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Top 45 Fashion Angel Investors in Japan (October 2026)

The most active angel investors investing in Japan Fashion startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Japan Fashion startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Angel or Venture - Series Unknown round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Yu Akasaka
Angel
4 Japan, Australia, Hong Kong Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Content, Food and Beverage, Internet $28k–$6.2M
Ayataro Nakagawa
Angel
4 Japan, Hong Kong, United States Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Internet, Software, Content $29k–$36M
Yusuke Sato
Angel
3 Japan, Indonesia, United States Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel Internet, Content, Software $226k–$27M
Yuzuru Honda
Angel
2 Japan, Nigeria, Singapore Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Information Technology, SNS, Internet $19k–$5.7M
Naoki Aoyagi
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Angel, Series A Internet, Fashion, Software $252k–$9.2M
Ken Suzuki
Angel
2 Japan, United States Angel, Venture - Series Unknown SNS, Hotel, Travel $320k–$3.7M
Toshihiro Inoki
Angel
2 Japan Angel, Venture - Series Unknown SNS, Content, Fashion
Toru Shimada
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Angel, Series A Content, Internet, Task Management $37k–$9.1M
Uenoyama Katsuya
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Angel, Series A Fashion, Software, Advertising $610k–$672k
Yuki Yamamoto
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Pre-Seed Fashion, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Takaya Shinozuka
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Angel, Series A E-Commerce, Local, Content $610k–$4.3M
Hiroshi Fuse
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Pre-Seed Fashion, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Shintaro Yamada
Angel
2 Japan, United States, Kenya Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Internet, Finance, Content $251k–$5M
Osamu Ogasawara
Angel
2 Japan Angel, Venture - Series Unknown SNS, Content, Fashion
Hidetoshi Takano
Angel
2 Japan, United States Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Internet, Information Technology, Content $255k–$30M
Shinnosuke Kawakami
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Pre-Seed Fashion, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Kazuma Ieiri
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Content, Fashion, Finance $19k–$28M
Hirofumi Miki
Angel
2 Japan Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Content, Artificial Intelligence, Internet $252k–$2M
Tsunezawa Kahoko
Angel
1 Japan, Germany Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Shopping, SNS, Apps
Yasukane Matsumoto
Angel
1 Japan, Singapore Seed Sales, Fashion, Software $1.6M–$4.8M
Kazuhiro Ishikura
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Beauty, Apparel, Content $189k–$1.8M
Suzuki Tatsuya
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Series A AgTech, Agriculture, Internet $367k–$4.7M
Masahiro Kotosaka
Angel
1 Japan Angel, Venture - Series Unknown Education, EdTech, Fashion
Yusuke Mitsumoto
Angel
1 Japan, United States Seed, Angel, Series C Internet, Consulting, Financial Services $461k–$33M
Taiga Matsuyama
Angel
1 Japan, United States Seed, Angel, Series A Software, Internet, Analytics $250k–$9.2M
Daisuke Katsura
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel Adult, Content, Fashion
Hiroki Nakamura
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Series A Software, Web Design, Sales $437k–$18M
Tatsuo Sakamoto
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Content, Education $90k–$14M
Shohei Sasaki
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel Content, Fashion, Consulting
Justin Scarpone
Angel
1 Japan Seed Gaming, Fashion, E-Commerce Platforms
Soichiro Kawai
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel Media and Entertainment, Internet, Mobile Apps $35k–$2M
Noguchi Keito
Angel
1 Japan, United States Seed, Angel Marketing, Financial Services, Media and Entertainment $467k–$1.8M
Miyake Takahiko
Angel
1 Japan Seed B2C, Fashion, Internet
Takero Kaneda
Angel
1 Japan Angel, Series D Retail, Sports, Content
Katsuki Kuwano
Angel
1 Japan Seed Sales, Fashion, Cosmetics
Yoo Nagami
Angel
1 Japan Seed B2C, Fashion, Internet $948k–$1.5M
Yuki Naito
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B Internet, Manufacturing, SNS $652k–$4.3M
Narimatsu Jun
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel, Series A Content, Media and Entertainment, SEO $245k–$482k
Kotaro Chiba
Angel
1 Japan, United States Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Apps, Internet, Information Technology $195k–$14M
Sakai Masaru
Angel
1 Japan Seed B2C, Fashion, Internet
Seiji Kurokoshi
Angel
1 Japan, Myanmar Angel, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Soccer, Sports, Travel $200k–$11M
Kazuki Nishiguchi
Angel
1 Japan Seed Local, Sales, Fashion $1.3M–$1.6M
Kazuhiko Ishikura
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Content, Fashion, Advertising $189k–$1.8M
Toshiaki Nakajima
Angel
1 Japan Seed Sales, Fashion, E-Commerce
Yasuhito Nakae
Angel
1 Japan Seed Sales, Fashion, E-Commerce
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Yu Akasaka
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Food and Beverage, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Australia, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $302k–$4.3M; Angel $28k–$474k; Venture - Series Unknown $538k–$6.2M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
  • RE — RE specializes in smartphone application design and development.
  • Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health is a hormone testing service intended to provide access to hormones and medical care. They allow users to self-check the physical condition for pregnancy and how hormones affect it, whether the symptoms are related to menopause, and provide personalized test results, commented on by physicians.
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Ayataro Nakagawa
Angel · 4 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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

