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Managing Partner at BEENEXT, an early stage VC based in Tokyo and Singapore.

Notable seed investments in the US include Instacart, Everlane, Lob, Heap, FundersClub, etc.

We are particularly strong in marketplaces, payments, and SaaS.

Marketplace investments - Tokopedia (largest marketplace in Indonesia, raised $100M+), Shopclues (marketplace in India with $1 Billion+ GMV), Droom (largest automobile marketplace in India), Fril (one of the largest mobile marketplace in Japan, acquired by Rakuten).

Payments investments - Midtrans (largest payment company in Indonesia), Citrus Pay (one of the largest payment company in India, acquired by Naspers’ PayU).

SaaS investments - SmartHR (largest HR software in Japan's SME sector), Apptimize (YC S13), Lob (YC S13), AnyPerk (YC W13).

You can also find me on Angel List: http://angel.co/hiro-maeda

  1. The Next Marketplace Innovation (hmaeda.com)
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  2. Validating Your Startup Idea – Three Important Questions (hmaeda.com)
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  3. Liquidity is King (hmaeda.com)
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  4. Global and Local Network Effects (hmaeda.com)
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  5. Things to Consider Before International Expansion (hmaeda.com)
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