Kaisei Hamamoto, Founder of SmartNews

About Kaisei Hamamoto

Kaisei Hamamoto is a co-founder of SmartNews, a Tokyo-based news aggregation platform established in 2012. SmartNews uses advanced machine learning algorithms to curate personalized news content and is available in over 150 countries. The company has a tagline of "News From All Sides" and was most recently valued at around $2 billion.

Kaisei Hamamoto at a glance

• Company: SmartNews
• Total raised: $168M
• Latest round: Series F
• Investors: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment, SMBC Venture Capital, Development Bank of Japan
• Location: Tokyo, Japan

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