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About
Born in 1975, Kenji Kasahara grew up in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Economics at the University of Tokyo. Inspired by the case studies of IT business he studied in a university seminar on management strategy and by the rapid rise of Internet business in Silicon Valley in the USA, he started up “Find Job !”, an online job information site, in 1997. In 1999 Kasahara established eMercury, Inc. (mixi, Inc.) and assumed the post of representative director.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2 investors at mixi are tracked.
- • 1 investors hold the Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer role in VCSift. Kenji Kasahara is one of them.
- • 62 investors are based in Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Location
- Shibuya, Japan
Contact Information
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