Rakuten
Overview
Rakuten Group Inc. operates in the e-commerce, digital content, communications, and FinTech sectors, providing internet-based services to individuals, communities, businesses, and society . The company offers diverse services, including shopping, leisure, lifestyle, digital content distribution, online music streaming, marketing solutions, mobile telecommunications, electricity and energy solutions, and FinTech services such as banking, credit card payments, securities trading, and insurance .
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakuten Medical | Jan 2026 | Series F | Co-investor |
| Rakuten Medical | Mar 2024 | Series E | - |
| QuEra Computing Inc. | Nov 2021 | Seed | Lead |
| Rakuten Medical | Jul 2021 | Series D | - |
| Taster | Apr 2021 | Series B | Co-investor |
Key People
Seichu MASATADA KOBAYASHI
Co-Founder And Chief Well-being Officer
Palaxa Parwatagoudar
Senior Partner Solution Architect
Shoichiro Suzuki
Senior Partner, Rakuten Capital
Tien Thanh
Regional Managing Director
Ami Moriya
Partner Planning
Guanhong Li
DevOps Partner
Ikuo Nagayama
Employee Relations And People Partner For Rakuten Tech
Mike Piechalak
Partner, Rakuten Capital
Tomoko Takuma
People Partner
Ajeeth Kumar
Quality Leader At CIO Office
Rachna D.
Director Partner Alliance
Adolfo Hernández
Principal Product Manager At Point Experience At The Media And Data Solutions Department
Arinobu Fukuhara
Principal Application Architect
Chris S.
Principal Program Manager, Rakuten Rewards
Hannah Kim
Principal, Rakuten Capital
JAEMIN SHIM
Principal Architect
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
