Saemin Ahn, head of Rakuten Ventures, talks to our reporter Kaloyan Andonov about the unit, bitcoins and his views on investment and trends in the consumers sector.

Saemin Ahn, head of Rakuten Ventures, talks to our reporter Kaloyan Andonov about the unit, bitcoins and his views on investment and trends in the consumers sector. Before joining Rakuten Ventures, Ahn worked for Google.

What role has corporate venturing played at Rakuten over the years? How has your strategy evolved, and how has your approach compared to your peers?

Rakuten Ventures was established in 2013 as an early-stage corporate venture capital fund, focused on empowering the startup ecosystem to positively affect internet services…

Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.