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Top 50 Climate Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Climate startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Climate companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Climate Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

Investor Climate Japan investments
Yusuke Sato 2
Hirofumi Miki 2
Tatsuo Sakamoto 2
Nobuhiro Ariyasu 2
Nobuyuki Idei 2
Kenji Kasahara 2
Kato Akihiro 1
Takuma Iwasa 1
Shigeru Urushibara 1
Minoru Moriya 1
Keisuke Wada 1
Yoshitsune Ido 1
Yuki Naito 1
Kazuhiro Ishikura 1
Taizo Son 1
Suzuki Tatsuya 1
Seio Nagami 1
Masahiko Homma 1
Kenshin Fujiwara 1
Toru Shimada 1
Daisuke Ikeda 1
Hiroaki Kitano 1
Naoki Aoyagi 1
Kyung wook Han 1
Takashi Okutani 1
Maiko Kojima 1
Kubo Keiichi 1
Mr Maru 1
Suzuki Yuto 1
Arai Yoshihide 1
MAEDA GIKEN 1
Kumi Sakurai 1
Naruhisa Nakagawa 1
Cheng Tao 1
Katsushi Ishida 1
Yuji Akaba 1
Mitsunobu Okada 1
Oki Matsumoto 1
Kohei Matsumoto 1
Yukihiro Maru 1
Noriyuki Nakano 1
Ogawa Ryo 1
Toyokazu Ichise 1
Yusuke Murata 1
Ayataro Nakagawa 1
Hao Yan 1
Hidetoshi Takano 1
Shunsuke Masaki 1
Matsuoka Tsuyoshi 1
Otomi Tomohiro 1

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Yusuke Sato
Angel

Yusuke Sato is the Co-Representative and Co-Founder of Pulit.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Internet, Food and Beverage
  • Seed, Funding Round, Angel
  • Japan, Indonesia, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Kaimak — Kaymak is a recruitment platform that focuses on creating a recruitment website, planning a recruitment strategy, and managing candidates.
  • Meetscare — Meetscare provides correct information and supports the self-awareness of all people involved in care. The company provides a wealth of information to ensure optimal care and create a mechanism for the realization. Users can make a telephone consultation and web diagnosis and search for free information using the system.Meetscare was founded on2016 and is headquartered in Arakawa, Tokyo.
  • Driver Technologies — Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands.
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Hirofumi Miki
Angel · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan

After JTB Co., Ltd. and CYBIRD Co., Ltd. as an initial member of Glee Co., Ltd. is responsible for business development. Currently, he is mainly engaged in venture support in the Internet area, investing in venture and venture capital, and served as management advisor for dozens of companies. Hands-on business development, growth strategydevelopment, financing advice, HR organization design support, partner referral and Recruit Support. He is also engaged in business support for ventures in the healthcare and university venture fields. He served as Digital Health Meetup Advisor, NEDOTCP Mentor and Future 2016 Mentor.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Internet, Marketing
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Epicbase — Epicbase is an AI-based automatic voice transcription service based on voice recognition technology.
  • Go Visions — Go Visions engages in the edutainment tech for children and human resources services.
  • Ai-Dounyu.com — Ai-Dounyu.com is a platform that helps organizations looking to integrate AI choose their ideal AI implementation partner for free.
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Tatsuo Sakamoto
Angel

Tatsuo Sakamoto is a Head of Sales, Japan at MOLOCO. He Attended The University of Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Content, Education
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
  • Cloudbase — Cloudbase is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of cloud services and management.
  • Metaverse Creators — Metaverse Creators is a feature-rich virtual platform providing gamers with a wide range of games, creation tools, and avatar editing tools.
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Nobuhiro Ariyasu
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Nobuhiro Ariyasu is the CEO at Coach United.

