RAKUTEN ASIA

Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. is the Regional Head Office of Asia for Rakuten Group, Inc., a leading internet services company in Japan and globally. Our office in Singapore houses various business verticals, including Rakuten Capital, Rakuten Marketing, Rakuten Rewards, Asia Tech Development Unit, Rakuten Institute of Technology, and Global Marketing Office. We provide a wide range of consumer and business-focused services, including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing, and professional sports, through our diverse portfolio of businesses and services.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE's first section: 4755) is the largest ecommerce company in Japan, and third largest ecommerce marketplace company worldwide. Rakuten provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. The company is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas. Founded in 1997, Rakuten is headquartered in Tokyo, with over 17,000 employees and partner staff worldwide. Rakuten's 2018 revenues were 1101.48 billions yen. u3000 In Japanese, Rakuten stands for ‘optimism.’ It means we believe in the future. It’s an understanding that, with the right mind-set, we can make the future better by what we do today. u3000 So we challenge ourselves to evolve, innovate and experiment, to create a better, happier future for everyone. u3000 Today, our 70+ businesses span e-commerce, digital content, communications and FinTech, bringing the joy of discovery to more than 1.5 billion members across the world. For more information, visit