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About Us
Rakuten India is the Development Centre and key technology hub of the Rakuten Group, Inc. We enable our businesses with our depth of knowledge in multiple streams of technology such as Mobile and Web Development, Web Analytics, Platform Development, Backend Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and much more. Our unique 24/7 support center ensures reliability and sustenance of the Rakuten Ecosystem. With dedicated centres of excellence for Mobile Application Development, Data Analytics, Engineering, DevOps and Information Security, we ensure the success of multiple units of Rakuten Group, Inc. With 1700+ employees and growing, Rakuten India is housed in Crimson House Bangalore in the heart of the city.
“ Our employees together work towards building a better more optimistic future by empowering individuals, businesses and societies to realize their dreams! ”
Our History
In 1997, Rakuten first began with Rakuten Ichiba, a B2B2C marketplace, with just six employees, one server, 13 merchants. With the mission of "empowering people and society through innovation and entrepreneurship," the Rakuten group rapidly grew with regional headquarters across the world.
In 2016, Rakuten India opened it doors in Bangalore, India, the tech city known as the Silicon Valley of India! This research and development center became a key technology hub of the Rakuten Group, championing some of the products and platforms that run the businesses. With 1000+ (and growing) Rakutenians working on the very same mission as Rakuten Group, Inc, we believe that technology and business needs must challenge each other for true innovation to rise and make a telling business impact! We have team members who work support Rakuten's global strategy across businesses such as e-Commerce, Digital, Marketing Platforms, Ecosystem Services and so on. "Walk together" is our guiding philosophy and together we continue to grow stronger by taking Rakuten’s businesses to the next level with not just existing products but also create some in the relevancy of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
“ We work, we play, we upgrade ourselves and continue to change the world through innovation!”
Our Scale & Reach
Reach
Current Business
Rakuten Group has 70+ businesses and almost 1.5 billion members across the world.
This is what makes us strong. Serving users worldwide through businesses based in 30 countries and regions
Our major services available globally
Rakuten Group has 70+ businesses and almost 1.5 billion members across the world.
This is what makes us strong.
E-Commerce
GATD
Mobile Network
Communication & Energy
Media, Entertainment & Sports
Fintech
Investment & Incubation
Leadership
Board Members
Akihito Kurozumi
Group Senior Managing Executive Officer, CIO, Rakuten Group
Akihito Kurozumi is Group Senior Managing Executive Officer and CIO of Rakuten Group, Inc. After graduating from Kansai University, Kurozumi started his business career at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) in 1997 where he spent 4 years. He joined Rakuten, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.) in 2002, primarily working in the Development Division. He was appointed as Executive Officer in 2008, and in 2013 moved to the USA to take on the role of Vice President of the Americas Development Unit at Rakuten USA, Inc. After returning to Japan, Kurozumi was appointed Senior Executive Officer in 2019 and Group Senior Managing Executive Officer in 2022 (current position). Kurozumi has been leading the technology organization in the Commerce & Marketing Company for many years and in May 2023 he was also appointed as CIO of Rakuten Group where he is responsible for the technology that supports the Rakuten Ecosystem.
Group Senior Managing Executive Officer, CIO, Rakuten Group
Akihito Kurozumi is Group Senior Managing Executive Officer and CIO of Rakuten Group, Inc. After graduating from Kansai University, Kurozumi started his business career at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) in 1997 where he spent 4 years. He joined Rakuten, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.) in 2002, primarily working in the Development Division. He was appointed as Executive Officer in 2008, and in 2013 moved to the USA to take on the role of Vice President of the Americas Development Unit at Rakuten USA, Inc. After returning to Japan, Kurozumi was appointed Senior Executive Officer in 2019 and Group Senior Managing Executive Officer in 2022 (current position). Kurozumi has been leading the technology organization in the Commerce & Marketing Company for many years and in May 2023 he was also appointed as CIO of Rakuten Group where he is responsible for the technology that supports the Rakuten Ecosystem.
Takashi Katsuragi
Managing Director & CEO, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. and Executive Officer, Rakuten Group, Inc.
Takashi Katsuragi is the CEO of Rakuten Asia, bringing over a decade of diverse leadership experience within the Rakuten Group. With a remarkable track record as Head of Education Business, he spearheaded the "Englishnization Project," adopting English as Rakuten's official language. In recent years, he played a pivotal role in the success of key strategic ventures, including Rakuten’s communication utility and media businesses.
