Taishi Sato
Taishi Sato is a Tokyo-based entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and CEO of DeFimans Co., Ltd., and a Venture Partner at Decima Fund.[1] DeFimans Co., Ltd. is described on his public profile as an SBI Group company.[1]
Early Life & Education
Sato reportedly attended Keio University. Public profiles list Keio University as his alma mater,[1][2] but specific degree or field of study is not confirmed in the sources provided.
Career
DeFimans Co., Ltd.
Sato is the Co-Founder and CEO of DeFimans Co., Ltd.[1][2] DeFimans is a web3-focused consulting firm that provides strategy, tokenomics, fundraising, DeFi, and blockchain development support for corporate and startup web3 projects.[4] Public information describes the company in connection with SBI Group on his profiles.[1]
Decima Fund
Sato serves as a Venture Partner at Decima Fund, a Japan-based, crypto-native venture capital fund focused on Web3, blockchain, and cryptocurrency projects, which invests in early-stage companies and supports Japanese and overseas projects entering each other's markets.[1][5]
Previous Roles
Before founding DeFimans, Sato worked in finance and consulting. Public profiles indicate that he worked at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities from 2015 to 2018, at EY from 2018 to 2019, and at Deloitte from 2019 to 2021.[1][2] He then held roles at blockchain and digital asset–focused organizations, including work related to token and NFT strategy at Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. (PlayMining) from 2021 to 2022.[1]
