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Taro Fukuyama

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Investor at Rice Capital · CEO at Fond · Founder at AnyPerk

Portland, Oregon

Writes $200K – $300K checks · typically $250K

FoundedAnyPerkFond · YC

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About

Taro Fukuyama is an angel investor with investments in over 150 startups across the U.S. and Japan. He founded Fond, a Y Combinator W12 company that was subsequently acquired by Edenred.

CEO at FondYC W12

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YC

Taro went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Co-founders at Fond

STSunny Tsang 🌞
Sunny Tsang 🌞Chief Designer

Founder at AnyPerk

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Co-founders at AnyPerk

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Atsu TakahashiFounder
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Sunny Tsang 🌞Founder

Investments

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Taro Fukuyama?
Taro Fukuyama is an angel investor with investments in over 150 startups across the U.S. and Japan. He founded Fond, a Y Combinator W12 company that was subsequently acquired by Edenred.
Where does Taro Fukuyama work?
Taro Fukuyama is Founder of AnyPerk and at Rice Capital and CEO at Fond.
What check size does Taro Fukuyama write?
Taro Fukuyama typically writes checks of $200K – $300K.
What companies did Taro Fukuyama found?
Taro Fukuyama founded AnyPerk, Fond.
What companies has Taro Fukuyama invested in?
Investments tracked here include 21st, Adam, Andromeda Surgical, Aqua Voice, assistant-ui, Beyond Aero, Browser Use, Cactus, Candle, Clawvisor, Complir, Curo, and 31 more.

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