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Investment focus

  • Finance, Content, Internet
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

  • Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
  • Finovo — Finovo specializes in the research, development, operation, and maintenance of cutting-edge accounting and financial software solutions.
  • Tsunagari AI — Tsunagari specializes in developing and providing AI-powered consultation services tailored for local governments, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency, support citizen engagement, and streamline public service delivery.
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Nobuyuki Idei
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Nobuyuki Idei has served as our independent director since June 2007.Being an experienced director, Nobuyuki Idei currently also serves as director of Accenture, director of FreeBit Co, Ltd., director of Lenovo Group, and chairman of the National Conference on Fostering Beautiful Forests in Japan.Nobuyuki Idei is the founder and chief executiveofficer of Quantum Leaps Corporation, a specialist consultancy that advises private and public institutions on the changing role of technology in the 21st century.Nobuyuki Idei is also the founder and chairman of the board of Asia Innovators’ Initiative, a private non-profit organization that he established in 2011 to serve as a catalyst for social innovation in Asia by bringing together a diverse range of individuals and promoting knowledge sharing.Nobuyuki Idei was chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Corporation from 2000 to 2005, chief corporate advisor from 2005 to 2007, and chairman of the advisory board from 2007 to 2012.Prior to that, Nobuyuki Idei held a range of leadership positions at Sony including general manager of the audio division, senior general manager of the home video group, and president and representative director.Nobuyuki Idei has also served in a number of other advisory positions including as counselor to the Bank of Japan, member of Japan’s national IT Strategy Council, and vice-chairman of Nippon Keidanren.Nobuyuki Idei received a bachelor of science degree in economics and politics from Waseda University in Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Internet, Manufacturing
  • Seed, Funding Round, Corporate Round
  • Japan, France, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Pyrenee — Pyrenee is a hardware startup that creates devices that protect people's lives.
  • Antescofo — Antescofo is the mariage of world-class R&D and Business endeavours. Their technology is the result of 7+ years of R&D in the world’s largest laboratory dedicated to Music and Technology, IRCAM in Paris, and public experience with the most important musicians and orchestras around the world. The principle? Through Intelligent MachineListening, they recognize how humans perform music in real-time and use that information to synchronize content and provide an immersive experience! Antescofo was incorporated in July 2016 and based in Paris, France.
  • Stake Technologies — Stake Technologies is a technology company that provides blockchain solutions to enterprises.
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Kenji Kasahara
Angel · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan

Born in 1975, Kenji Kasahara grew up in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Economics at the University of Tokyo. Inspired by the case studies of IT business he studied in a university seminar on management strategy and by the rapid rise of Internet business in Silicon Valley in the USA, he started up “Find Job !”, an online jobinformation site, in 1997. In 1999 Kasahara established eMercury, Inc. (mixi, Inc.) and assumed the post of representative director.

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Investment focus

  • Aerospace, Information Technology, Travel
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
  • ONE — One is a Japanese startup. It primarily creates and operates consumer apps, some of which have been sold to publicly traded Japanese corporations.This runs the BeReal exchange application "BeMatch."
  • Nicoli — Nicoli is a company that creates content and advertisements that increase happy time for parents and children .
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Kato Akihiro
Angel

Kato Akihiro

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Investment focus

  • Aerospace, Manufacturing
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
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Takuma Iwasa
Angel

Takuma Iwasa is a Founder & CEO at Cerevo.

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Investment focus

  • Water, Beauty, IT Management
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • RABO — RABO is a Cat-Tech Company that "watches cat life with technology.
  • nanoFreaks — nanoFreaks builds a rescue system on the sea, creating an environment where everyone can live with peace of mind.
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Shigeru Urushibara
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Shigeru Urushibara - President & CEO @ UL Systems

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Investment focus

  • Task Management, Artificial Intelligence, Video
  • Series A, Seed, Angel
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Ecbo cloak — Ecbo cloak is a sharing service that connects "persons who want to store luggage with shops with space to store luggage. Instead of coin lockers, you can pre-order places online online and store your luggage in the open space of stores of various types of business.
  • Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
  • SingulaNet — SingulaNet Ltd provides a total solution using cutting-edge blockchain services.
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Minoru Moriya
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Minoru Moriya is a director at AuB.

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Investment focus

  • Health Care, Nursing and Residential Care, Internet
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • M-Box — M-Box provides IT solutions to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries and operates web services.
  • HANOWA — HANAWA is a matching platform between freelance dental hygienists and dental clinics.
  • Willbox — Willbox is an international logistics company providing an international logistics digital platform for shippers and logistics companies. The company's platform "Giho" connects shippers and logistics companies (transportation, packaging, warehousing, customs clearance, etc.) with a direct contract. It visualizes the three elements of[lead time, money, and safety], which have been regarded as a black box, and supports comparative examination and decision making. Willbox digitizes the packing technique of wooden boxes and steel, mandatory for international logistics, and incorporated them into their system. Their mission is to solve the logistics issues focusing on the large cargo of industrial products.The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa.
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Keisuke Wada
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

After graduating from Kyoto University, Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd., CyberAgent Investment: through the (now Cyber ​​Agent Ventures), established Selene Venture Partners (now representative partner). Then, has engaged in incubation activities of Internet ventures, including the establishment of the Corporation Pokerabo. The established:(typical current partner), you are doing investment and incubation activities with a focus on social apps field incubator fund bait in 2010.

