Haruka Takahashi

Founder, Slate Studio - compliance · growth · lending

Slate Studio

Tokyo, Japan · JST (UTC+9)

5+ years experience

Yonsei University

English, Japanese

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Overview

Building Slate Studio in Tokyo - consumer finance. Previously built and sold a small consumer finance company. Grew the team to 108 people across 5 countries. Previously at McKinsey & Company. Most at home with lending and growth. Cyclist - trying to do a century this year.

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compliancegrowthlendingconsumer fintech

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closes in 3 months

Raising a $8M Series A for inventory forecasting for mid-market retailers

Stage: Series A
Raising: $8M
Instrument: Priced round
Committed so far: Opening the round now
Lead investor: Looking for a lead
Traction: 40% month-on-month growth after 29 months
Use of funds: Engineering hires and the first sales team

40% month-on-month growth after 29 months. Looking for investors who know AI infrastructure and can help with regulatory approvals.

Tokyo, Japan · remote OKgrowthconsumer fintechcompliance

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Experience

Founder
Sep 2025 - Present
Slate Studio · 1 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan
- Raised $35 million across 2 rounds.
- Signed 231 paying customers, 12 of them enterprises.
Senior Financial Analyst
Mar 2022 - Jul 2025
McKinsey & Company · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan
- Closed the books in 5 days, down from 13.

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Education

Yonsei University
BA, Business Administration
2017 - 2021

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