Fundraising Fox

James Riney

Investor

Founding Partner & CEO at Coral Capital · Head of 500 Startups Japan at 500 Global

Japan

Writes $335K – $20.1M checks · typically $100K

About

James Riney is Founding Partner and CEO of Coral Capital, where he invests in companies building Japan's next 100 years, both within Japan and abroad. Before Coral, he launched 500 Startups' first Japan fund and previously led early-stage investing in Silicon Valley and Asia for DeNA's venture arm. Earlier in his career he was founding CEO of Resupress (now Coincheck) and worked at J.P. Morgan in New York and Tokyo.

Invests in

Deep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaSSector AgnosticSpace Tech

Experience

Kaminashi Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 — presentTokyo, Japan
Coral CapitalFounding Partner & CEOcurrent2019 — presentTokyo, Japan
500 GlobalHead of 500 Startups Japancurrent2015 — presentTokyo, Japan
SmartHR, Inc.Board Member2018 — 2022Tokyo, Japan
DeNAPrincipal2014 — 2015Tokyo, Japan
ResuPress (now Coincheck, Inc.)Co-Founder & CEO2012 — 2014Tokyo, Japan
J.P. MorganAnalyst2010 — 2012Tokyo, Japan

Skills & more

Strategy23Negotiation8Public Speaking3Writing1Leadership11Entrepreneurship56Venture Capital51Start-ups68Japanese12Business Development29Financial Modeling11Strategic Partnerships16

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Competitive AnalysisValuationMarket ResearchCorporate FinanceUser Interface DesignProduct ManagementNomunicationDue DiligenceInternational Business Development

Languages English · Japanese

Advanced Open Water — PADI

From James's professional profile.

Deals · 98

GITAI USA Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital · filed Nov 2023

NutmegLabs Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital · filed Feb 2023

MarqVisionSolo GP

via Coral Capital · filed Jun 2022

Point One NavigationSolo GP

via Coral Capital · filed Nov 2017

㈱ShippioSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Albert InventSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Alchemist Material CorporationSolo GP

via Coral Capital

AndurilSolo GP

via Coral Capital

atena株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Automating software developmentSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Aww Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Bizpa.,Co LtdSolo GP

via Coral Capital

CAPS株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

CaTe Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Chompy, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

CoLabSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Cosomil, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Fanfare Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

G.U.Group, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

General MatterSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Generation LabSolo GP

via Coral Capital

GenomelinkSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Kabuk International Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

kikitoriSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Kyoto FusioneeringSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Lazuli株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Leaner TechnologiesSolo GP

via Coral Capital

newmo株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

noco株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Nstock株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Oceanic Constellations, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Periodic LabsSolo GP

via Coral Capital

primeNumber Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Provigate, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

RampSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Recustomer㈱Solo GP

via Coral Capital

RENDEZ-VOUS Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

RoostSolo GP

via Coral Capital

SeibiiSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Skysense, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Smart HRSolo GP

via Coral Capital

TeraWatt Technology IncSolo GP

via Coral Capital

TokenzSolo GP

via Coral Capital

VeritusSolo GP

via Coral Capital

WoodstockSolo GP

via Coral Capital

ZehitomoSolo GP

via Coral Capital

カケハシ (Kakehashi)Solo GP

via Coral Capital

コネクテッドロボティクス株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

すむたすSolo GP

via Coral Capital

大熊ダイヤモンドデバイス株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社 AuthleteSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社 justInCaseTechnologiesSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社CastingONESolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社Citadel AISolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社DioseveSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社EXORPHIASolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社hacomonoSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社HikariQ HealthSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社hokanSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社IVRy 対話型音声AI SaaSSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社KOSKA(KOSKA CorporationSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社MeshSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社PolyuseSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社soucoSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社spaceeSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社TRUSTDOCKSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社インフォステラSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社カナリーSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社カミナシSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社グラファーSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社シェアダインSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社ダイニーSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社チカクSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社ハイヤールーSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社ファミトラSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社モニクルSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社レターファンSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社レンズSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社ロジレスSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Contrea株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Epicbase, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

HokanSolo GP

via Coral Capital

HQSolo GP

via Coral Capital

paild, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

PartnerSuccess, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

secondz digital株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

STRACT, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

tecture株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

WogoSolo GP

via Coral Capital

WORK HERO株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Yuimedi, Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

Zeroboard Inc.Solo GP

via Coral Capital

スパイスコード株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

ニトエル株式会社Solo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社FaciloSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社movSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社UMedSolo GP

via Coral Capital

株式会社グラフSolo GP

via Coral Capital

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters. Some rows are inferred. Not right? Tell us.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

SmartHR京都フュージョニアリング

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Coral Capital

Investor at Coral Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Riney?: James Riney is Founding Partner and CEO of Coral Capital, where he invests in companies building Japan's next 100 years, both within Japan and abroad. Before Coral, he launched 500 Startups' first Japan fund and previously led early-stage investing in Silicon Valley and Asia for DeNA's venture arm. Earlier in his career he was founding CEO of Resupress (now Coincheck) and worked at J.P. Morgan in New York and Tokyo.
Where does James Riney work?: James Riney is Founding Partner & CEO at Coral Capital.
What does James Riney invest in?: James Riney invests in Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
What check size does James Riney write?: James Riney typically writes checks of $335K – $20.1M.
What companies has James Riney invested in?: Investments tracked here include Anduril, General Matter, Ramp, SmartHR, 京都フュージョニアリング.
Where did James Riney go to school?: James Riney studied at Penn State University; The American School in Japan.

Same school

Also attended Penn State University296

Kelly DonovanExecutive Assistant & Operations Associate, Revolution Growth at Revolution Fallon GoodeExecutive Assistant at March Capital Partners Cristina HohlmanPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Sapphire Ventures Nick DolikInvestor at 8VC Robert SoffelRevOps Expert at Notion Capital Louis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners

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Also attended The American School in Japan9

Andrew OgawaManaging Partner and Founder at Quest Venture Partners Melanie UnoVenture Advisor at Mangusta Capital Jeremy KaiInvestor at Headline David ZimmerManaging Director at coparion Shun HagiwaraSenior Associate at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Kenta YaegashiAssociate at Insight Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at SmartHR, Inc.1

Taro FukuyamaInvestor at SmartHR, Inc.

Also worked at DeNA12

Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ray HatoyamaVenture Partner at Sozo Ventures Joanna DrakeCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Magnify Ventures Esteban SosnikCo-Founder & Partner at Reach Capital Jennifer MannionHead of Talent at Griffin Gaming Partners Riz VirkVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners

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Also worked at J.P. Morgan1,207

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Naseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shifts Franklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera Capital Megan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures Anna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group

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