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 CEO’ operating in the Cryptocurrency space. If you think a CEO’ 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
Kazuma Ieiri
President & CEO of CAMPFIRE
Born in 1978 and raised in Fukuoka prefecture, Kazuma founded paperboy&co. inc. (currently GMO Pepabo) and went on to become the youngest CEO ever (at the time) to take a company public in Japan by taking paperboy&co. public on the JASDAQ Japanese stock exchange. After leaving paperboy&co, he continued his startup trail by founding BASE, CAMPFIRE, and XIMERA. Kazuma also dabbled in the food services industry via the founding of On The Corner (a cafe) and is active in the startup investment scene. He also started the Liverty-house project which attempts to create shared housing for young people in need.
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About AllCoupon Japan Corporation, BASE, BrainCat, CAMPFIRE, Crono Japan, DISCOVER, EXODUS Japan, G & H, GENXY, Life Log Technology, NOW Japan, NOWALL, XIMERA: CAMPFIRE engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.
Seiji Kurokoshi
CEO of DIGISEARCH & ADVERTISING
Seiji Kurokoshi (é»’è¶Šèª æ²») is an angel investor.
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About DIGISEARCH & ADVERTISING: Digisearch & Advertising operates as a financial service based company focusing on brand building.
Makoto Takemiya
Co CEO of Soramitsu
Makoto Takemiya is the co-founder and CEO of Soramitsu, a Japanese fintech company specializing in blockchain technology and digital identity. He is a computer scientist and one of the lead programmers and architects of Hyperledger Iroha, a distributed ledger project.
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About Soramitsu: Fintech company based in Tokyo, specializing in blockchain technology. Main contributor to Hyperledger Iroha.
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.
David Zhang
CEO of BTCBOX
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About BTCBOX: BTCBOX is an application that offers cryptocurrency exchange services.
Yuzo Kano
CEO of BitFlyer
Yuzo Kano is co-founder and CEO of bitFlyer, Inc. Prior to co-founding bitFlyer in January 2014, he worked at Goldman Sachs developing settlement systems, and later as an Equities Derivatives and Convertible Bonds Trader at Goldman Sachs, focusing on market making for institutional investors as well as principal trading and financing for corporations. Yuzo completed his studies at the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo in 2001. Yuzo currently serves as representative director of the Japan Blockchain Association (JBA). He is a member of the BC System Evaluation Audit Review Committee of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and a member of a committee investigating blockchain technology for the Japanese Bankers Association.
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About BitFlyer, bitFlyer Blockchain: BitFlyer is a bitcoin exchange and marketplace that enables its customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins.
Hirako Yoshio
CEO of BitFlyer
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About BitFlyer, bitFlyer Holdings: BitFlyer is a bitcoin exchange and marketplace that enables its customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins.
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
Takao Asayama
CEO of Tech Bureau
Takao Asayama is the CEO at Tech Bureau.
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About COMSA, Overtex, Tech Bureau: Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
Hironobu Ueno
CEO & CTO of double jump.tokyo
Participated in the construction of various financial system infrastructures at Nomura Research Institute. Former executive officer and technical fellow of Mobcast Co.,Directed the design and development of platforms and game servers, and the development of smartphone game development platforms.
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About double jump.tokyo: double jump.tokyo is a blockchain game developer and NFT solution provider for large-scale enterprises in the gaming & entertainment sector.
Mayumi Hara
CEO of FRAME00
Mayumi is a serial entrepreneur has been creating businesses and developing brands for 10 years with a vision in various industries. In 2014 she found that Japanese traditional artisans dealing with national treasures were undervalued, then founded FRAME00. Crypto startup project “Dev” makes the creator’s challenges sustainable.
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About FRAME00: FRAME00 is a blockchain technology startup developing a decentralized funding platform.
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.
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.
Fukushima Shinji
CEO of Crypto goen
Fukushima Shinji is the CEO at Crypto Goen.
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About Crypto goen: Crypto goen focuses on the construction and operation of mining farms.
Eiji Miyagawa
President and CEO of DIGITAL WALLET
Eiji Miyagawa is the Representative Director and Founder of Digital Wallet.
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About DIGITAL WALLET: Digital Wallet is a digital wallet service technology company.
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.
Okuyama Taizen
President and CEO of COINAGE Japan
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About COINAGE Japan: COINAGE is a Virtual currency trading related business
Ogawa Kohei
CEO of VALU
Ogawa Kohei is the CEO at VALU.
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About VALU: VALU is providing services related to online recruitment and human resources support.
Yu Kimura
CEO & CTO of LCNEM
Yu Kimura is the CEO and CTO at LCNEM.
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About LCNEM, SELECT SQUARE: LCNEM is a Fintech start up.
Toru Takata
President & CEO of N.Avenue
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About N.Avenue, Z Corporation Japan: N.Avenue is a blockchain technology will enable the distribution of diverse values and bring a new paradigm shift to society.
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.
Kakitani Masataka
CEO of Smart Contract
Kakitani Masataka is the CEO at Smart Contract Systems.
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About Smart Contract: Forefront of cryptocurrency trading and consulting
Funayama Yuta
President and CEO of Alt Design
Funayama Yuta is the President and CEO at Alt Design.
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About Alt Design: Alt Design focuses on the development of online media for virtual currency, market research, financial strategy, and consulting business.
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.
Ikko Yoshiba
President & CEO of Wodca
Ikko Yoshiba is the President and CEO of Apollo.
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About Apollo Co., Ltd., Wodca: Wodca is the developer of a Token Wallet service that can distribute virtual currency in real time.
Yasuhiro Furuse
President & Chief Executive Officer of LastRoots
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About LastRoots: LastRoots is a cryptocurrency developer.
Shinpei Noguchi
President & CEO of Itandi
Graduated from the Faculty of Education at Waseda University. While enrolled in the university, Waseda University won the business plan contest, created SNS for students in the same year and started business. After that, he joined an IT company and was responsible for system design as an engineer. Joined ITANDI Corporation in February 2014. After WEB marketing, real estate brokerage, systems development (rails), consulting services for management companies, and executive officer, he became the CEO in November 2018.
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About Itandi: Itanji aims to bring innovation to the real estate industry through information technology.
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 .
Tomohiro Tagami
CEO of techtec
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About techtec: techtec is a Media Support Business
Tomohiro Tagami
CEO of techtec
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About techtec: techtec is a Media Support Business
Koichiro Abe
CEO of Crypto Square
Koichiro Abe is the CEO at Crypto Square.
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About Crypto Square: Crypto Square operates “REVOL,” an initial coin offering platform for a company.
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