About
After graduating from Korea University and Waseda Graduate School of Finance, Taejun started his career at Morgan Stanley and then worked for Unison Capital. While working in the finance industry, Taejun founded Living in Peace, an NGO, in 2007, and created the first microfinance investment fund in Japan’s investment history in 2009. Taejun cofounded Gojo in 2014 and has led the company’s growth until today as the CEO. He was the Global Shapers of the World Economic Forum and is the youngest founding member of Endeavor Japan. The Harvard Business Review Japan Edition selected him as the 20 best CEOs under age 40. He is the author of 9 books, a finisher of the 1648 km ultra-marathon, and a Karate black-belt holder. Taejun is fluent in Japanese, Korean and English. He plays drums and shows up in a live performance once a year.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 5 investors at Gojo & Company are tracked.
- • 1 investors hold the Founder, Representative Director & CEO role in VCSift. Taejun Shin is one of them.
- • 174 investors are based in Tokyo, Japan.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated September 2026.
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- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
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