  • Industry: Internet, Software, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Hong Kong, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 43
  • Round size: Seed $151k–$1.8M; Angel $29k–$4.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$36M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

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 is a fantasy sports developer that introduces a new type of game where the players can earn prize money by predicting the players who will play an active role in soccer and baseball.
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Yusuke Sato
Angel · 3 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Content, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 60
  • Round size: Seed $226k–$4.3M; Angel $254k–$4.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $363k–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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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Yuzuru Honda
Angel · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Yuzuru Honda is a Founder & Global CEO of FreakOut.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, SNS, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Nigeria, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $182k–$5.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $19k–$184k
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • IVA — IVA ensures the safety of the market towards the threat of counterfeit goods.
  • Tyms — Tyms online accounting software for your business connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today. Also available in Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa.
  • ForCreators — ForCreators is a company operating the virtual talent agency ‘NEXAS', with the goal of globalizing Japan's world-class culture such as anime and VTubers.
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Naoki Aoyagi
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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

  • Industry: Internet, Fashion, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $252k–$4.3M; Series A $4.6M–$9.2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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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Ken Suzuki
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

As SmartNews’s Co-CEO, Ken is responsible for its business and corporate operations, as well as its product vision and strategy. Ken co-founded SmartNews with Kaisei Hamamoto in 2012, and has been a member of the board of directors since then. In 2009, he received a Ph.D. in complex systems from the University of Tokyo, where, as a projectresearcher, he continues to study complex systems and the future of the Internet. Ken was honored as a Super Creator by the MITOH Program of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2003. His first book, published in 2013, has been widely read in Japan's academic community, where he's regarded as one of the most significant thinkers about the Internet society.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SNS, Hotel, Travel
  • Stage:Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Angel $320k–$3.7M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Anyplace — Book work-ready furnished apartments for 30+ day stays. No lease, home office setup, high-speed internet, and full price transparency for professionals.
  • CAMPFIRE — Campfire engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.They operate the largest cloud funding platform in Japan [CAMPFIRE (campfire)], which supports "whoever wants to start something."The fee is 5% of the domestic level, and about 15,000 projects have collected about $70million in total from over700,000 people.
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Toshihiro Inoki
Angel · Osaka, Osaka, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Graduated from Keio University, Department of Political Science and Law. 1998 Registered as an attorney. 2004: Mitsui & Co., Ltd. was established. Participated as a partner. 2006 Lecturer, Department of Integrated Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science. In 2011, Inoki Law Office was established. Currently Director, Creative CommonsJapan, Outside Director of SAKURA Internet, Representative Director of Cyberbond, Mercari External AuditorHe assumed the position of.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SNS, Content, Fashion
  • Stage:Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CAMPFIRE — Campfire engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.They operate the largest cloud funding platform in Japan [CAMPFIRE (campfire)], which supports "whoever wants to start something."The fee is 5% of the domestic level, and about 15,000 projects have collected about $70million in total from over700,000 people.
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Toru Shimada
Angel · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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

