Yuya Takegawa

Yuya Takegawa is a Director and Partner at CyberAgent Capital, a prominent corporate venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to assuming his current role, he began his investment career at Mirai Securities in 2004, following earlier professional positions at various regional recruitment companies. During his tenure at the financial institution, he directed venture investments in 12 different startups, building an initial portfolio that included emerging technology companies such as Full Speed and Lights Up. He transitioned to CyberAgent Capital around 2007 to further expand his venture capital expertise, building upon an academic foundation that includes a Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature from Waseda University. As a key investment professional today, Takegawa primarily focuses on executing seed and early-stage equity investments within the internet and information technology sectors across the broader Asian market.