JR

James Riney

Founding Partner & CEO at Coral Capital

Japan

VC
Investor

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

Locations:

Tokyo

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $100,000.00

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital
Start-ups
Japanese
Strategy
Business Development
Financial Modeling
Negotiation
Strategic Partnerships
Competitive Analysis
Valuation
Market Research
Public Speaking
Corporate Finance
Writing
User Interface Design
Leadership
Product Management
Nomunication
Due Diligence

Education

Lists including James

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All Series A Investors

14748 people

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All Seed Investors

19691 people

Investments

MOV

Series B

Total Funding: $10M

Facilo

Seed

Total Funding: $9M

HQ Inc

Series A

Total Funding: $5M

Kyoto Fusioneering

Seed

Total Funding: $12M

Contrea

Seed

Total Funding: $1M

LBV

Seed

Total Funding: $100M

Aww

Seed

Total Funding: $940K

Holmes

Series Unknown

Total Funding: $5.1M

JustInCase

Seed

Total Funding: $410K

SmartHR

Series A

Total Funding: $130M

Work Experience

KI
Kaminashi Inc.

2023

  • Board Member

    2023

CC
Coral Capital

2019

  • Founding Partner & CEO

    2019

5G
500 Global

2015

  • Head of 500 Startups Japan

    2015

SI
SmartHR, Inc.

2018 - 2022

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2022

    Series B Lead Investor and Outside Director.

D
DeNA

2014 - 2015

  • Principal

    2014 - 2015

ResuPress (now Coincheck, Inc.)

2012 - 2014

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2012 - 2014

JM
J.P. Morgan

2010 - 2012

  • Analyst

    2010 - 2012

Latest Articles

Medium•Jul. 2015

How To Be Cool In Different Cities

Culture
Psychology
Cool
coolness factors
New York City
Medium•May 2015

The Dawn of Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality
Technology
Oculus Rift
VR technology advancements
smartphone impact on VR
Medium•Mar. 2015

Why Ride-Sharing May Not Be For Japan

ride-sharing in Japan
regulatory constraints
Lyft
Uber
taxi industry
Medium•Feb. 2015

Should You Start a Company?

starting a company
entrepreneurship
startup challenges
joining a startup
risk assessment
Medium•Feb. 2015

You’re Asking the Wrong Question

startup investment
venture capital
entrepreneurship
importance of founders
evolution of business ideas
Medium•Jan. 2015

Why Japan’s Greatest Strength is also It’s Greatest Weakness

Japanese culture
perfectionism
yakitori
apprenticeship
business practices
Medium•Jan. 2015

Why Japanese don’t use LinkedIn

Japanese business culture
LinkedIn usage in Japan
Facebook usage in Japan
professional networking
cultural differences in social media
Medium•Dec. 2014

Startup Ideas We’d Like to Fund

startup investment
virtual reality
biotech
preventive healthcare
mHealth
Medium•Dec. 2014

3 BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ BEFORE DOING A STARTUP

entrepreneurial journey
critical decisions in startups
founder relationships
equity distribution
conflict resolution
Medium•Jun. 2014

Famebit: Picking Up Where Maker Studios Left off

Maker Studios
Disney acquisition
YouTube celebrities
YouTube fanbases
digital marketing
Medium•Apr. 2014

Feeding the Digital Omnivores 

digital omnivores
content consumption
smartphones and tablets
subscription models
digital content