Rie Yano is a serial entrepreneur and investor with deep expertise in the U.S. and Japanese startup ecosystems. She began her career at Mitsubishi Corporation, working in both Tokyo and New York, before founding Material World in New York, a pioneering fashion trade-in platform that redefined luxury resale. As CEO, she led product development, fundraising, global team building, and business development, culminating in the company’s exit. After serving as GM of MIXI’s U.S. entity post-acquisition, Rie returned to building and advising startups focused on longevity, AI, and robotics, while supporting cross-border expansion and early-stage innovation. Based in San Francisco, she is now a Partner at Coral Capital, investing in U.S. startups and doubling down on U.S.-Japan cross-border investing.
She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Sophia University.