Akio Tanaka - Co-Founder and Partner @ Headline

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Primary Job Title Co-Founder and Partner
Primary Organization
Headline

Location Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC)
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Akio Tanaka is a Co-Founder and Partner of Headline Asia. He was a Team Member at Adobe Ventures. He attended The University of British Columbia.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments

Akio Tanaka

invested in

BRICKBRO

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. This investment -

Seed Round - BRICKBRO

- was valued at

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	BRICKBRO	—	Seed Round - BRICKBRO	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	RLWRLD	Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)	—	Seed Round - RLWRLD	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Zettabyte	Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)	Yes	Venture Round - Zettabyte	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	BACKSEAT	Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)	Yes	Seed Round - BACKSEAT	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	STRACT	Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)	Yes	Series A - STRACT	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tradom	Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)	Yes	Series A - Tradom	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	GMI Cloud	Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)	Yes	Series A - GMI Cloud	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	YGG Japan	IVC	Yes	Seed Round - YGG Japan	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	OurSong	IVC	Yes	Seed Round - OurSong	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Our Happy Company	IVC	Yes	Seed Round - Our Happy Company	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Peeba	Headline	Yes	Seed Round - Peeba	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Number of Past Jobs

Akio Tanaka

has

current jobs including

Co-Founder and Partner

Headline

Founding Partner

Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)

, and

Partner

IVC

. Additionally,

Akio Tanaka

has had

past job as the

Team Member

Adobe Ventures

Headline Co-Founder and PartnerJun 2008
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) Founding PartnerJun 1, 2008
IVC Partner

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Adobe Ventures	Team Member	2005	2008

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Akio Tanaka

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

17 Media

Independent Board Director

KKBOX

, and

Board Member

Zaiko

17 Media Board MemberSep 29, 2015
KKBOX Independent Board DirectorJul 2014
Zaiko Board Member
Chinaccelerator Mentor

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