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.
Yo Shibata (CEO of Tailor) @yoyoshibata
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Jul 6, 2026 · ♥ 1
Yo Shibata (CEO of Tailor) @yoyoshibata
🎉START/FMシーズン2🎉 はじめるを応援するPodcast「START/FM」が新しいCo-Hostsでリニューアルします。私 @yoyoshibataと 連続起業家の @murata_atsumi さん、AI起業家の@etaroid さんが、週替わりで配信します。 https://t.co/c5zteVhfcu
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Yo Shibata (CEO of Tailor) @yoyoshibata
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Mar 15, 2026 · ♥ 2
Founder at TailorYC 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 ↗
In turn, Yo can intro founders to Tailor's investors below.
Tailor's investors · 5
Co-founders at Tailor
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
Education
- The University of TokyoBA, Economics2003 — 2007
Skills & more
Languages English · Japanese
From Yo's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The University of Tokyo66
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Shared employers
Also worked at tailor inc.1
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,218
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