Tak Miyata

Tak Miyata

Founder and General Partner atScrum VenturesCalifornia

Tak Miyata is the founder and general partner of Scrum Ventures, with over 20 years of IT industry experience. He has founded multiple startups and held executive roles, including CEO of Mixi America.

What Tak can write

Writes checks of$250K to $500K
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Scrum Ventures writes $250K to $500K checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Electronic Data Systems · systems engineer
  2. Neven Vision · founder
    2002
  3. J-Magic · founder
  4. Mixi · CEO of Mixi America
  5. Scrum Ventures · Founder and General Partner
    Now
  6. Neven Vision
    2002-2006
  7. J-Magic

Companies founded

Scrum VenturesNeven VisionJ-Magic

Focus

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Education

Waseda University, Master’s degree in Nano Science

Also at Scrum Ventures

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Questions

Who is Tak Miyata?

Tak Miyata is the founder and general partner of Scrum Ventures, with over 20 years of IT industry experience. He has founded multiple startups and held executive roles, including CEO of Mixi America.

How much does Tak Miyata invest?

Tak Miyata invests through Scrum Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $500K at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Tak Miyata?

A warm intro from a founder Scrum Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Tak Miyata do before Scrum Ventures?

systems engineer at Electronic Data Systems; founder at Neven Vision; founder at J-Magic; CEO of Mixi America at Mixi; Neven Vision; J-Magic.

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