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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.

Experience

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

Education

  1. Waseda UniversityEconomy, 政治経済学1990 — 1994

Skills & more

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

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