  • Industry: Content, Internet, Task Management
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $72k–$4.3M; Angel $37k–$735k; Series A $3.2M–$9.1M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • COELU — COELU wants to be at the forefront of organizations that decide to take on obstacles in order to become a "core of growth."
  • Ixyas — Ixyas offers internet service planning, operation, marketing support, and sales services.
  • CAN EAT — CAN EAT is an information-intensive web service that can be expected to prevent allergic accidents.
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Uenoyama Katsuya
Angel · Burlingame, California, United States · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Uenoyama Katsuya is based out of Burlingame, California, and is the CEO and Founder of PKSHA Technology. Uenoyama previously worked at The Boston Consulting Group as a Consultant. Uenoyama Katsuya attended The University of Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Fashion, Software, Advertising
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $610k–$672k
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Babel — Babel is creating meaningful media for users and expanding globally.
  • AppBrew — AppBrew is a technology company that develops internet services focused on the beauty industry. The company operates the LIPS platform, which features user reviews and various campaigns for social commerce. AppBrew also offers a marketing tool called "LIPS for BRANDS" to help beauty companies analyze user behavior and design strategies.
  • Neural Pocket — Neural Pocket provides Smart City related services for commercial buildings and urban spaces utilizing AI enabled image recognition technology. The company focuses on business development and co-creation serve its clients. Other applications include solutions for digitalization of factories, warehouses, parking lots and retail stores.
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Yuki Yamamoto
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Yuki Yamamoto is an individual investor.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Fashion, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ATLAB — ATLAB, a tech company, provides services and products with an innovative approach that focuses on the field of Robotic Process Automation. It uses machine learning, IoT, AI, and AR/VR technologies. Its technology is used in the fashion industry. Its services include EC comprehensive consulting business, EC comprehensive management servicebusiness, and system development business.It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Minami, Tokyo, Japan.
  • ANAP Lab — ANAP Lab provides machine learning, IoT, AI, and AR / VR technologies for fashion industry.
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Takaya Shinozuka
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Takaya Shinozuka is the President, CEO, and Founder at Reiwa Travel.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Local, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $610k–$4.3M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together. They provide services for online retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products.
  • Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
  • KAUCHE — X Asia creates enjoyable shopping experience.
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Hiroshi Fuse
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Hiroshi Fuse - Directors @ Wedding Park

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Fashion, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ATLAB — ATLAB, a tech company, provides services and products with an innovative approach that focuses on the field of Robotic Process Automation. It uses machine learning, IoT, AI, and AR/VR technologies. Its technology is used in the fashion industry. Its services include EC comprehensive consulting business, EC comprehensive management servicebusiness, and system development business.It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Minami, Tokyo, Japan.
  • ANAP Lab — ANAP Lab provides machine learning, IoT, AI, and AR / VR technologies for fashion industry.
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Shintaro Yamada
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

During his years at Waseda University, Shintaro worked at Japan’s biggest e-commerce mall, Rakuten, Inc. On August 1st 2001, Shintaro established “Unoh Inc.” after graduating university. At Unoh he was responsible for designing and developing several web services, one of which was the online magazine subscription . Services provided by Unohinclude planning, development and management of the film enthusiast community site “Movie Life” (acquired by PIA Corporation) as well as “Sugu.CC” , “NeoAd” (both acquired by GMOAP) and the photo sharing site “Photozou” (acquired by Digital Garage).In 2009 Unoh entered into social gaming, creating multiple successful social games. Among these games, “Machitsuku!” has been its biggest hit with over 5 million users. On August 3rd 2010, Unoh joined Zynga and Shintaro became General Manager of Zynga Japan. He resigned on January 2012. After traveling around the world, He established the new company “Mercari, Inc.” on February 2013 and released the resale shopping app “Mercari” on July 2013 in Japan.He is a true Internet geek, spending a lot of time on the Internet and boasts around 180,000 followers on Twitter.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Finance, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Round size: Seed $251k–$5M; Angel $320k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $277k–$510k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AssetHub — AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing.
  • Peach Cars — Buy or sell your car in Nairobi-Kenya with ease. Browse a wide range of vehicles, connect with trusted sellers, and find the perfect car today. Simple, fast, and secure transactions.
  • AnotherBall — AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain.
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Osamu Ogasawara
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Osamu Ogasahara is the founder, CEO, and president of FGN ABBA Lab.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SNS, Content, Fashion
  • Stage:Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CAMPFIRE — Campfire engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.They operate the largest cloud funding platform in Japan [CAMPFIRE (campfire)], which supports "whoever wants to start something."The fee is 5% of the domestic level, and about 15,000 projects have collected about $70million in total from over700,000 people.
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Hidetoshi Takano
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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

