Where does Yo Shibata work?

Yo Shibata is Chief Executive Officer of Tailor.

Where did Yo Shibata go to school?

Yo Shibata studied at The University of Tokyo (BA, Economics).

Yo Shibata

Founder

Chief Executive Officer at Tailor

Mountain View, California, United States

FoundedTailor · YC

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Laura BuhlerunlockedYo Shibata: together at McKinsey & Company (2009–2011)

×2Yo Shibata: together at McKinsey & Company

×9Yo Shibata: together at Y Combinator

About

Yo Shibata is co-founder and CEO of Tailor. He previously founded Smapo, which was acquired by Rakuten in retail technology, and Shoppi, acquired by IMJ as a mobile application; he also co-founded ventures in fintech and healthcare technology, and worked as a consultant at McKinsey.

Chief Executive Officer at Tailor YC S22

Intro paths

Yo went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Tailor's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Yo can intro founders to Tailor's investors below.

Tailor's investors · 5

Global BrainTokyo · $100K – $184M checks · since 2022 i-nest capitalTokyo Spiral CapitalTokyo · $900K – $184M checks Spiral Innovation Partners Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Tailor

Misato TakahashiChief Technology Officer

Experience

tailor inc.Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Watashikampo, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2017 — presentTokyo, Japan
Funds, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2016 — presentTokyo, Japan
Spotlight, inc. (Japan)Founder/CEO2011 — 2015Tokyo, Japan
McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2007 — 2011
Code Start Inc.Founder/CEO2010 — 2011
Alco, inc. (Japan)Marketing Director / Founding member2005 — 2007Tokyo, Japan

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship2ConsultingProduct ManagementManagementLeadershipProduct DevelopmentProduct Marketing

Languages English · Japanese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yo Shibata?: Yo Shibata is co-founder and CEO of Tailor. He previously founded Smapo, which was acquired by Rakuten in retail technology, and Shoppi, acquired by IMJ as a mobile application; he also co-founded ventures in fintech and healthcare technology, and worked as a consultant at McKinsey.
Where does Yo Shibata work?: Yo Shibata is Chief Executive Officer of Tailor.
What companies did Yo Shibata found?: Yo Shibata founded Tailor.
Where did Yo Shibata go to school?: Yo Shibata studied at The University of Tokyo (BA, Economics).