Yuto Shimizu

Overview

Building Lighthouse Pay in Osaka - developer tooling. Took Lighthouse Pay from zero to $11 million ARR. Before that: Mercari and ByteDance. Most at home with community and product. Learning to draw.

Slower in the last week of each quarter

Experience

1. Co-founder & CTO

   Apr 2022 - Present
   Lighthouse Pay · 4 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Osaka, Japan
   • Grew the team to 119 people across 2 countries.
   • Previously built and sold a small developer tooling company.
2. Senior Financial Analyst

   Jan 2019 - Apr 2022
   Mercari · 3 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Osaka, Japan
   • Saved $9 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
3. Finance Director

   Jul 2016 - Jan 2019
   ByteDance · 2 yr 6 mo · Contract · Osaka, Japan
   • Built the operating model the board used for a $172 million raise.
   • Ran diligence on 9 acquisitions.
4. FP&A Manager

   Mar 2015 - Jul 2016
   REA Group · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Osaka, Japan
   • Closed the books in 5 days, down from 11.
   • Saved $4 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.

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Education

1. Melbourne Business School

   MBA, Business Administration
   2013 - 2015
2. Nanyang Technological University

   BEng, Computer Science
   2009 - 2013