Metaps

Katsuaki Sato runs a US$200 million company and is a big thinker. He discusses the value of money and the economic revolution that’s just started.

Big data, artificial intelligence, virtual reality.. Can you make a guess?

Well over half a billion dollars was invested in Japanese startups in 2015. This year continues to be a banner year for the country’s burgeoning entrepreneurs.

Fintech is about to explode in Japan, a country where the top banks hold a lot of power. We talk to some of the leading tech entrepreneurs about this battle.

Everything you need to know about fintech in Japan from current regulations to cultural hurdles.

From Michelle Phan to blockbuster funding rounds, these are our most-read stories about Japan and Japanese startups from the past year.

Sato Katsuaki founded Metaps just in time for the 2008 financial crisis. Then he IPO’ed a week before China’s market collapse. Spoiler: he’s not worried.

Metaps officially listed its stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on August 28. Don’t miss your chance to meet the man behind this successful startup on September 9.

The company is often touted as one of the strongest companies in the current generation of Japanese startups. An international firm, Metaps is exiting just as it finds its stride.

Tech in Asia brings the biggest names in tech to our Tokyo conference on September 8 & 9. Metap’s Katsuaki Sato and Stellar’s Jed McCaleb are in the lineup.