Where does Ryu Muramatsu work?

Ryu Muramatsu is 取締役 / ファウンディングパートナー at GMO VenturePartners.

Where did Ryu Muramatsu go to school?

Ryu Muramatsu studied at Waseda University (Economy, 政治経済学).

Ryu Muramatsu

Investor

取締役 / ファウンディングパートナー at GMO VenturePartners

Singapore, Singapore

About

After graduating from Waseda University, he joined JAFCO and later founded Payment One in 1999, which became GMO Payment Gateway (listed 2005). He founded GMO VenturePartners in 2005 and became a general partner, relocating to Singapore in 2012. Over 20 years he has invested in or helped establish 200+ companies, 22 of which went public. Ranked #1 in Forbes JAPAN's 2023 Japanese venture investor ranking.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

m•••@gmo-vp.comreveal

Experience

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.Co-founder, Director of board, Executive Vice President, head of Global, Investment, IRcurrent2004 — presentSingapore, and Tokyo, Japan
GMO Global Fintech FundManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentSingapore
GMO Global Payment Fund Investment PartnershipManaging Partnercurrent2013 — presentSingapore
GMO VenturePartnersFounding Partnercurrent2005 — present
JAFCO VenturesBusiness Development In charge of Japan connection1997 — 1999Palo Alto

Skills & more

Business Strategy12Start-ups22Venture Capital19Mergers2Strategic Partnerships9Incubation2Entrepreneurship8Strategy5Business Development5E-commerce4Mergers & Acquisitions2Enterprise Software1

From Ryu's professional profile.

Colleagues at GMO VenturePartners

Kazuyasu Sugiyama

Representative Director at GMO VenturePartners

Kota Uno

Principal at GMO VenturePartners

Makie Shinoto

Senior Analyst at GMO VenturePartners

Satoru Ogawa

Senior Associate at GMO VenturePartners

Shintaro Kawano

Investment Manager at GMO VenturePartners

Takayuki Akehi

執行役員 / 管理担当 (Executive Officer / Administration) at GMO VenturePartners

Tomoya Horita

Business Development at GMO VenturePartners

Yuta Yamamoto

Principal / Head of Global Investment at GMO VenturePartners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryu Muramatsu?: After graduating from Waseda University, he joined JAFCO and later founded Payment One in 1999, which became GMO Payment Gateway (listed 2005). He founded GMO VenturePartners in 2005 and became a general partner, relocating to Singapore in 2012. Over 20 years he has invested in or helped establish 200+ companies, 22 of which went public. Ranked #1 in Forbes JAPAN's 2023 Japanese venture investor ranking.
Where does Ryu Muramatsu work?: Ryu Muramatsu is 取締役 / ファウンディングパートナー at GMO VenturePartners.
Where did Ryu Muramatsu go to school?: Ryu Muramatsu studied at Waseda University (Economy, 政治経済学).