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Investment focus

  • Apps, Robotics, Software
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

  • iCARE — iCARE It is the No. 1 health and labor cloud introduced in Japan, which is selected by small and medium-sized enterprises suffering from lack of manpower and large enterprises expanding their business globally .
  • Visual Bank — Visual Bank operates a stock photo business and provides an AI data platform. It aims to create a society in which the value of Japanese creations is maximized and optimized.
  • Ark Edge Space — Ark Edge Space provides design, manufacturing & operational services for micro-satellites along with software solutions and consulting.
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Yoshitsune Ido
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshitsune Ido

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Robotics, Software
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • BionicM — BionicM develops high-performance robot prostheses that enhance mobility for people with disabilities.BionicM has been conducting research on innovative technologies since 2015 at the University of Tokyo's Information Systems Engineering Laboratory (JSK) under the guidance of Professor Inaba and utilizing the world's most advancedrobotics research. In 2016, we were adopted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency as part of "Program for Creating STart-ups from Advanced Research and Technology" (START), and in 2018, the company was established as a joint-stock company.
  • AndGAMER — AndGAMER is an eSports agency that develops custom controllers and gaming products for players.
  • Kisui Tech — Kisui Tech is an agricultural AI robotics company that help farmers for farming.
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Yuki Naito
Angel

Yuki Naito - CEO,President @ Drecom

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Manufacturing, SNS
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • 1SEC — 1sec is a virtual influencers in Japan,develop in-house and management. IMPACT to CEKAI in 1 second. Based on the concept of making CEKAI happy in one second, US based in Los Angeles and Japan, based in Tokyo, virtual influencers × AI, fashion & music & The company will develop a number of CEKAI's first and first projects in Japan inthe field of enter teignment.
  • Fools — Fools is a footwear manufacturing company.
  • Interstellar Technologies — Interstellar Technologies is a rocket development, manufacturing and launch service.
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Kazuhiro Ishikura
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kazuhiro Ishikura served as the head of the Akatsuki Business Management Department in 2013 and as a corporate auditor of Akatsuki in 2014, contributing to the company's listing on the TSE Mothers and TSE 1st sections. Appointed 3minute CFO in 2015, engaged in business start-up and organizational design, and succeeded in large-scale M & Adeal with Glee. After leaving the company, he became a WARC director in November 2018. Certified public accountant.

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Investment focus

  • Beauty, Content, Fashion
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Neith — Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women.
  • WARC — WARC provides hands-on support for business management departments as well as mergers and acquisition advisory services.
  • Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health offers Canvas, a home-based hormone testing service for women.
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Taizo Son
Angel · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Taizo Son is the Co-Founder of VIVITA. Taizo Son attended the University of Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Financial Services, Information Technology, Water
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

  • Favolist5 — Favolist5 is a software company that develops an abbreviated voice SNS based on web3 for personal media.
  • Smartround — Smartround is a specialized finance management platform for startups and their investors. For start-ups, for entrepreneurs who are not familiar with finance, simply enter the necessary information according to the guide, prepare appropriate financing round, and prepare a function that can simulate and execute a capital increase. Support informationsharing and communication with shareholders even after the capital increase.
  • AnotherBall — AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain.
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Suzuki Tatsuya
Angel

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.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Agriculture, Information Technology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Angel
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Pleap — Pleap is a medical engineering company specializing in the development of AI and IoT-based technology solutions tailored for medical institutions. The company's product offerings include "medimo" which is an AI tool that automatically creates medical record manuscripts from medical audio.
  • AGRI SMILE — AGRI SMILE is a platform that focuses on sharing agricultural technology.
  • Conoris Technologies — Conoris Technologies is a staffing agency that offers security check support services for companies.
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Seio Nagami
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Seio Nagami

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Investment focus

  • Task Management, SaaS, Legal
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Enechain — enechain provides liquidity in Japan’s energy market by brokering OTC transactions of energy.
  • Stock — Stock develops products that relieve the stress of sharing information from teams around the world.
  • OVERFLOW — OVERFLOW provides consulting and recruitment services.
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Masahiko Homma
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

