JR

James Riney

Head of 500 Startups Japan at 500 Global

Japan

Overview

Work Experience

Kaminashi

  • Board Member

    2023 - Current

CC

Coral Capital

  • Founding Partner & CEO

    2019

5G

500 Global

  • Head of 500 Startups Japan

    2015

SI

SmartHR, Inc.

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2022

    Series B Lead Investor and Outside Director.

D

DeNA

  • Principal

    2014 - 2015

ResuPress (now Coincheck, Inc.)

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2012 - 2014

JM

J.P. Morgan

  • Analyst

    2010 - 2012

Education

Investments

MOV

Series B

Total Funding: $10M

Facilo

Seed

Total Funding: $9M

HQ Inc

Series A

Total Funding: $5M

Kyoto Fusioneering

Seed

Total Funding: $12M

Latest Articles

Medium•Jul. 2015

How To Be Cool In Different Cities

Talks about Culture, Psychology and Cool

Medium•May 2015

The Dawn of Virtual Reality

Talks about Virtual Reality, Technology and Oculus Rift

Medium•Mar. 2015

Why Ride-Sharing May Not Be For Japan

Talks about ride-sharing in Japan, regulatory constraints and Lyft

Medium•Feb. 2015

Should You Start a Company?

Talks about starting a company, entrepreneurship and startup challenges

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