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Mission

Raising the Hinomaru in Silicon Valley.

The founder’s mission is to be the first Japanese startup to raise the Japanese flag (“Hinomaru”) in Silicon Valley, the mecca of global technology.Like YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Uber, our exit plan is for Japanese entrepreneurs to be needed by giant technology companies, including the Magnificent Seven. Being needed means being acquired, and being acquired means that a Japanese startup has been recognized at the center of the world.Although I have lost this challenge so far, achieving it means Japanese startups will be recognized on the world’s highest stage. This is my mission as a founder and the meaning of my life.— Atsushi Hisatsumi

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Founder

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Atsushi Hisatsumi

Founder / CEO Entrepreneur and investor, based in Japan and Dubai. Beyond PATRON, he has assisted crypto startups targeting the Japanese market at the pre-seed or MVP stage with press releases, community building in Japan, lead generation support, and fundraising through large-scale token sales (ICO, IEO, IDO, Launchpad, etc.). Links: LinkedIn · Substack · X · Instagram · Crunchbase

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History

PATRON began in 2018 as a project for influencers.
  • PATRON ICO: raised $40M through digital marketing, with over 24,000 Japanese investors
  • Ranked #1 in Forbes’ “Top 10 New Blockchain Companies to Watch in 2018”
  • Red Herring Asia Top 100
  • The founder and team were featured in media content filmed at NASDAQ (Times Square) and the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)
  • The PATRON token reached a peak market-cap ranking of #171 and was listed on 10 centralized exchanges, including OKEX (now OKX)

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Clients (Marketing & Advisory)

Strategic advisory and token sale support for 60 early-stage Web3 startups. And many others. He also started “Eco” (eco.com) and the official Japan communities of “Origin Protocol”, among others.

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Honorary Advisors

PATRON’s advisory board when it began in 2018:
  • John McAfee (Founder of McAfee, passed away in 2021)
  • Keith Teare (Co-founder of TechCrunch; Founder / CEO of SignalRank)
  • Tony Perkins (Founder of Red Herring)
  • Toni Lane Casserly (Co-founder of Cointelegraph)
Source: Crunchbase

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Ambassador

  • Jason Derulo