Gojo & Company

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$47.6M

Amount

Series E

Stage

09.11.2022

Date

3

all rounds

$204.42M

Total amount

Financing round

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About Company
Gojo provides financial access to everyone, regardless of their background, by holding microfinance institutions around the world.

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Gojo

founded date

01.07.2014

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Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series E

IPO status

Private

Description

Gojo is an enabler of financial inclusion for unserved and underserved communities in developing countries. Their long-term goal is to provide affordable financial services to over 100 million people in 50+ countries by 2030. They currently operate in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India with over 3,400 employees, serving more than 570,000 women who are also mothers. The company invests in and partners with financial service providers to achieve their mission of creating a world where everyone can determine their own future.
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Taejun Shin
Taejun Shin

Taejun Shin

After graduating from Korea University and Waseda Graduate School of Finance, Taejun started his career at Morgan Stanley and then worked for Unison Capital. While working in the finance industry, Taejun founded Living in Peace, an NGO, in 2007, and created the first microfinance investment fund in Japan’s investment history in 2009. Taejun cofounded Gojo in 2014 and has led the company’s growth until today as the CEO. He was the Global Shapers of the World Economic Forum and is the youngest founding member of Endeavor Japan. The Harvard Business Review Japan Edition selected him as the 20 best CEOs under age 40. He is the author of 9 books, a finisher of the 1648 km ultra-marathon, and a Karate black-belt holder. Taejun is fluent in Japanese, Korean and English. He plays drums and shows up in a live performance once a year.

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Takeshi Nagashima
Takeshi Nagashima

Takeshi Nagashima

Certified Public Accountant, Tax Accountant. Established a Certified Public Accountant and Tax Accountant Office after an auditing firm, accounting firm, financial consulting company, etc. Later, he founded or co-founded financial consulting companies, ITConsulting companies, investment funds for overseas financial institutions, and venture capital. He specializes in accounting and management practices such as finance, tax, legal, and labor. He also has extensive experience in M & A and business management overseas.

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Gojo & Company
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1

Takeshi Nagashima

Sanjay Gandhi
Sanjay Gandhi

Sanjay Gandhi

Sanjay qualified as a Chartered Accountant before graduating from Delhi University. His first job as an Audit Manager was with the Indian Associates of KPMG. After working for a finance company, he joined the microfinance industry in 2003 and has worked in 25 countries and conducted about 125 ratings of MFIs; some of the assignments were for the World Bank, ADB, UNDP, Mercy Corps and HIVOS. After his CEO assignment at a Cambodian MFI, Sanjay cofounded Gojo and has led the Company’s investment activity. Sanjay speaks English, Hindi, and Punjabi. He is very fond of music, movies, and reading, with The Beatles as his all-time favorite music band.

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Employee Profiles
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Syam Nair

Syam Nair

Chief Technology Officer

Taejun Shin

Taejun Shin

Founder, Representative Director & CEO

Sanjay Gandhi

Sanjay Gandhi

Founder & Chief Investment Officer

Manaki Kinoshita

Auditor

Takeshi Nagashima

Takeshi Nagashima

Founder

Takefumi Uda

COO

Sohil Shah

Sohil Shah

Partner

Katada Kohei

Katada Kohei

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