# Top 50 Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in Japan in June 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yutaka Matsuo | 4 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Robotics |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Content |
| Hirofumi Miki | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Internet, Software |
| Masao Ito | 3 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Content, Social Media, Information Technology |
| Kotaro Chiba | 3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, Drones, Travel |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | 2 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel, Series A | Finance, Content, Internet |
| Kazuomi Kaneto | 2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Music, Energy |
| Mamoru Taniya | 2 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A, Angel | Apps, Content, FinTech |
| Kazuhiro Ishikura | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Beauty, Content, Fashion |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 2 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Content |
| Shigeru Urushibara | 2 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Angel | Task Management, Artificial Intelligence, Video |
| Kiyoshi Nishikawa | 2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | News, Social Media, Big Data |
| Matsuo Koichiro | 2 | Japan | Seed | Robotics, Software, Information Technology |
| Takaya Shinozuka | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Local, Sports |
| Shuichi Takenaga | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Marketing, Financial Services, Management Consulting |
| Tomohito Ebine | 2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Consulting, SaaS, Home Services |
| Koki Yabu | 2 | Japan | Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Finance, Data Mining |
| Taro Fukuyama | 2 | United States, Japan, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Robotics |
| Shinji Kimura | 1 | United States, India, Japan | Seed, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Yoshikazu Azuma | 1 | Japan | Series A | Retail, Security, Marketing |
| Toru Shimada | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Internet, Task Management, Content |
| Masanori Sugiyama | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Software, Web Design |
| Hironao Kunimitsu | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Virtual Reality, Gaming |
| Ken Takayama | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Reservations, Travel, Apps |
| Masaya Kubota | 1 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Series B, Series A | Information Technology, Information Services, Artificial Intelligence |
| Yusaku Maezawa | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series C | Gaming, Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence |
| Hironari Umino | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Apps, Beauty, Incubators |
| Jo Hirao | 1 | Japan, Indonesia, Singapore | Series B, Seed, Series C | Retail, E-Commerce, College Recruiting |
| Masaru Tange | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Internet |
| Eiko Matsumura | 1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, Beauty, Health Care |
| Takami Watanabe | 1 | Japan | Seed | FinTech, Business Development, Artificial Intelligence |
| Shimada Tatsuro | 1 | Japan, Finland | Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Sales |
| Shota Iwasaki | 1 | Japan | Seed | Recruiting, Human Resources, Staffing Agency |
| Hiromasa Umeda | 1 | Japan | Seed | Information Technology, Media and Entertainment |
| Alexandr Wang | 1 | United States, Italy, Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology |
| Yoshitsune Ido | 1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Robotics, Software |
| Thomas Wolf | 1 | United States, France, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology |
| Suzuki Tatsuya | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Internet, Agriculture, Information Technology |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Social Media, Media and Entertainment |
| Reimu Sugita | 1 | Japan |  | Medical, Marketing, Elder Care |
| Hiroki Nakamura | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Web Design, Software, Content |
| Kazuhiro Fukuda | 1 | Japan | Seed | Artificial Intelligence |
| Takeshi Hirano | 1 | Japan | Seed | Big Data, Aerospace, Machine Learning |
| Keisuke Tomimatsu | 1 | Japan | Angel | CRM, Big Data, Analytics |
| Hirotaka Matsuoka | 1 | Japan | Pre-Seed | Consulting, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| Hiroto Furuhashi | 1 | Japan | Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) |
| Ken Honda | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Agriculture, Business Development |
| Uenoyama Katsuya | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Corporate Round | Fashion, Software, Advertising |
| Paul Rosenberg | 1 | Japan, United States | Series A | Music, Apps, Logistics |
| Hiroki Kamatsu | 1 | Japan | Seed | Sales, Analytics, Data Management |

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