# Top 20 Agriculture (agtech) Angel Investors in Japan in June 2026 ## Suzuki Tatsuya - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Software, Agriculture 1985. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University. In 2008, he engaged in new business support and venture support for large companies at Inspire Co., Ltd. In 2011, he was appointed director of UXConsulting company wacul. In 2012, he was appointed director of giftee. ## Shuusaku Yano - Type: Angel - Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Farming, Consulting, Agriculture Yano Shuusaku is an Angel Investor ## Hidetoshi Takano - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Internet, Information Technology, Content Joined Intelligence in 1999. Established Key Players Inc. in 2005. Consultation with more than 3,000 managers and career counseling for more than 10,000 individuals. In addition, we have invested in more than 55 outside directors, advisors and angels in Silicon Valley and Bangladesh in Japan. Over 100 lectures on careers, entrepreneurship andstartups. ## Matsuoka Kyoko - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Farming, Consulting, Agriculture Matsuoka Kyoko is an Angel Investor. ## Yuzuru Honda - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, SNS, Internet Yuzuru Honda is a Founder & Global CEO of FreakOut. ## Ryo Ishizuka - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SNS, AgTech, Beauty Ryo Ishizuka is the co-founder and CEO of Mercari, a hassle-free peer-to-peer mobile marketplace app. After founding the company in Japan and following its successful launch, Ryo leads Mercari's international expansion as the company grows globally. Prior to founding Mercari, Ryo was the Chief Architect at RockYou, a Silicon Valley startupbacked by Sequoia. At RockYou, he was responsible for developing the core infrastructures to support its rapidly growing traffic, serving more than 20 billion PVs per month. He later served as COO at RockYou Asia to lead its Asian expansion. Born in Japan and raised in the US, Ryo has spent his life constantly moving and building bridges between the two countries. ## Hiroaki Kitano - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Debt Financing - Focus: Health Care, Fitness, Medical Hiroaki Kitano is the SVP at Softbank Mobile. He attended Waseda University. ## Kotaro Chiba - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Content, Information Technology, Travel Kotaro Chiba is the founder of ChibaDojo Fund. Kotaro Chiba attended Keio University. ## Kan Ishii - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Farming, Consulting, Agriculture Kan Ishii is an angel investor. ## Daiji Hirata - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: AgTech, Farming, Horticulture Daiji Hirata ## Nishio Kentaro - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Internet, Software Nishio Kentaro is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer & President at Game8. ## Naruhisa Nakagawa - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Beauty, Drones Naruhisa Nakagawa is a Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Caygan Capital. ## Yoshitsune Ido - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Robotics, Software Yoshitsune Ido ## Jun Nishikawa - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Food and Beverage, Mobile, Content Jun Nishikawa - Co-founder, Executive Vice President, COO @ Eureka ## Yuuichi Ikoma - Type: Angel - Location: Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Farming, Robotics, Agriculture Yuuichi Ikoma is the Representative Director and Founder at Terrace Mile. ## Kazuma Ieiri - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Content, Fashion, FinTech Born in 1978 and raised in Fukuoka prefecture, Kazuma founded paperboy&co. inc. (currently GMO Pepabo) and went on to become the youngest CEO ever (at the time) to take a company public in Japan by taking paperboy&co. public on the JASDAQ Japanese stock exchange. After leaving paperboy&co, he continued his startup trail by foundingBASE, CAMPFIRE, and XIMERA. Kazuma also dabbled in the food services industry via the founding of On The Corner (a cafe) and is active in the startup investment scene. He also started the Liverty-house project which attempts to create shared housing for young people in need. ## Yuta Hasegawa - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Agriculture, Information Technology Yuta Hasegawa - Founder @ Evrika ## Osamu Suzuki - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Apps, Sustainability, Music Osamu Suzuki, one of influential TV writers who now runs the venture capital firm "Startup Factory" under Going Merry Inc. ## Yu Akasaka - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Food and Beverage, Content, Internet During Hosei University student, and intern at Hakuhodo C & D. After joining the Image-net, I do media monetization of EC site as a media planner. Then, new business, engaged in Alliance. Launched a crowdsourcing site "MILLION DESIGNS" of design in the individual, sold to Ransazu Corporation. Established the Eureka Co., Ltd., wasappointed Representative Director CEO. ## Dai Tamesue - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Apps, Sports, Health Care Dai Tamesue is the Chief Marketing Officer of Miekuru.