Executive Officer, Director at Bokksu

Where does Danny Taing work?

Danny Taing is Founder of Bokksu.

Where did Danny Taing go to school?

Danny Taing studied at Stanford University (Master of Arts (M.A.), Sociology); Columbia University (Postbaccalaureate, Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Communication).

Danny Taing

Founder

Founder at Bokksu

Tokyo, Japan

FoundedBokksu

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Bokksu's investors · 3

Kube VCsince 2021 Sprint VcBangalore · $300 checks · since 2021 Valor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2022

Experience

BokksuFoundercurrent2015 — presentManhattan, New York, United States
Japan Crate (Acquired)Chief Executive Officer2023 — 2025
RakutenBusiness Development Associate2010 — 2012Tokyo, Japan
GoogleAdWords Account Strategist2008 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Japanese13PowerPoint7Photoshop6Microsoft Excel6Strategy9Advertising6Chinese2Business Strategy4E-commerce3Microsoft Word1Management2Marketing6

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ExcelWordOutlookJavaCC++PythonRuby on Rails

Languages Chinese · English · Japanese

Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Level N1 — The Japan Foundation

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Danny Taing?: Executive Officer, Director at Bokksu
Where does Danny Taing work?: Danny Taing is Founder of Bokksu.
What companies did Danny Taing found?: Danny Taing founded Bokksu.
Where did Danny Taing go to school?: Danny Taing studied at Stanford University (Master of Arts (M.A.), Sociology); Columbia University (Postbaccalaureate, Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Communication).

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Stanford University mafia1,909

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Columbia University mafia441

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National Taiwan University mafia47

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Lydia HanFounded ModernLoop +1 Kytu LinBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Dcard +1 CL KaoBSFounded Recce +1 David TsengMaster's degreeFounded Lootex GameFi +1 Jonathan HoAdvanced Chinese StudiesFounded Allium Bio Jerry ChenInstitute of Applied MechanicsFounded Digital

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Waseda University mafia25

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Columbia University1,107

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing Partner Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General Catalyst Scott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended National Taiwan University127

Giorgio PastariniSenior Associate at P101 Ventures Songkun ParkDirector / Investment Team at Crit Ventures Jerry YangGeneral Partner at HCVC Kent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURES Yannick RitschelInvestor at Backbone Ventures Christian GubaInvestor at Extantia Capital

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Also attended Waseda University114

Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista Capital Yoyo YangInvestment at Makers Fund Koichiro NakamuraSenior Managing Director at Sozo Ventures Ayaka MatsumotoCorporate Development Manager at TNBAura Shanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCEND Natsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bokksu2

Yuki ShiratoSenior Advisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Mo MostashariInvestor at 305 Ventures

Also worked at Rakuten35

Nguyen Minh Tuanベトナム法人代表 (Vietnam Office Representative) at CyberAgent Capital Sae NurukiInvestor at Inception Studio Capital Andy DuongInvestment Director at Samsung Next Adam NguyenExecutive Director, Southeast Asia at Sora Ventures Marc VicenteVenture Partner - E-commerce & Marketplaces at Encomenda VC Hidemasa IkedaPrincipal / Executive Officer, Head of Japan at Rebright Partners

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Also worked at Google2,000

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Brian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders Fund Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia Capital Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

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