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Taro Kodama

Investor

Venture Partner at Fresco Capital

Tokyo, Japan

About

Taro Kodama began his career at Yahoo Japan Corp. in 1999, working on its social media businesses and partnerships, before joining Facebook in 2010 as its first Japan Country Manager, where he led platform localization, user growth, and corporate partnerships. In 2015 he founded Anchorstar, a platform and network connecting Japan to international sources of innovation, where he is Founder and CEO. He also serves as Country Manager for Kickstarter Japan.

Experience

  1. Anchorstar Inc.Founder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentWithin 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
  2. KickstarterJapan Country Manager2017 — 2020
  3. FacebookCountry Growth Manager2010 — 2014Tokyo, Japan
  4. Yahoo! JAPANDirector, Production1999 — 2009

Education

  1. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School1992 — 1996
  2. Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles1990 — 1991

Skills & more

English7Japanese2Product Management6Localization3Online Advertising3Social Media2Social Media Marketing2E-commerce1Mobile Devices1Digital Marketing1Social Networking3Photoshop
+11 moreInternetプロダクトマネジメント戦略事業開発戦略的パートナーシップマーケティングソーシャルメディアデジタルマーケティングスタートアップ経営ソーシャルメディアマーケティング

Languages 日本語 · 英語

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Shared employers

Colleagues at Fresco Capital