# Top 40 Payments Angel Investors in Japan in June 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kotaro Chiba | 5 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Content, Information Technology, Travel |
| Yusuke Tanaka | 2 | Japan | Seed | Tourism, Consulting, E-Commerce |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Content, Fashion, FinTech |
| Yu Akasaka | 2 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Content, Food and Beverage, Apps |
| Komura Fujio | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Ethereum, Marketing |
| Shunsuke Oyu | 2 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Media and Entertainment |
| Masaru Sunagawa | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Artificial Intelligence, SNS, Music |
| Shintaro Yamada | 2 | Japan, United States, Kenya | Seed, Angel | Internet, Finance, Content |
| Yusuke Sato | 2 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Food and Beverage |
| Mamoru Taniya | 1 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A, Angel | Apps, Content, FinTech |
| John Tan | 1 | Singapore, United States, Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Travel, Internet, Software |
| Batara Eto | 1 | Japan, Thailand, Indonesia | Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Internet |
| Jay Zaveri | 1 | United States, Japan, Canada | Seed, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software |
| Koki Yabu | 1 | Japan | Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Finance, Data Mining |
| Amin Azumude | 1 | Japan | Seed | Finance, Cryptocurrency, Asset Management |
| Prashant Kirtane | 1 | India, Japan, Indonesia | Seed | Travel, Finance, Tourism |
| Ryan Collins | 1 | Singapore, United Kingdom, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Health Care |
| Yamazaki Reijiro | 1 | Japan | Angel | CRM, Finance, Security |
| Gaku Saito | 1 | Japan | Seed | Finance, Cryptocurrency, Asset Management |
| Yuichi Kawasaki | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Apps, Finance, Internet |
| Kazuhiro Ishikura | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Beauty, Content, Fashion |
| Hirofumi Miki | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Internet, Software |
| Rahul Garg | 1 | India, Singapore, Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Financial Services, Apps, Film |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 1 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Content |
| Sotaro Karasawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, Blockchain, Art |
| Yuzuru Honda | 1 | Japan, Nigeria, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Information Technology, SNS, Internet |
| Sachin Bhatia | 1 | India, Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Travel, Tourism, E-Commerce |
| Oki Matsumoto | 1 | Japan, Taiwan, Australia | Angel, Seed, Series A | Information Technology, FinTech, Software |
| Ichiro Umeda | 1 | Japan | Seed | Medical, Payments, Health Care |
| Kazuhiko Ishikura | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Beauty, Content, Fashion |
| Tomokaz Saito | 1 | Japan | Angel | Finance, Security, Blockchain |
| Osamu Ogasawara | 1 | Japan | Angel | SNS, Content, Fashion |
| Kazutaka Muraguchi | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Blockchain, Financial Services |
| Muraguchi Tomotaka | 1 | Japan | Seed | Artificial Intelligence |
| Mizuki Inoue | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | CRM, Finance, Security |
| Daniel Neary | 1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed | News, Events, Travel |
| Ryota Matsuzaki | 1 | Japan, France, United States | Seed, Angel | Marketing, Finance, Internet |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, SNS, Software |
| Takanori Katagiri | 1 | Japan | Seed | SNS, SaaS, Billing |
| Taiga Matsuyama | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Internet, Analytics |

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