  • Industry: Internet, Information Technology, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 42
  • Round size: Seed $255k–$5.7M; Angel $493k–$30M; Venture - Series Unknown $461k–$3.8M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kaimak — Kaymak is a recruitment platform that focuses on creating a recruitment website, planning a recruitment strategy, and managing candidates.
  • D-Chain — D-Chain offers services related to IT development and production in the Web3 and Web2 fields.
  • Rayout — Rayout is a business consulting company that provides creative content development, recruitment videos, and web production services.
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Shinnosuke Kawakami
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Shinnosuke Kawakami is an individual investor.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Fashion, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ATLAB — ATLAB, a tech company, provides services and products with an innovative approach that focuses on the field of Robotic Process Automation. It uses machine learning, IoT, AI, and AR/VR technologies. Its technology is used in the fashion industry. Its services include EC comprehensive consulting business, EC comprehensive management servicebusiness, and system development business.It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Minami, Tokyo, Japan.
  • ANAP Lab — ANAP Lab provides machine learning, IoT, AI, and AR / VR technologies for fashion industry.
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Kazuma Ieiri
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Fashion, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $380k–$28M; Angel $64k–$474k; Venture - Series Unknown $19k–$363k
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Taliki — Taliki is a Coworking Space Operates Social Entrepreneurs Development Support for Intrepreneur Development.
  • One Nova — One Nova is a lifestyle brand and online platform that offers a range of innerwear products, such as men's boxers.
  • Vivid Garden — vivid garden is an Agriculture company.
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Hirofumi Miki
Angel · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 2 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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

  • Industry: Content, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $252k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Compass — Compass is a Solve problems in the local labor market with Consultation x Technology
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Tsunezawa Kahoko
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Tsunezawa Kahoko

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Shopping, SNS, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Menew — Menew is an online platform that enables users to organize and set menus for family meals. Users can track family preferences and trends; make shopping lists; and get an easy-to-read calendar format for the menus.
  • Valise — Valise provides insider access & unique experiences to the modern day internationalist. A perfect jump start to who & what is hot in creative capitals. At its core is the Valise Society - a global private members association for innovative leaders of the creative class.
  • Valise — Valise is an operator of an online travel agency intended to support female millennials in their travels. They offer services that promote women's overseas travel based on the experiences of travel-loving members of the female community. They produce various other miscellaneous travel items.
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Yasukane Matsumoto
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Founder and CEO @ Josys Outside Director @ Istyle Founder and CEO @ Raksul

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sales, Fashion, Software
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$4.8M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Manabie — Manabie is an Education Technology start-up company on a mission to provide a new style of online & offline merged learning around the world. It provides students with everything they need for efficient learning, learning materials, learning environments, and personal coaches. The company integrates online and offline learning.
  • Be-A Japan — Bé-A Japan producer and distributor of fashion accessories. They provide products that include underwear, sanitary napkins, interior goods, fashion accessories, health foods, and cosmetic products. They offer products that are available for shopping online.
  • Leaner Technologies — Leaner Technologies provides cloud-based software for cost reduction analysis.
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Kazuhiro Ishikura
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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

  • Industry: Beauty, Apparel, Content
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $449k–$453k; Angel $189k–$1.8M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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 is a hormone testing service intended to provide access to hormones and medical care. They allow users to self-check the physical condition for pregnancy and how hormones affect it, whether the symptoms are related to menopause, and provide personalized test results, commented on by physicians.
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Suzuki Tatsuya
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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