His previous roles as an HR executive spanned Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten USA where he crafted innovative solutions and implemented the Global HR appraisal system. Katsuragi's career began at the East Japan Railway Company, where he honed his skills in developing training programs for professionals. As CEO, his strategic acumen continues to propel Rakuten Asia to new heights in APAC.
Managing Director & CEO, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. and Executive Officer, Rakuten Group, Inc.
Takashi Katsuragi is the CEO of Rakuten Asia, bringing over a decade of diverse leadership experience within the Rakuten Group. With a remarkable track record as Head of Education Business, he spearheaded the "Englishnization Project," adopting English as Rakuten's official language. In recent years, he played a pivotal role in the success of key strategic ventures, including Rakuten’s communication utility and media businesses.
His previous roles as an HR executive spanned Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten USA where he crafted innovative solutions and implemented the Global HR appraisal system. Katsuragi's career began at the East Japan Railway Company, where he honed his skills in developing training programs for professionals. As CEO, his strategic acumen continues to propel Rakuten Asia to new heights in APAC.
Tsubasa Shiraishi
General Manager of Rakuten Group, Inc. Vice Chairman of Rakuten India
With a rich global experience of business strategy, development and management across multiple domains for around 20 years, Tsubasa Shiraishi drives Rakuten India towards achieving its goal of becoming a global innovation hub.
General Manager of Rakuten Group, Inc. Vice Chairman of Rakuten India
With a rich global experience of business strategy, development and management across multiple domains for around 20 years, Tsubasa Shiraishi drives Rakuten India towards achieving its goal of becoming a global innovation hub.
Naojiro Hisada
Executive Officer of Rakuten Group,Inc and Director of Technology Management Services Supervisory Department
Naojiro Hisada comes with a wide experience of technology organization, Infrastructure, application engineering, IT finance and procurement. In addition to that he also drives the blockchain lab as cutting edge technology for Rakuten and is leading Rakuten China's Technology Division as global innovation hub.
Executive Officer of Rakuten Group,Inc and Director of Technology Management Services Supervisory Department
Naojiro Hisada comes with a wide experience of technology organization, Infrastructure, application engineering, IT finance and procurement. In addition to that he also drives the blockchain lab as cutting edge technology for Rakuten and is leading Rakuten China's Technology Division as global innovation hub.
Sunil Gopinath
CEO of Rakuten India
As the CEO of Rakuten India, the global product and innovation centre of Rakuten Group, Inc., Sunil Gopinath spearheads the scaling of product and technology footprint across wide range of Rakuten's global businesses. Sunil is also responsible for driving the rapid adoption of data sciences and AI across Rakuten’s global products and ecosystem. He also leads Rakuten’s Enterprise SaaS Business in APAC. In 2022, Sunil Gopinath joined Twid’s board of directors. He is also a advisor to many startups and a global leadership coach.
Prior to Rakuten, as Head of Flipkart's Marketplace Division, Sunil helped build & scale their Marketplace business to a $2B+ business with over 100,000 merchants.
Sunil has held senior leadership roles globally in companies like Intel and Qualcomm driving innovation in mobile, wearable devices, and location-based services.
Sunil has an MBA from University of California, Berkeley and a MS from Virginia Tech.
As the CEO of Rakuten India, the global product and innovation centre of Rakuten Group, Inc., Sunil Gopinath spearheads the scaling of product and technology footprint across wide range of Rakuten's global businesses. Sunil is also responsible for driving the rapid adoption of data sciences and AI across Rakuten’s global products and ecosystem. He also leads Rakuten’s Enterprise SaaS Business in APAC. In 2022, Sunil Gopinath joined Twid’s board of directors. He is also a advisor to many startups and a global leadership coach.
Prior to Rakuten, as Head of Flipkart's Marketplace Division, Sunil helped build & scale their Marketplace business to a $2B+ business with over 100,000 merchants.
Sunil has held senior leadership roles globally in companies like Intel and Qualcomm driving innovation in mobile, wearable devices, and location-based services.
Sunil has an MBA from University of California, Berkeley and a MS from Virginia Tech.
