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
Born1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)[1]
NationalityJapanese
Alma materWaseda University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder, CEO and 1/3 owner of Mercari

Early life

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Yamada earned a degree in mathematics from Waseda University.[2]

Career

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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 became a billionaire following Mercari's IPO in June 2018.[3][1][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "Japanese start-up Mercari's IPO to mint a new billionaire". 11 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Mercari, Japan's first unicorn, files for $1.1B Tokyo IPO – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Mercari Jumps 77% in Tokyo Debut After $1.2 Billion IPO". Bloomberg.com. 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2020-11-22.