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Taiga Matsuyama

VC

Founding Partner, East Ventures

Japanese internet pioneer co-founding Southeast Asia VC

Tokyo, Japan
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
ConsumerFintechEnterprise SaaSMarketplacesCommerce

Background

Taiga Matsuyama is a Founding Partner at East Ventures and a Japanese internet industry pioneer. During his studies at Waseda University, he helped launch Yahoo Japan. After graduating, he joined Accenture as a consultant, then co-founded eGroups in Japan and served as board member at NetAge, one of Japan's first internet incubators. He later founded Kronos Fund before co-founding East Ventures in 2009 with Batara Eto and Willson Cuaca.

Investment Focus

Stages

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

Sectors

ConsumerFintechEnterprise SaaSMarketplacesCommerce

Based in: Tokyo, Japan (Asia)

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026