Makoto Takano

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Makoto Takano is CEO of atomixmedia, inc., publisher and editor-in-chief of Forbes Japan and Rolling Stone Japan since June, 2014. Prior to joining Atomixmedia, Inc., he was Managing Director and President of PIMCO Japan Ltd. Before joining PIMCO in 2001, he was head of marketing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Makoto's prior experience also includes work at Daiwa Securities where he was head of the strategists team at Daiwa Institute of Research. He has published extensively on the capital markets. In 1992, he was awarded Securities Analysts Journal Prize by the Securities Analyst Association of Japan. He has also given lectures on asset management at Waseda University and Kyoto University. He holds master’s and undergraduate degrees in engineering from Waseda University. Makoto serves as Director of Nippon Finance Association and Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
3
Makoto Takano has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 15, 2015, when AnyTimes raised ¥230M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Sep 3, 2018 BeatFit Seed ¥102M Fitness Detail
Nov 14, 2017 Minna Electric Power Series A ¥180M Blockchain Detail
May 15, 2015 AnyTimes Series B ¥230M Crowdsourcing Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
1
Makoto Takano has 1 current jobs including Outside Director at AnyTimes , .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
AnyTimes Outside Director Detail