After graduating from Keio University, in the overseas investment arm of JAFCO, to carry out investments in Internet companies in Israel and Silicon Valley, JV establishment, the Japanese market business. From 2001, he worked in venture capital and corporate development department of Accenture. Works in the capital of Mitsubishi Corporationsubsidiary, to experience an IPO from venture capital MonotaRO, of Benchari public than in 2003. funds in 2007, specializing in seed stage investment of the net business, core People Partners establishment. He was appointed representative partner. is performed establishment phase of Pokerabo and gumi, the development of business investment in the establishment phase, significantly grow. 2010, incubate bait Fund No. 1 Limited Partnership establishment. Representative appointed partner.

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Investment focus

  • Software, Information Technology, Robotics
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • INDX — Unstructured data support, AI utilization without exposing confidential data, rapid implementation. Extensive experience in manufacturing, finance, and healthcare. Provide company-specific AI solutions with custom tuning.
  • Zen Intelligence — SoftRoid provides a software robot that patrols and collects data for analyzing the construction site.
  • Ark Edge Space — Ark Edge Space provides design, manufacturing & operational services for micro-satellites along with software solutions and consulting.
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Kenshin Fujiwara
Angel · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Kenshin is a CEO at Hacarus Inc., a healthcare technology startup based in Kyoto, Japan.He co-founded several tech startups with 2 exits in the past 15 years. His first career started as an engineer at Sony Computer Entertainment and worked on PlayStation development projects. HIs fist startup was acquired by Japanese public company, and thesecond startup was sold to the US company.Born in 1976. He holds a Computer Science degree from California State University. He loves mountain hiking and currently living in Kyoto Japan with his wife and family.

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Investment focus

  • Mobile, Medical, Software
  • Seed, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Helpfeel — Our vision is to make saving, sharing, and exploring ideas as natural as breathing. On this journey we're humbled to be helping millions around the world from solo makers to university research labs, from gamers to pro designers, and large to small teams like ours.
  • HACARUS — We make AI work, where common Big Data aproaches fail. Get explainable results, even from small data amounts. Available on the cloud or as embedded devices.
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Toru Shimada
Angel

Toru Shimada is a Senior Executive Officer and Director of Rakuten. Mr. Shimada is a Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc., and Head of Asia Regional Headquarters Office of the Company.Mr. Shimada joined Rakuten in 2004. Prior to joining Rakuten, Mr. Shimada was founder and Director of INTELLIGENCE, LTD from 1989 to 2004. Prior to INTELLIGENCE, LTD.Mr. Shimada worked at RECRUIT CO., LTD. from 1987 to 1989.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Task Management, Content
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Ixyas — Ixyas offers internet service planning, operation, marketing support, and sales services.
  • Neith — Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women.
  • Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
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Daisuke Ikeda
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Daisuke Ikeda - Director / Chief Technology Officer / CTO @ EventRegist

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Investment focus

  • Aerospace, Manufacturing
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
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Hiroaki Kitano
Angel

Hiroaki Kitano is the SVP at Softbank Mobile. He attended Waseda University.

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Investment focus

  • Health Care, Fitness, Medical
  • Seed, Angel, Debt Financing
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • GPx — GPx is a biotech company that revolutionizes remote chronic disease management with bloodless blood tests. It is dedicated to transforming the standard of care of cardiorenal diseases and enabling patients to better understand their condition, much like the continuous glucose monitor has transformed diabetes care.The company was founded in 2020and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Epistra — Epistra accelerates research and development in life sciences.
  • Activaid — Activaid owns and operates a social data platform for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. It allows patients to support and exchange information within the patient community with the same disease; provide information necessary for new drug development and matching to clinical trials that suits them; and improve medical treatment. YasuakiHasebe founded Activaid in 2018. It has its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan.
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Naoki Aoyagi
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States

Naoki Aoyagi is a Senior Vice President at GREE, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of GREE International, Inc. He joined GREE, Inc. in March 2006 from Deutsche Bank, where he had specialized in tech and media sector IPOs and M&A advisory work. At GREE, Aoyagi oversaw the Company's partnership with KDDI and its IPO before leading thedevelopment of GREE’s global operations, a role he continues today. Aoyagi earned a bachelor's degree in policy management from Keio University in 2002.

