Takeshi Ebihara

About

Takeshi Ebihara is a venture investor and startup ecosystem contributor serving as Founding General Partner at Rebright Partners, an Asia-focused early-stage venture capital firm he founded in 2008. He started his career at JAFCO in 1994 and has also founded and run several internet companies, including one that listed on a stock exchange. He later moved to Singapore to invest in Southeast Asia and set up a team in Bangalore in 2014 for India. His deals include the first funding rounds of Bukalapak and Coins.ph, and he wrote the 2019 book "Technology Thinking". Takeshi brings a founder-investor perspective on early-stage investing, building startups in India and Southeast Asia, and connecting Japan with those markets. The role provides direct exposure to how investors assess teams, markets, traction, and a company's ability to grow across Asian markets. Takeshi is particularly relevant to conversations around fundraising readiness, investor decision-making, expansion into India and Southeast Asia, and cross-border growth between Japan and the rest of Asia.