At Bleeding.Technology we track over 100,000 web 3.0, NFT, DeFi & crypto startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Japan based Founder operating in the Cryptocurrency space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Paul Neuner
Co-Founder and CEO of Telcoin
Paul Neuner is the Co-Founder and CEO at Telcoin.
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About Telcoin: The company’s eponymous cryptocurrency, Telcoin, is based on the popular Ethereum blockchain
Takaoka Soichiro
President and Founder of Social Good Foundation
Takaoka Soichiro is the President and Founder of Social Good Foundation.
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About Abraham Wealth Management, Ayumi Trust Holdings Co, Social Good Foundation: Crypto Back Rewards App
Lloyd Lee
Chief Executive Officer, Founder of Hyperithm
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About Hyperithm: Hyperithm is a private digital asset manager based in Tokyo and Seoul, serving institutional investors and high net-worth individuals.

Hannes Graah
Founder of Gro
Hannes Graah is the Founder od Gro.
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About Gro: Gro develops protocols or autonomous programs designed for a simple and friendly DeFi experience.
Noriyuki Hirosue
Representative Director, CEO, and Founder of bitbank
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About bitbank: Bitcoin wallet, payment processing, bitcoin reward service and news media
Minematsu Hiroki
Director / Founder of bitbank
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About bitbank, Lancard.com: Bitcoin wallet, payment processing, bitcoin reward service and news media
Alexander Huang
Founder and Senior Engineer of SWAT Software
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About SWAT Software: Enabling exchanges to issue keyless crypto wallets to their users for regulatory compliance.
Lele Xu
Co-Founder, CEO, and Representative Director of CoinJinja
Focused on driving growth for CoinJinja.com, a top ICO search engine, and CoinView, the world’s best all-in-one cryptocurrency portfolio management app available for iOS and Android.
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About CoinJinja, MOMO, Rakunew: Japan’s top crypto media: CoinJinja.com (ICO listing site) and CoinView (free, all-in-one crypto investment portfolio management app).
Takehiro Miyamoto
CEO and Founder of CoinPost
Takehiro Miyamoto is the Representative Director, CEO, and Founder of CoinPost.
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About CoinPost: CoinPost is the Japanese cryptocurrency & blockchain media platform.
Yoshida Takuma
CEO & Founder of 3-shake
Yoshida Takuma is the CEO and founder at 3-shake.
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About 3-shake, SPOT Japan: 3-shake is a technology company that promotes data analysis, adtech platform, and automation of areas with high technical difficulty.
Amin Azumude
Representative Director and Founder of Cryptact
Amin Azumude is the Representative Director and Founder of Cryptact.
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About Cryptact: Cryptact is a technology company providing solutions and platforms utilizing blockchains, smart contracts and virtual currencies.
Yasunori Sugii
Founder of CurrencyPort
Yasunori Sugii is the Founder of Currency Port.
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About CurrencyPort, Ponku: Currency Port is one of the leading startups in Japan that conducts research and development of blockchain basic technology.
Noritaka Okabe
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Representative Director & President of Crypto asset market
Noritaka Okabe is the Representative Director JPYC Co., Ltd.
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About Crypto asset market: Crypto asset market engages in the development of a trading market for settlement of trading value with crypto assets.
Tony Evans
Co-Founder of FGC Group
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About FGC Group: Fintech Global Consultants is an independent Fintech Consultants, with more than $150 million raised for ICO.
Genki Oda
President, CEO & Founder of BITPoint Japan
Genki Oda started a business while studying at the University of Tokyo, and then sold the business, and invested in many venture companies as a venture capitalist with McKinsey graduates. He is engaged in negotiations with overseas institutional investors and investing in bonds, and is active as a financial and investment specialist.
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About BITPoint Japan: BITPoint Japan is a compliant digital asset trading platform that offers virtual currency exchange.
Hiroki Yamamoto
CTO and Founder of earlyworks
Hiroki Yamamoto is the CTO and Founder at early works.
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About earlyworks: Early Works is a Next-generation blockchain technology that realizes high speed, high scalability, and high security.
Sei Kobayashi
Representative Director and Founder of earlyworks
Sei Kobayashi is the Representative Director and Founder at Early Works.
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About earlyworks: Early Works is a Next-generation blockchain technology that realizes high speed, high scalability, and high security.
Morikawa Muuto
Founder & CEO of Ginco
He founded AltaApps while studying at Kyoto University. We are developing virtual currency wallet apps and consulting related to blockchain.
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About Ginco: A multi-cryptocurrency wallet app.
Morikawa Muuto
Founder & CEO of Ginco
He founded AltaApps while studying at Kyoto University. We are developing virtual currency wallet apps and consulting related to blockchain.
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About Ginco: A multi-cryptocurrency wallet app.
Obata Kazuki
Founder and Representative Director of Smart Contract
Obata Kazuo is the Founder and Representative Director at Smart Contract, Inc.
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About Smart Contract: Forefront of cryptocurrency trading and consulting
Junya Hirano
Representative and Founder of HashHub
Junya Hirano is the Representative and Founder at HashHub.
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About HashHub: HashHub is expanding the choice of what one can trust with the power of blockchain
Ishibashi Tadashi
Founder, President & CEO of JOLED
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About JOLED: JOLED is a company that researches, develops, manufactures and sells organic EL displays.
Higashi Koji
Director, COO, and Founder of IndieSquare
Higashi Koji is the Director, COO, and Founder at IndieSquare.
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About IndieSquare: IndieSquare is a publishing company for APIs and SDKs for developers.
Yaya Takemura
Representative Director and Founder of Platinum Egg
Yaya Takemura is the Representative Director and Founder at Platinum Egg.
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About Platinum Egg: Platinum Egg is a goal of delivering better games to more people on various platforms .
Maruyama Kazumi
Founder of KAULA
Kazumi Maruyama is the Founder of KAULA.
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About KAULA: KAULA is a platform for demonstration experiments, and basic business model planning services.
Takatsugu Fujii
Founder & CEO of SIVIRA
Takatsugu Fujii is the Founder and CEO of SIVIRA.
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About Gpbiotechs, SIVIRA: SIVIRA is a log storage service that utilizes the blockchain Broof developed by Sybilla .
Yuichiro Nakagawa
Founder & Chief Computer Scientist of Pocket Change
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About Anipos, Pocket Change: Pocket Change provides epoch-making service that allows to exchange foreign currency from overseas travel for desired electronic money.
Yafuso Kazuya
Representative Director and Founder of RambleOn
Yafuso Kazuya is working as the Representative Director and Founder of RambleOn.
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About RambleOn: RambleOn is a solutions using blockchain technology in cooperation with partner companies.
Enoki Shibuya
Representative Director and Founder of Artrigger
Enoki Shibuya is the president and CEO of Artrigger.
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About Artrigger: Artrigger is a startup for artists that develops a recruitment support tool using blockchain technology.
Shintaro Sasahara
Founder & Representative Director of Enbowl
Shintaro Sasahara is the Founder and Representative Director at Enbowl.
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About Enbowl: CryptoBowl is a matching service between ordering companies and development companies / freelancers specializing in blockchain projects.
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