Tokyo Founders Fund
Founder, Partner
Yo Shibata
Founded Spotlight (sold to Rakuten). Founded Codestart (sold to IMJ). Founded 2 other companies. Partner at an angel investment fund Tokyo Founders Fund.
Founded Spotlight (sold to Rakuten). Founded Codestart (sold to IMJ). Founded 2 other companies. Partner at an angel investment fund Tokyo Founders Fund.
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Experience
CEO of Spotlight, a subsidiary company
Spotlight was acquired in October 2013. Since then, Yo served Rakuten as CEO of Spotlight and as a member of Online-to-Offline business.
Exit
Spotlight
Founder
McKinsey & Co
Associate
Exit
Code Start
Founder, Founder / CEO
Number 1 online price comparison app in Japan. Sold to IMJ.
Founder
Employee
Projects
The largest taxi hailing app in Japan
Advisor · The most-used taxi hailing app with the widest nation coverage in Japan. Call taxi and pay it easily via app.
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About
Achievements
Yo Shibata has founded four companies so far and sold three of them. Most recently, he founded Spotlight, Inc., the company behind the mobile app "Smapo", which gives users redeemable points just by walking-in to the stores. In order to detect walk-in, Smapo uses ultrasonic beacon based on the technology developed and patented by the company. Spotlight was the first and the most-used app in Online-to-Offline arena in Japan. The company was acquired by Rakuten, Inc.
After Yo left Spotlight, he moved to NYC to prepare his next business.
He also invests in early stage startups globally with the angel investment fund Tokyo Founders Fund, which he co-founded with 7 well-known entrepreneurs in Japan.
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