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Investment focus

  • Fashion, Internet, Software
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Enechain — enechain provides liquidity in Japan’s energy market by brokering OTC transactions of energy.
  • Parallel — Parallel is the hangout app where you can enjoy games, videos, music, and more with friends.
  • Holmes — Holmesis a cloud contract system to consistently carry out the creation, conclusion and management of contracts in the cloud.
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Kyung wook Han
Angel

Kyung-wook Han is an Individual Investor.

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Investment focus

  • Consulting, Information Technology, Social Entrepreneurship
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
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Takashi Okutani
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Takashi Okutani Graduated from University of Washington( Seattle WA) 1997 Enter Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. 1997-2000 working at MUJI store in Tokyo Japan 2000-2002 be seconded to trading company called Sanyei Detschland GmbH(cooperated trading company) 2003-2007 working at household division & joined to establish MUJI in-house design office,mainly taking care of the project called World MUJI 2007-2010 working at Apparel Divison. Produced MUJI’s Iconic item called 90 Degree Sock. 2010-2015 General Manager of WEB Business Divison. Produce MUJI passport 2015-Join Oisix as Chief Omni-Channel officer.

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Investment focus

  • Wellness, Lifestyle, Elder Care
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
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Maiko Kojima
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Co-Founder and Vice President CTO/CFO at Prime Again Inc.

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Investment focus

  • Consulting, Information Technology, Social Entrepreneurship
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
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Kubo Keiichi
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kubo Keiichi

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Investment focus

  • Aerospace, Manufacturing
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
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Mr Maru
Angel

Mr. Maru

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Investment focus

  • Organic, Residential, Waste Management
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • AlgaleX — AlgaleX is a firm that utilizes discarded food waste to create ingredients such as plant-based proteins.
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Suzuki Yuto
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Suzuki Yuto

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Investment focus

  • SaaS, Social, Content
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Gab — Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products.
  • Aidemy — Aidemy is a web service where you can learn AI programming online.
  • Bizibl Technologies — Bizibl Technologies provides SaaS services for recruitment events.
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Arai Yoshihide
Angel · Minato, Chiba, Japan

Arai Yoshihide - CEO & Chairman @ Atrae

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Investment focus

  • Aerospace, Manufacturing
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
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MAEDA GIKEN
Angel

MAEDA GIKEN

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Investment focus

  • 3D Printing, 3D Technology, Manufacturing
  • Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • ExtraBold — ExtraBold specializes in the development of 3D printers.
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Kumi Sakurai
Angel · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Kumi Sakurai is a Co founder of Premo Partners.

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Investment focus

  • Health Care, Manufacturing, Product Research
  • Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Spine Chronicle — Spine chronicle is a medical device manufacturing firm that specializes in developing orthopedic medical equipment.
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Naruhisa Nakagawa
Angel

Naruhisa Nakagawa is a Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Caygan Capital.

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Investment focus

  • Manufacturing, Beauty, Drones
  • Seed, Series A
  • Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

  • Zeigo — Zeigo by Schneider Electric provides sustainability software for efficient carbon reduction and supply chain decarbonization, aiming for a carbon-free future.
  • Ecolectro — Ecolectro is solving the biggest challenges in making Green Hydrogen. Our alkaline ion-exchange membranes and polymers make clean fuel and decarbonize industry.
  • Sniffer Robotics — Comprehensive methane emissions detection and quantification, advanced imagery and analytics; Sniffer Robotics provides advanced solutions that benefit the environment.
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Cheng Tao
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Tao Cheng currently works as Chief Executive Officer and Founder of popIn.

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Investment focus

  • Telecommunications, Content, Internet
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo — Tokyo provides consistently-designed signage and projector installation, as well as maintenance company support. All customers need is “product selection” considering installation. This is a service that does not take time and effort!
  • Aidemy — Aidemy is a web service where you can learn AI programming online.
  • Girasol Energy — Girasol Energy is an IoT Platform provides innovative PLC technologies that enable wiser PV Plants.
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Katsushi Ishida
Angel · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Katsushi Ishida is the President and Representative Director CEO japan elevator service holdings.

