About
Sota Watanabe is the CEO of Startale Group, a Singapore-headquartered digital asset infrastructure company, and a Board Member at SBI Holdings. At Startale, he oversees development of JPYSC, a JPY-denominated trust-type stablecoin issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank; Strium, an on-chain trading and DEX platform; and Soneium, Sony's OP Stack-based Layer 2 blockchain co-developed with Startale, along with Startale App. Based in New York, he leads the company's US market expansion and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2022.
Founder at Startale
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Co-founders at Startale
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Shun IshikawaFounder
Experience
- airCloset, Inc.COO, Foundercurrent2015 — present
- Neuer Sieg, Inc.COO, Founder2014 — 2015
- Hiroshima NPO CenterManagement Consultant (Adviser)2013
- Rakutenpotential candidate for manager2012 — 2013Minatoku, Tokyo.
- ABeam ConsultingBusiness Consultant2009 — 2012Japan
Skills & more
コンサルティングチェンジマネジメント法律BPR, Project Management, Public Policy2問題解決
Languages English · 日本語
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sota Watanabe?
- Sota Watanabe is the CEO of Startale Group, a Singapore-headquartered digital asset infrastructure company, and a Board Member at SBI Holdings. At Startale, he oversees development of JPYSC, a JPY-denominated trust-type stablecoin issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank; Strium, an on-chain trading and DEX platform; and Soneium, Sony's OP Stack-based Layer 2 blockchain co-developed with Startale, along with Startale App. Based in New York, he leads the company's US market expansion and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2022.
- Where does Sota Watanabe work?
- Sota Watanabe is Founder of Startale.
- What companies did Sota Watanabe found?
- Sota Watanabe founded Startale.
- Where did Sota Watanabe go to school?
- Sota Watanabe studied at Hitotsubashi University (専門職修士, 国際・公共政策); Waseda University (学士, 政治学).
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