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Rei Murakami Frenzel

Enigma · DISC type idc
Founding Partner at Kadan Capital
📍 Singapore

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.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Founding Partner
Location
Singapore
Personality Overview

How Rei shows up

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

Priorities

Topics Rei cares 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.
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Career

Work history

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

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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Education
9-2020 - 7-2021
Master of Business Administration - MBA
INSEAD
4-2014 - 3-2018
Bachelor's degree
Keio University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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