# Top 25 Art Angel Investors in Asia in June 2026 ## Ryosuke Matsumoto - Type: Angel - Location: Minato, Chiba, Japan - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Art, Software, Reservations Ryosuke Matsumoto is the Founder / CEO at Kankak. Ryosuke Matsumoto attended Chuo University. ## Michael Hansen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Art, SaaS Michael’s responsible for strategic growth in the Asia Pacific region of Zendesk. An IT sales veteran, Michael has more than 20 years experience in a variety of sales and marketing roles spanning the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia.Prior to becoming Zendesk’s first employee, Michael was selling help desk projects in Australia. Michael is anarmy officer who has studied at the Danish Technical University. ## Kenji Yabuno - Type: Angel - Location: Osaka, Osaka, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Art, Social Media, Product Design Kenji Yabuno is a Founder & CEO at Cookbiz Co.,Ltd. ## Andrew Steinwold - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Andrew Steinwold Managing Partner @ Sfermion ## Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Cryptocurrency, Art Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile ## Olivia Wang - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Medical, Auctions Olivia Wang ## Shota Horii - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Information Technology, Art Shota Horii ## Ryutaro Katayama - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Art, Blockchain, Information Technology He holds a BA in Economics and a Master of Sociology from Keio University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. After regenerating many companies as president, he served as a representative of Giuliani Partners Japan and the president of Japan's oldest and largest art auction company Christie's Japan. He has also served as a number ofprominent corporate outside directors and director of art groups. Participated in the creation of Whiz Partners, a leading venture capital firm, and is still a managing partner of international venture capital. ## Yat Siu - Type: Angel - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Software Yat Siu is the Strategic Direction of Daydaycook. and also Strategic Advisor of DigitalX. Yat Siu is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Outblaze a messaging communications company that services over 40 million users today based out of Hong Kong.Yat has previously worked for Atari Germany, served as Director and Head of East Coast Operationsfor Lexicor, established Hong Kong Cybercity (the first free web page and e-mail provider in Asia, later renamed Freenation), as well as AT&T Solutions System Integration practice.He has been named a Global Leader of Tomorrow and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.It has been reported that Yat Siu sold Outblaze messaging to IBM to become Lotus iNotes.Yat is also responsible FON's operations in China. ## Tom James - Type: Angel - Location: Abbotsbury, Dorset, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Software, Information Technology Tom James - Advisor @ OneLogin ## Sabrina Hahn - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Sabrina Hahn is a prolific venture investor across sectors. ## Wanqiang Li - Type: Angel - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Art Wanqiang Li is responsible for the marketing of Xiaomi. He was the General Manager of Kingsoft Dictionary and notable for being one of the earliest UI practitioners in China. Graduated from Xi'an Science & Engineering Institute with a degree in Industrial Design in 2000, he joined Kingsoft’s UI Department and played a key role indeveloping many famous software projects including Kingsoft Antivirus, Kingsoft Dictionary and WPS Office. Wanqiang Li served at Kingsoft in various positions as Chief Designer of UI department, Director of Design Center and Director of Internet Content. Wanqiang Li is also a Co-founder of Xiaomi. ## Gabby Dizon - Type: Angel - Location: Pasig, Rizal, Philippines - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Gabby Dizon is the Chairman and co-founder of Alto.io, a Singapore-based game platform that connects games to the blockchain. He helped pioneer the Philippine game industry as part of the team that released the first Filipino-made game in 2003. Gabby is also CEO of game developer Altitude Games and former President of the Game DevelopersAssociation of the Philippines. Gabby helps champion the game development industry in Southeast Asia and is an active member of the Philippine startup community. ## Sotaro Karasawa - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Blockchain, Art Sotaro Karasawa - Chief Technology Officer @ STAR FESTIVAL ## Taiga Matsuyama - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, Analytics Taiga Matsuyama graduated form Waseda University, Matsuyama has been engaged in venture company support for more than ten years in Tokyo, after experience as a consultant at Accenture.Matsuyama became one of the board member of NetAge, Inc (IPO 2006), start-up incubator known by having invested in MIXI – Japanese top SNS and support severalstart-up companies.He also has contributed to the activity for create the start-up eco-system in Tokyo through the NPO Organization BVA (Bit Valley Association). Currently he has established Kronos Fund with angel investors, venture capital fund for investment in emerging early-stage companies.Kronos Fund has invested in more than 20 companies. ## Hongyu Zhang - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Art, Apps, Music The founder of PPS, the leading peer-to-peer streaming video network software in China. After PPS was purchased by Baidu for USD 370m, Mr. Zhang served as the co-CEO of Iqiyi, one of the largest online video platform. Hongyu has extensive knowledge in the fields of internet and content streaming in China. ## Adam Lindemann - Type: Angel - Location: Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Post-IPO Debt, Post-IPO Equity - Focus: Apps, Art, Music Adam Lindemann is an entrepreneur and investor. He is currently the founder and Chairman of imindi. ## Kazuma Yamauchi - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Content, Software, Information Technology Kazuma Yamauchi ## Mai Fujimoto - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Marketplace, Art Mai Fujimoto is known domestically and internationally as Miss Bitcoin. She has been promoting the spread of Bitcoin around the world since 2011. ## Jennifer Zeng - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Auctions, Online Auctions Jennifer Zeng is a Chinese-born human rights activist and author. ## Loic Gouzer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Auctions, Online Auctions Loic Gouzer ## Oki Matsumoto - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, FinTech, Software Oki Matsumoto began his career at Salomon Brothers Asia Limited in April 1987. He then joined Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. in April 1990 and was appointed General Partner of The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. in November 1994. As a General Partner, he was Co-Head of its Tokyo Branch’s FX & Fixed Income Business and was in charge of FX and fixedincome products and the related risk management. It was in April 1999 that Matsumoto jointly established (the former) Monex, Inc. with Sony Corporation. In August 2004, Matsumoto become the Representative Director and CEO of the Company (former name: Monex Beans Holdings, Inc.) upon its formation through management integration of Monex, Inc. and Nikko Beans Inc. He was named the Representative Director, Chairman and CEO of the Company in February 2011 and then assumed his current position in June 2013. ## Kunihiro Tanaka - Type: Angel - Location: Osaka, Osaka, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Art, Baby, Gaming Kunihiro Tanaka is a President/CEO of Sakura Internet Inc. ## Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Auctions, Online Auctions Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya ## Marc Bhargava - Type: Angel - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence Marc Bhargava is the Managing Director at General Catalyst. He attended Harvard Business School.