Top 20 Music Angel Investors in Japan (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Kotaro Chiba
Angel
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Information Technology, Content, Software | $215k–$18M |
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Ken Soga
Angel
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2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D | Music, Content, E-Commerce | $134k–$6M |
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Kazuomi Kaneto
Angel
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2 | Japan, United States | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Music, Energy | |
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Masaru Sunagawa
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown | Finance, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $608k–$1.2M |
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Shuhei Yamashita
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Music, Generative AI, Content Creators | |
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Takejiro Kamei
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | B2C, Music, Consulting | |
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Takuya Kitagawa
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Music, EBooks, Gaming | |
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Daiki Ichikawa
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Music, EBooks, Gaming | |
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Sato Hirohisa
Angel
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1 | Japan | Angel | Music, Internet, Animation | |
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Kento Kawabata
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Artificial Intelligence, Music, Sales | |
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Yasumasa Yamamoto
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Convertible Note | Music, EBooks, Gaming | |
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Takeshi Natsuno
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Angel, Series A | Financial Services, Marketing, Digital Marketing | $1.7M–$15M |
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Satoshi Aoyagi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | B2C, Music, Consulting | |
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Katsuaki Sato
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, Music, Content | |
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Soga Takeshi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Music, Mobile, Content | $609k–$6M |
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Takuma Kudo
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | B2C, Music, Consulting | |
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Paul Rosenberg
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Music, Apps, Logistics | $20M–$22M |
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Masanori Sugiyama
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Software, Web Design | $380k–$18M |
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Masashige Obara
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Education, E-Learning, Language Learning | $496k–$5.8M |
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Atsushi Fukuda
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Music, Generative AI, Content Creators | |
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Kotaro Chiba is the founder of ChibaDojo Fund. Kotaro Chiba attended Keio University.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Content, Software
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Round size: Seed $215k–$18M; Series A $841k–$14M; Venture - Series Unknown $947k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% 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.
Ken Soga is an individual investor.
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- Industry: Music, Content, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $134k–$6M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tooon — Tooon Inc. is a technology company that deals with development and operations of business management tools .
- Kids Snack Lab — Kids Snack Lab is a food manufacturing firm that produces and sells nutritional sweets for children.
- Volve Creative — Volve Creative is a media company that provides virtual artist management, events, advertising video, and music production services.
Kazuomi Kaneto is the Founder & CEO of Dream Project Incubators. He previously worked at Pacifico Energy as a Founder, President & CEO. Kazuomi Kaneto attended Tsinghua University.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Music, Energy
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sustainable Lab — SusLab is a data bank that uses AI technology to support SDG and ESG development goals and investments.
- SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
- Persistent Energy Partners — Africa's Climate Venture Builder - We believe in the power of climate-positive economic development in Africa. For the last decade, we have been working hand in hand with exceptional entrepreneurs, investing both financial and human capital to build successful climate ventures on the continent. Our companies offer competitive financial returns required to drive lasting impact.
After joining Mitsubishi Corporation, he studied at Harvard Business School. After graduating, he joined Globespan Capital Partners, an independent United States VC, and worked as a director of investment. He started LocationValue after the company's representative in Japan. Joined Google after selling the company to NTT DOCOMO. He served asDirector of Product Development for Google Maps and General Manager for Android. He left Google in February 2018 and started Smartround Co., Ltd. in May.
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- Industry: Finance, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $608k–$1.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Flyle — Flyle provides a cloud based platform for product management helping customers to improve productivity & creativity in product development.
- Sustainable Lab — SusLab is a data bank that uses AI technology to support SDG and ESG development goals and investments.
- Paytner — Paytner is providing services to support freelance people's funding. The freelance population in Japan has been shown to continue to increase in many Chosa. While working styles are diversified, they are not able to respond to the development of the working environment, and they will develop their business to change the situation whereproblems such as funding, credit, sexual harassment, and power harassment are accumulated.
Shuhei Yamashita - Representative Director @ CRE
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- Industry: Music, Generative AI, Content Creators
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Takejiro Kamei
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- Industry: B2C, Music, Consulting
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Recri — Recri works for the entertainment industry and specializes in operations management tasks like ticketing for stage, film, and music shows.
Takuya Kitagawa
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- Industry: Music, EBooks, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FOWD — FOWD is a comprehensive entertainment company in Japan.
- QuEra Computing — QuEra Computing is the leading provider of quantum computers based on neutral-atoms. Our mission is to build the most scalable quantum computers to date to tackle useful but classically intractable problems.
Daiki Ichikawa
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- Industry: Music, EBooks, Gaming
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FOWD — FOWD is a comprehensive entertainment company in Japan.
Sato Hirohisa
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- Industry: Music, Internet, Animation
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TableCheck — TableCheck empowers restaurant operators worldwide to maximize guest engagement, reservations, and table utilization.We analyze and evaluate data from restaurants and use this information to create a more vibrant dining experience for their customers.Our team of creative minds is continuously seeking to drive innovative solutions to support ourrestaurant partners. TableCheck’s restaurant management tools give restaurants the power and flexibility to provide seamless customer experiences for every guest from the moment they make reservations. "
- Dream Link Entertainment — DLE is a Japanese animation studio based in Tokyo. The mission of DLE is to turn people's dreams and imaginations into an experience.
