Rakuten FinTech Fund is a US$100 million global investment fund launched by Rakuten Capital, the corporate venture capital arm of Rakuten Group. It invests in disruptive early to mid-stage FinTech startups with attractive return potential and strategic relevance to Rakuten's financial services ecosystem.
60% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Their most common stage is series-d (60% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $39.8M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
4
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Series D
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Saemin Ahn
Managing Partner, International Investment Executive Officer of Rakuten Group, Inc.
Michael Piechalak
Partner, International Investment
Nicole Jang
Senior Partner, International Investment
Ryuji Otaki
Operating Partner
Shoichiro Suzuki
Senior Partner, Japan InvestmentGeneral Manager of Rakuten Group, Inc.
Seiichiro Sonoda
President of Rakuten Capital Group Senior Managing Executive Officer of Rakuten Group, Inc. FinTech Group Company President Director of Investment Department Director of Corporate Strategy Supervisory Department Director of Financial Business Supervisory Department
Mark Heeney
Senior Associate, International Investment
Regina Ho
Senior Associate, International Investment
Alec Fujii
Associate, International Investment
Taiga Sekine
Associate, Japan Investment
Taichi Tsuchiya
Investment Analyst, Japan Investment
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Last updated: 19 September 2026