Personal Information

Full Name: Hiroki James Takeuchi

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Country/State: United Kingdom

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Languages Known: English (likely), possibly Japanese

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Hobbies: Not publicly disclosed

Education

School: Bradon Forest School

College: University of Oxford

Degrees Obtained: Master of Mathematics (MMath), University of Oxford

Physical Stats

Height: 165 cm

Weight: 70 kg

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Parents: Not publicly available

Siblings: Not publicly available

Marital Status: not_married

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Career

Current Position: Co‑Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), GoCardless

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Net Worth: Not Publicly Available

Awards & Achievements: Featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe for Consumer Technology (2016) • Grew GoCardless into a global fintech firm with over 100,000 business customers

Biography Details

Hiroki Takeuchi is a British‑Japanese entrepreneur and the co‑founder and CEO of GoCardless, a UK‑based fintech company he launched in 2011 with Tom Blomfield and Matt Robinson while they were at the University of Oxford. GoCardless focuses on simplifying recurring payments, direct debit processing, and open banking payment services. Under his leadership, the company expanded internationally with offices in major cities including London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Munich and Melbourne, serving tens of thousands of businesses around the world.

Takeuchi began his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company before entering Y Combinator and building GoCardless into a global player in payments technology. His journey has included overcoming personal challenges, such as recovering and returning to leadership after a serious cycling accident that resulted in paralysis.

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