President & Representative Director Executive Director of Digital Content

Rakuten

and

Business counsel

Yukashikado

. Additionally,

Toru Shimada

has had

past jobs including

External board member

Drecom

Rakuten Executive Vice President & Representative Director Executive Director of Digital ContentAug 2014
Yukashikado Business counsel

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Drecom	External board member	2009	2012
Persol Career	Founder and executive vice president	1989	2000

Board and Advisor Roles

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Toru Shimada

holds

board and advisor roles including

Adviser

Infratop

Executive Chairman

Rakuten Affiliate Network

, and

Outside Directors

Fun Up

Infratop Adviser
Rakuten Affiliate Network Executive Chairman
Fun Up Outside Directors
BizReach Angel Investor
transcosmos Japan Outside Director
Aperza Advisor
ALMEX Japan Director
EWeLL Director

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