  • Industry: AgTech, Agriculture, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $367k–$4.7M; Series A $1.5M–$2.9M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

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.
  • Terrafarm — Terrafarm is a Tokyo-based agritech and aerospace start-up that develops fully automated, space-ready plant factory modules designed to operate in extreme environments.
  • Conoris Technologies — Conoris Technologies is a staffing agency that offers security check support services for companies.
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Masahiro Kotosaka
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Masahiro Kotosaka is an Associate Professor at Keio University and an Associate Fellow of The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. He is an expert in Internationalization strategy and early stage business development, and advisor to several global start-up companies. Before moving to Keio, he was an associate professor ofmultinational management at Ritsumeikan University, a teaching & research associate at the University of Oxford, and a consultant at McKinsey & Company based in Frankfurt and Tokyo. As a practitioner, he worked for strategy/marketing projects with sixteen client organizations across nine industries and nine countries and spent four years running three profitable IT/Retail businesses before joining McKinsey. He graduated from the University of Oxford with D.Phil. (Ph.D) in Management Studies and MSc in Management Research with Distinction.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Education, EdTech, Fashion
  • Stage:Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kakedas — Kakedas specializes in the development and operation of web services.
  • One Nova — One Nova is a lifestyle brand and online platform that offers a range of innerwear products, such as men's boxers.
  • noFRAME schools — noFRAME schools is an EdTech startup is a mission to reinvent a textbook.
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Yusuke Mitsumoto
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Yusuke Mitsumoto is the founder of Cash.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Consulting, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series C
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $461k–$3.3M; Series C $20M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • UPWARDS — UPWARDS develop and operate the “cloud loan” loan platform for individuals.
  • CrowdLoan — CrowdLoan is a platform that connects financial institutions and individuals with smooth loans.
  • Luup — Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets.
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Taiga Matsuyama
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$9.2M; Angel $320k–$3.7M; Series A $5M–$5.3M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Shippo — Shippo is the best multi-carrier shipping software for e-commerce businesses. Find the best shipping rates, integrate with e-commerce platforms, print shipping labels, track package delivery, and verify addresses with either our shipping API or web app.
  • CAMPFIRE — Campfire engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.They operate the largest cloud funding platform in Japan [CAMPFIRE (campfire)], which supports "whoever wants to start something."The fee is 5% of the domestic level, and about 15,000 projects have collected about $70million in total from over700,000 people.
  • Spectra Japan — Spectra is a Provision of services for artists and fans company.
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Daisuke Katsura
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Daisuke Katsura

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Adult, Content, Fashion
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Synflux — Synflux is a fashion, design, and technology professional firm that does design and research and takes on the challenge of innovative development and social implementation. It is a digital technology combining AI, 3D technology, and blockchain. For inquiries, an online inquiry form is available on their website.
  • Pointy — pointy opened the Waidan Bar, the first full-membership system in Japan, and started the Narikiri date project in June 2019. Waidan Bar is a bar that specializes in obscene conversations. The first restaurant is Asagaya, Tokyo, and it was started by renting a bar, but at that time raising more than 7 million yen at jitsugen. As of 2019, there arethree existing stores, and new purchases of membership are stopped.
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Hiroki Nakamura
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

