About
Takuya Norisugi previously worked as a manager at McKinsey and is now co-founder and COO of Jinba.
Founder at JinbaYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Takuya went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Jinba's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Takuya can intro founders to Jinba's investors below.
Jinba's investors · 1
Co-founders at Jinba
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Shoya MatsumoriFounder
Experience
- Jinba (YC W26)Founder and COOcurrent2025 — present
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2024 — 2025Tokyo, Japan
- McKinsey & CompanyJunior Engagement Manager2023Tokyo, Japan
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2022 — 2023Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2021 — 2022Tokyo, Japan
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2019 — 2021tokyo
- PGVSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019Tokyo, Japan
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Takuya Norisugi?
- Takuya Norisugi previously worked as a manager at McKinsey and is now co-founder and COO of Jinba.
- Where does Takuya Norisugi work?
- Takuya Norisugi is Founder of Jinba.
- What companies did Takuya Norisugi found?
- Takuya Norisugi founded Jinba.
- Where did Takuya Norisugi go to school?
- Takuya Norisugi studied at Keio University (Bachelor of economics); HEC Paris (exchange Master of Business Management); Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School.
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