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Investment focus

  • Foundries, Electronics, Industrial Engineering
  • Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Seiwa Holdings — Seiwa Holdings is a company that specializes in the welding of large structures. It holds a significant share in the large sign industry in the Chubu region. The company also has a subsidiary, Toei Coating, which boasts one of the largest facilities in Gifu for electric zinc plating. Seiwa Holdings is also involved in the production of road signposts and bridge fall prevention devices. The company operates in the financial services industry and has a workforce of 2 employees.
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Yuji Akaba
Angel

He was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Joined Komatsu after graduating from Tokyo University. He joined McKinsey after studying at Stanford University. Establishment of offices in Korea, management support of Zaibatsu, government support during financial crisis, etc. Established a breakthrough PARTNERS after McKinsey retirement to support thefounding of many ventures (current position). He participated in the founding of ZUU Co., Ltd.

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Investment focus

  • Financial Services, Finance, Automotive
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • ZUU — ZUU is a Japan-based company that supports financial advisors with related consultancies and manages monetary websites. It also supports the asset management and asset advisor business of executives with finance and IT.
  • Zuu Online — ZUU online is a Tokyo-based financial media which provides original insights on financial market news,the latest business trend and personal finance advice
  • Terra Motors — Terra Motors is an electric car manufacturing company that utilizes IoT and digitally connecting EV mobility. They develop the global enterprise for global warming. SEED48 is the first electronic motorcycles that have brilliant functionality such as the highest speed(40km/h)and practicality(40km/1charge) Their products are provided at thefamous electronic retail stores, do-it-yourself stores, bicycle stores, car stores, and gas stations. They achieve a dominant share of the electronic motorcycles market.In 2011, They would mainly focus on the south east Asian market.
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Mitsunobu Okada
Angel · Sumida, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months

Mitsunobu Okada is the founder and CEO of Astroscale.

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Investment focus

  • Farming, Wellness, Lifestyle
  • Series A, Series B
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
  • Towing — Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services.
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Oki Matsumoto
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, FinTech, Software
  • Angel, Seed, Series A
  • Japan, Taiwan, Australia

Portfolio highlights

  • Toposware — From pioneering cryptographic research to engineering global-scale distributed systems technologies, Toposware is committed to solving the hardest problems to advance open internet standards.
  • WATASHIHA — WATASHIHA is a communication company.
  • Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
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Kohei Matsumoto
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kohei Matsumoto - Operating Officer @ Oisix ra daichi

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Investment focus

  • Food Processing, AgTech, Farming
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series C
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Honestfood — Honestfood is a Planning,manufacturing and sales of pet food.They sell domestic, additive-free, grain-free pet food. While meeting the three points of “no additives suspected” “do not use suspicious ingredients” “proper nutrition balance for cats”, “the cost also want to keep it” products that fulfill the condition, the company's pet foodIt is“Regalie”
  • Impact Food — Say hello to reimagined seafood specially crafted for your taste buds and made completely with plants.
  • Arty — RT Corporation specializes in providing service robots in variety of domestic and international fields. Along with the arrival of AI and the rise in robot popularity, they strive to respond to the domestic and international needs of service robots. The company is known as manufacturer of RIC90, RT-ADK/RT-ADS, GAINER mini and micromouse kit.
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Yukihiro Maru
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yukihiro Maru is the Co-Founder of Glocalink Singapore. He previously worked at Euglena Co., Ltd. as a Technical Adviser. Yukihiro Maru attended the Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Manufacturing, Beauty, Farming
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • ARK — ARK is a manufacturer of special wards that designs and delivers a sustainable aquaculture solution.
  • ElevationSpace — ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment .
  • Integriculture — Integriculture makes cellular agriculture products to improve sustainability, food security, and reduce public health problems. The company offers a developed patented general-purpose large-scale cell culture system that can culture wide range of cells without external addition of expensive growth factors and provide consumers with affordable cleanmeat.Founded in 2015, Integriculture is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Noriyuki Nakano
Angel

Noriyuki Nakano

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Investment focus

  • Aerospace, Manufacturing
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
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Ogawa Ryo
Angel · 3 investments in the past 12 months

Ogawa Ryo - CEO @ Timee

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Investment focus

  • Apps, Social, Finance
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • LivCo — LivCo is a support service company that offers HR, life support, real estate rental brokerage, and media platform solutions for foreigners.
  • Gab — Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products.
  • Givearth — Givearth app enable users to make donations just by carrying out their daily shopping and consumption activities.
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Toyokazu Ichise
Angel · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Toyokazu Ichise is a Director of Peace Communication Foundation.

