Team

Takayuki Matsumoto Takayuki Matsumoto

Venture

He joined JAFCO in April 2007 and was engaged in startup investment at the Venture Investment Division. In 2011, he was seconded to a major securities company and experienced IPO advisory business. After that, he was engaged in M&As in portfolio companies and providing support for alliances with operating companies at the Business Development Division. He has been a member of the Venture Investment Division since 2014 and in charge of investment in a wide range of fields, primarily in seed- and early-stage companies in the IT sector.

In order to "create new jobs by creating new businesses," I aspired to become a venture capitalist, and I am happy to see more and more people are taking on challenges at startups. As a companion to entrepreneurs aiming for rapid growth, I would like to work hard with them to create global companies based in Japan.