After joining DENTSU, I initially produced only banner advertising, but it is expected to be active, and I will be able to work on a number of digital campaigns. In 2011, he became independent and founded PARTY with four members. Cannes Lions Young Competition, Japan's Cyber Division, 2nd place in the world. He has received more than 250advertising awards in Japan and abroad. Recent masterpieces include Lady Gaga's life-size hearing aids “GAGADOLL”, “UNIQLO / UT Picks”, “Suntory / Intensive Regain”, “TOYOTA / TOWN”, such as “Shizukita-” all digital campaigns. TOKYO FM Radio “Sawamoto Gonpachi will end soon.” Guest Personality.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Web Design, Sales
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $437k–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Edoga — Edoga is a VR production and education company. Edoga offer services such as "VR training" and "off-site VR".
  • Collectest — Collectest specializes in integrating AI into trading card appraisal procedures that show current market pricing and verify authenticity.
  • Be-A Japan — Bé-A Japan producer and distributor of fashion accessories. They provide products that include underwear, sanitary napkins, interior goods, fashion accessories, health foods, and cosmetic products. They offer products that are available for shopping online.
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Tatsuo Sakamoto
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Content, Education
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $90k–$14M; Pre-Seed $272k–$622k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
  • Kids Snack Lab — Kids Snack Lab is a food manufacturing firm that produces and sells nutritional sweets for children.
  • 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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Shohei Sasaki
Angel · Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Shohei Sasaki is based out of Kawasaki, Kanagawa and is the COO of Kaikai Kiki. Shohei previously worked at LeapMind Inc as a CFO. Shohei Sasaki attended the Meiji University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Fashion, Consulting
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Yutori — Yutori is engaged in retailing and wholesaling apparel goods and creating brands reflecting diversity in digital culture through media and individual stories. The company does everything from product planning to sales in-house, without intermediary distributors or retailers. Until now, the company has used various tools such as e-mail,spreadsheets, and SMS messages to exchange data.
  • Meetcareer — Meetcareer offers a career programme. The users can understand their strengths and make use of them. The company identifies organizational issues for clients to investigate further, as well as issues based on hidden real intentions. The services help users consult with a professional career counsellor online and offer a text programme that isconducted by email, enabling clients to solve career development problems.
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Justin Scarpone
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Justin Scarpone

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Fashion, E-Commerce Platforms
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kreation — Kreation is a digital platform connecting gaming, cyber fashion, brands, creators, and users through immersive virtual experiences.
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Soichiro Kawai
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Soichiro Kawai - CEO @ ReBoost

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Media and Entertainment, Internet, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Round size: Seed $35k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Villio — Villio provides talent experience SaaS which helps companies with human resource development and recruitment of talented engineers.
  • Back Dooor — Back Dooor is an app that provides 1on1 chatting services with favorite player of the users.
  • SPeak — SPeak is an IT services firm that operates web content and matching platforms for global talents. It operates JPort Match, which is involved in direct recruiting services. It is a global career platform for budding new talents.
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Noguchi Keito
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Noguchi Keito - Founder @ Vapes

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Marketing, Financial Services, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $619k–$1.8M; Angel $467k–$716k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Dofa — Dofa aims to develop services that enrich the way of life and work of human resources that are active mainly in sales.
  • Alliance Cloud — Alliance Cloud primarily engages in the Sales Tech and BtoB Sales Outsourcing Business.
  • Cloud Franchise — Cloud Franchise is a cloud kitchen model that aims to maximize the kitchen occupancy rate of restaurants.
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Miyake Takahiko
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Miyake Takahiko is an individual investor.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2C, Fashion, Internet
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
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Takero Kaneda
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Takero Kaneda

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Retail, Sports, Content
  • Stage:Angel, Series D
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Jeplan — JEPLAN Creates New Recycling Infrastructures & Managements For the Future of Our Planet.
  • Golf Digest Online — Golf digest online is an online golf store that provides service to Japan and sells golf gear, apparel, and accessories.
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Katsuki Kuwano
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Mr. Katsuki Kuwano served as President of Listen Japan, AOL Executive Officer, President of Match.com, President of GILT, and President of RubyGroupe and founded Momentum Technologies, engaged in LP participation in venture capital, venture investment, hotel management, etc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sales, Fashion, Cosmetics
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Be-A Japan — Bé-A Japan producer and distributor of fashion accessories. They provide products that include underwear, sanitary napkins, interior goods, fashion accessories, health foods, and cosmetic products. They offer products that are available for shopping online.
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Yoo Nagami
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Yoo Nagami is the CFO at Laxul.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2C, Fashion, Internet
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $948k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
  • Cloudbase — Cloudbase is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of cloud services and management.
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Yuki Naito
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Yuki Naito - CEO,President @ Drecom

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Manufacturing, SNS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $652k–$4.3M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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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Narimatsu Jun
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Narimatsu Jun - Outside Director @ FiNC Technologies