Kento Kawabata serves as Representative Director at Vertex Partners.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Music, Sales
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Paradigm AI — Paradigm AI is an entertainment firm that produces songs and creates virtual human idols using generative AI.
- Omega Innovation — Omega Innovation offers people jobs they can do in their free time that is safe and secure.
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Yasumasa Yamamoto
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- Industry: Music, EBooks, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FOWD — FOWD is a comprehensive entertainment company in Japan.
- HOMMA — Inspired Modern Living. Homes to elevate healthy urban lifestyles. Design. Build. Technology.
Mr. Takeshi Natsuno serves as the Chairman of Japan Operations at Great Wall Club. Mr. Natsuno is a Professor of KEIO University. He served as a General Manager of Consumer Services Division and Manager of Distribution Platform Business Development Division at Pia Corporation since April 2012 and served as its Chief of Sales Promotion Bureau sinceApril 2010. He joined DoCoMo in 1997. He served as the Managing Director of Multimedia Services, Products & Services Division for NTT DoCoMo Inc. until June 23, 2009 and served as its General Manager of i-Mode Planning Division since July 2001, Senior Vice President from June 21, 2005 to June 23, 2009, Executive Officer and General Manager Multimedia Service Division since June 2005. At NTT DoCoMo, he developed the business strategy of all of NTT DoCoMo’s multimedia-related services, including i-mode strategic alliances with global application/content providers and key Internet players. He served as Vice President of Hyper Net Co., Ltd. since June 1996. He started his career with Tokyo Gas. He held key executive positions with HyperNet. He has been a Director of Dwango Co. Ltd., since December 1, 2008. He has been a Outside Director at Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. since June 2008. He has been a Director at Pia Corporation since April 2010. He serves as a Director of D.L.E Co. Ltd. He has been a Director of Gree, Inc. since September 2009 and Trans Cosmos, Inc. since 2008. He serves as a Director of GREE Ventures, Inc. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Great Wall Club. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of SBI Holdings Inc. from June 27, 2008 to June 28, 2012. He served as a Director of Hyper Net Co., Ltd. since June 1996. He is the Author of i-mode Strategy, published in 2000, a la i-mode, published in 2002, Keitai-no-Mirai, published in 2006, Iccho-yen kaseida otokono shigotojutu, and Google ni izonshi Amazon wo maneru bakakigyou published in 2009. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Economics from Waseda University, Japan in 1988 and an Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Marketing, Digital Marketing
- Stage:Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Angel $1.7M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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
- Confidence — Confidence provides temporary staffing, recruitment, and outsourcing solutions for the gaming and entertainment industries. They also provide services such as QA to ensure quality, multilingual localization to support overseas expansion, and customer support.
Satoshi Aoyagi
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- Industry: B2C, Music, Consulting
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Recri — Recri works for the entertainment industry and specializes in operations management tasks like ticketing for stage, film, and music shows.
Katsuaki Sato Founded Metaps Inc. in September, 2007, following entrance of university and assumed a position of president. Embarked on mobile SEO business and its monetization in 2008, and flash marketing business as well in 2010. Founded Metaps Pte. Ltd. in Singapore in 2011. Specialized in proposal of business models, establishment, operationand marketing.
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- Industry: Apps, Music, Content
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Toremoro — toremo is a music platform app that targets sounds from all over the world such as ASMR and natural sounds.
Soga Takeshi
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- Industry: Music, Mobile, Content
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $609k–$6M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Univrs — UNIVRS is a popular market and entertainment platform.
- SAKELOGY — SAKELOGY is a platform enables restaurants and retailers to easily create cloud-based sake menus.
- Best Beer Japan — Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018.
Takuma Kudo is the Branding Director at dof Inc.
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- Industry: B2C, Music, Consulting
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Recri — Recri works for the entertainment industry and specializes in operations management tasks like ticketing for stage, film, and music shows.
Paul Rosenberg is currently the CEO of Def Jam Recordings.
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- Industry: Music, Apps, Logistics
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Series A $20M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cargo — Ara Screens is a digital out of home network solution provider, DOOH smart signage operator, and the world's leading car-top and in-car advertising placement provider for Rideshare & Taxi.
- SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
- Sound — Sound is a suite of music and economic tools powering the next generation of artists and their communities, starting with listening parties for new releases
He graduated from Kansai University in 1988. He was enrolled in Ljoma while he was in college. 2002 Vice President of Practice (now index lights). In 2004, he became president of zappallas. Listed on the TSE Mothers in the second year of his appointment, and in 2010 he was listed in part of the TSE. In 2011 he became the CEO of enish. Listed on apart of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Thereafter, he served as outside directors such as Nikkatsu and JibannetHD.
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- Industry: Internet, Software, Web Design
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $380k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% 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 .
- STUDIO — The easiest and quickest way to build your beautiful portfolio website, landing page or anything. No code. All creative freedom.
- STUDIO Japan — STUDIO is a development and operation of the next-generation design tool.
Masashige Obara
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- Industry: Education, E-Learning, Language Learning
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $904k–$1.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $496k–$5.8M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Lang-8 — Lang-8 is the best place for learning and practicing foreign languages. Post an entry in the language you are learning, then a native speaker will correct your entries. Currently there are more than 80 languages available on Lang-8.
- LanCul — LanCul is an education based start up.
- TIGALA — TIGALA is deployed M & A services
Atsushi Fukuda is the president of Speedy.
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- Industry: Music, Generative AI, Content Creators
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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