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Investment focus

  • Social, E-Commerce, Sustainability
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Gab — Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products.
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Yusuke Murata
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

In 1999, he founded SaaS startup (towards financial institutions). After exited, he joined the NIF Ventures (now Daiwa Corporate Investment) in 2003, and mainly dealt with investment for internet-related startups and fund management. In 2010, founded Incubate Fund as one of co-founder and general partner, and works on investment and incubation inmedia, gaming, digital health, and frontier-tech areas. He won #1 prize of Forbes JAPAN’s MIDAS LIST 2017. Since 2015, he is on the Japan Venture Capital Association (JVCA) as General Manager of planing department and Chairperson of Fund Eco-System Committee and Director of LP Relationship department.

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Investment focus

  • Medical, Software, Consulting
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Akari Hosho — Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service.
  • Ark Edge Space — Ark Edge Space provides design, manufacturing & operational services for micro-satellites along with software solutions and consulting.
  • NABLA Mobility — Solving the complexities involved in the "Operation of Fleets" of Mobility and support its evolution and decarbonization
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Ayataro Nakagawa
Angel

2011 At university, participated in the founding period as a director of Atcole Co., Ltd., and started the web service experience.2012 Founded Peroli Co., Ltd., which operates a curation platform for women "MERY" .2014 Founded Peroli Co., Ltd. Sold to DeNA 2015 Jointly established Tokyo Founders Fund as an angel investor and startedinvesting in startups in Japan and overseas 2019 Appointed outside director of FIREBUG Co., Ltd.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Software, Content
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan, Hong Kong, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Mepple — Mepple is planning, developing, and operating internet services.
  • For you — For you is a comprehensive Advertising agency business specializing in SNS.
  • SPORTS CROWN — SPORTS CROWN engages in the development and operation of fantasy sports.
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Hao Yan
Angel

Hao Yan is the Representative Director of EPS Holdings.

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Investment focus

  • Robotics, Manufacturing, Medical Device
  • Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • BionicM — BionicM develops high-performance robot prostheses that enhance mobility for people with disabilities.BionicM has been conducting research on innovative technologies since 2015 at the University of Tokyo's Information Systems Engineering Laboratory (JSK) under the guidance of Professor Inaba and utilizing the world's most advancedrobotics research. In 2016, we were adopted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency as part of "Program for Creating STart-ups from Advanced Research and Technology" (START), and in 2018, the company was established as a joint-stock company.
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Hidetoshi Takano
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Information Technology, Content
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Cocoach — Cocoach provides online education service.
  • Data Viz Lab — Data Viz Lab is a platform that offers data analysis, visualization consulting, and data human resource development support.
  • ElevationSpace — ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment .
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Shunsuke Masaki
Angel · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Mr. Masaki joined Mitsui Ventures in May 2008 as Venture Partner, and since has been focused on investments in retail and service sector. Previously, he worked at Fujita Corporation, a large operator of restaurants and retail chain, where he was responsible for store development and merchandising in Tokyo area. After several successfulyears at Fujita, he took a position with Service Business Division of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., in charge of developing new business utilizing the franchise method.

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Investment focus

  • Social, E-Commerce, Sustainability
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Gab — Gab is a company that works to solve social problems as well as develops and markets ethical products.
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Matsuoka Tsuyoshi
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Matsuoka Tsuyoshi - Executive Officer @ Goodpatch

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Investment focus

  • Water, Banking, Analytics
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Japan, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

  • Umitron — Umitron is a data company for aquaculture. We support fish farmers to increase productivity through data analytics. One of the biggest challenges in aquaculture is increasing feeding cost. We optimize feed amount and timing by using fish behavior analytics and water quality data. Our goal is to "install Sustainable Aquaculture on Earth".
  • nanoFreaks — nanoFreaks builds a rescue system on the sea, creating an environment where everyone can live with peace of mind.
  • Bankers Holding — Bankers Holding controls the bankers group companies that provide financial services via internet.
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Otomi Tomohiro
Angel

Otomi Tomohiro - CEO @ Tyrus

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Investment focus

  • Health Care, Travel, Content
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • CUICIN — Quickin is changing the travel experience with the digital transformation.
  • HANOWA — HANAWA is a matching platform between freelance dental hygienists and dental clinics.
  • Magic Shields — Magic Shields is a manufacturer and seller of floors, nursing care, and welfare products.
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