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Media and Entertainment, SEO
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $245k–$482k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pulit — Pulit innovates the brand new Content Distribution Infra.
  • Play Life — PlayLife is an experience sharing site where you can search, share, and post play information, where users can actually experience and plan a fun experience as know-how of play. It is a service that provides highly reliable information under the real name system, provides know-how that only experienced users can know, and information thatcoordinates the way of spending a day, making play more fun and convenient.
  • State of Mind — State of Mind is the development and operation of the cloud sourcing.
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Kotaro Chiba
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Kotaro Chiba is the founder of ChibaDojo Fund. Kotaro Chiba attended Keio University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Internet, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 65
  • Round size: Seed $195k–$4.9M; Series A $841k–$14M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.5M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
  • ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
  • Luup — Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets.
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Sakai Masaru
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Sakai Masaru is an individual investor.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2C, Fashion, Internet
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
  • Ness — Ness is a tech company that offers 3 service websites and analytic tools for NFT marketing tool, TikTok product and NFT holders.
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Seiji Kurokoshi
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Seiji Kurokoshi (黒越誠治) is an angel investor.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Soccer, Sports, Travel
  • Stage:Angel, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Japan, Myanmar

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $4.3M–$11M; Angel $200k–$457k
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ezay — Ezay provides a mobile platform that connects rural 'mom-and-pop' shops with B2B market place and provide financial and logistics services.
  • CURBON — CURBON is a Japan's largest photo learning site for C2C,Provides learning content such as video lectures and photography classes, Lightroom presets, etc.
  • Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
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Kazuki Nishiguchi
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Kazuki Nishiguchi serves as Co-founder and Director at M-Force and President at Strategy Partners.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Local, Sales, Fashion
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$1.6M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Be-A Japan — Bé-A Japan producer and distributor of fashion accessories. They provide products that include underwear, sanitary napkins, interior goods, fashion accessories, health foods, and cosmetic products. They offer products that are available for shopping online.
  • GoodayOn — GoodayOn is a digital gig marketplace that provides a platform for blue and pink-collar (traditionally women) gig workers in Ethiopia, to offer their services to customers seeking domestic help (cooking, cleaning, babysitting) and home repairs. The platform connects customers with skilled and reliable gig workers through a mobile application and acall center. GoodayOn's services are designed to provide convenience, affordability, and quality for customers by leveraging technology for high-precision matching based on location, qualification, and rating.
  • Electric Sheep — Electric Sheep is a Human-friendly AI that helps to integrate a company's unique culture, supports specialized internal knowledge, and increases the value of employees.
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Kazuhiko Ishikura
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Kazuhiko Ishikura is based out of Tokyo, Tokyo and is the Co-Founder and Director of SDF Capital. Kazuhiko previously worked at 3minute Inc. as a Director. Kazuhiko Ishikura attended Aoyama Gakuin University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Fashion, Advertising
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $329k–$453k; Angel $189k–$1.8M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

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 is a hormone testing service intended to provide access to hormones and medical care. They allow users to self-check the physical condition for pregnancy and how hormones affect it, whether the symptoms are related to menopause, and provide personalized test results, commented on by physicians.
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Toshiaki Nakajima
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Toshiaki Nakajima is a Lawyer.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sales, Fashion, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LARME — LARME is an online girl's clothing store.
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Yasuhito Nakae
Angel · 1 investments in Japan Fashion startups

Yasuhito Nakae holds the position of Group CEO & Representative Director at AOI TYO Holdings, Inc., President at Aoi Asia Thai Co. Ltd. (a subsidiary of AOI TYO Holdings, Inc.) and President & Representative Director at Business Architects, Inc. Mr. Nakae is also on the board of 7 other companies.In the past Yasuhito Nakae was Director atAOI Pro., Inc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sales, Fashion, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LARME — LARME is an online girl's clothing store.
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Fashion Angel investor funding in Japan at a glance

Stats across 45 deals from 67 investors.

67
investors
in Japan Fashion startups
45
deals
in Japan Fashion startups
$1.7M
median round
in Japan Fashion startups
3%
lead investors
lead at least one round
44%
Seed
most common funding stage

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