Shintaro Yamada (businessman)
Shintaro Yamada (Japanese: 山田 進太郎, Hepburn: Yamada Shintarō, born 1977/1978) is a Japanese businessman, and the founder, CEO and one-third owner of the online marketplace Mercari.
Shintaro Yamada | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977/1978 (age 42–43)[1] |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder, CEO and 1/3 owner of Mercari |
Early life
Yamada earned a degree in mathematics from Waseda University.[2]
Career
His first job after university was as an intern at Rakuten, then a little-known e-commerce company, for whom he developed an auction website.[2]
In 2001, he founded Unoh, a games company, that was bought by Zynga in 2010.[2]
Yamada is expected to become a billionaire following Mercari's IPO.[3][4][5]
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gollark: It's like Wikipedia, where everything inevitably converges on philosophy (or a loop).
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References
- Alpeyev, Pavel (11 June 2018). "Mercari's top-of-range IPO set to make founder Shintaro Yamada Japan's newest billionaire". Retrieved 29 June 2018 – via Japan Times Online.
- Alpeyev, Pavel; Amano, Takashi (18 March 2016). "How $5-a-night hostels led to Japan's first $1 billion startup". Retrieved 29 June 2018 – via Japan Times Online.
- "Japanese start-up Mercari's IPO to mint a new billionaire". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- Alpeyev, Pavel (11 June 2018). "Mercari's top-of-range IPO set to make founder Shintaro Yamada Japan's newest billionaire". Retrieved 29 June 2018 – via Japan Times Online.
- "Mercari, Japan's first unicorn, files for $1.1B Tokyo IPO – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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