Rei Murakami Frenzel

Enigma
DISC Type : idc

Founding Partner at Kadan Capital

Singapore

Overview

Rei Murakami Frenzel is the Founding Partner at Kadan Capital, a Singapore-based VC firm focusing on early-stage Fintech and AI startups across Asia. She also leads The Murakami Family Foundation as its President, leveraging a background in public market investing from Mitsubishi Corporation and an MBA from INSEAD.

As a mother, Rei is a passionate advocate for tackling Japans gender gap. Through her foundation, she has launched initiatives to create a society where women can succeed, focusing on enhancing the work-life environment for working mothers and supporting children who will shape Japans future.

She founded a political training school that provides mentorship and scholarships for women aspiring to enter Japans male-dominated political scene.

Personality Overview

Challenger

Fast Follower

Persuasive & Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

Japan's Gender Gap
Leads initiatives at The Murakami Family Foundation to tackle this issue, including a mentorship program for aspiring female politicians.
Venture Capital
Co-founded Kadan Capital to invest in early-stage Asian companies, transitioning from a background in public equity activist investing.
Fintech & AI
These are the primary investment sectors for her venture capital firm, Kadan Capital, which targets startups in Asia and the Middle East.

Media Appearances

Japan Ahead: Kadan Capital's Murakami. Featured in Bloomberg

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Kadan Capital is betting on SEA's next wave of innovation. Featured in e27

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Rei Murakami - Kadan Capital | Start Up Arena Speaker. Featured in AsiaTechXSG

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Work History

3-2024
Founding Partner at Kadan Capital
2-2024
Advisor at GFTN Japan
2-2022
President at The Murakami Family Foundation
9-2019 - 12-2024
Director at Isamu Holdings Pte. Ltd
4-2019 - 9-2019
Associate at Mitsubishi Corporation

Education

9-2020 - 7-2021
Master of Business Administration - MBA from INSEAD
4-2014 - 3-2018
Bachelor's degree from Keio University

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Exp : 7 Location : Singapore Job Level : N/A Designation : Founding Partner at Kadan Capital
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Insights For Selling To Rei

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rei is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rei

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rei move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Rei take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Rei

Personality Compatibility


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