Top 10 Photography Angel Investors in Asia (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Seiji Kurokoshi
Angel
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1 | Japan, Myanmar | Seed, Angel | Soccer, Sports, Travel | $4.3M–$11M |
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Cui Xinxin
Angel
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1 | China | Angel | Consumer, Photography, Home Services | |
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Kenji Endo
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown | Apps, Dental, Internet | $549k–$9.9M |
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Jinbo Yao
Angel
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1 | China | Angel, Series A, Seed | Logistics, Marketing, Automotive | $415k–$7M |
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Yang Shoubin
Angel
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1 | China | Angel | Consumer, E-Commerce, Photography | $415k–$425k |
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Xin Deng
Angel
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1 | China | Angel, Corporate Round | Information Technology, Consumer, Software | |
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Kazuhiro Ishikura
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Beauty, Events, Apparel | $453k–$28M |
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James Tan
Angel
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1 | Singapore, Vietnam, Kazakhstan | Seed, Angel, Series A | SaaS, Internet, Automotive | $150k–$3.5M |
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Ryosuke Matsumoto
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Art, Software, Reservations | $2.8M–$28M |
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Toivo Annus
Angel
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1 | Singapore, United States, Estonia | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, FinTech | $1.4M–$6M |
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Seiji Kurokoshi (黒越誠治) is an angel investor.
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- Industry: Soccer, Sports, Travel
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, Myanmar
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $4.3M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% 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.
Cui Xinxin - Partner and Co-Founder @ Share Capital
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- Industry: Consumer, Photography, Home Services
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Home Media — Home Media is an innovative service platform for the home industry. Based on rich resources in technology, industry and capital, it explores the innovation power of the empowerment home industry, dynamically tracks the transformation of the traditional home industry, and promotes the integration of innovation power and industry power. The industryentered the era of industrial internet.
- Moments — Meishi Meike is a platform that connects parents who want to get portfolios of their kids clicked with photographers.
Kenji Endo - Director @ Japan Business Systems
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- Industry: Apps, Dental, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $549k–$9.9M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- HANOWA — Hanowa is a matching platform between freelance dental hygienists and dental clinics. It matches dental care workers who want to work in their spare time with dental clinics. It can be used for studying, side jobs, and job change activities.
- Tooon — Tooon Inc. is a technology company that deals with development and operations of business management tools .
- Address — ADDress is a provider of co-living spaces in both urban and rural areas, enabling people to live in a range of luxurious residences at fixed prices.
Jinbo Yao is the President, Founder and CEO at 58.com.
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- Industry: Logistics, Marketing, Automotive
- Stage:Angel, Series A, Seed
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Angel $415k–$709k; Series A $780k–$7M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Chaboshi — Chaboshi offers vehicle conditions, vehicle inspection, car warranty and used car valuation services.
- Xiongmao Kuaishou — Xiongmao Kuaishou is a provider of delivery, logistics and supply chain management services.
- Cbeidou Supply Chain — Canbeidou is a food catering logistics service provider in China.
Yang Shoubin is the Founding Partner of FH Capital.
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- Industry: Consumer, E-Commerce, Photography
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Angel $415k–$425k
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hilookea — Hilookea is a supermarket for table cooked food.
- Moments — Meishi Meike is a platform that connects parents who want to get portfolios of their kids clicked with photographers.
Xin Deng - CEO and Founder @ Xueda
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- Industry: Information Technology, Consumer, Software
- Stage:Angel, Corporate Round
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Beidou Fuxi — Beidou Fuxi Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") is a leading domestic provider of new spatiotemporal big data and low-altitude intelligent Internet applications and technology services. It was established in 2015. In March 2022, with the support of the Anhui Provincial Government, the Hefeiheadquarters company was jointly funded by the Yuanpei Fund of Peking University, the founding team of Beidou Fuxi, and the listed company of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Space Science and Technology, forming the Beidou Fuxi Beijing and Hefei dual headquarters operation system.
- Moments — Meishi Meike is a platform that connects parents who want to get portfolios of their kids clicked with photographers.
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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- Industry: Beauty, Events, Apparel
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $453k–$7.1M; Angel $2.8M–$28M
- 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.
James Tan is Managing Partner at Quest Ventures, a top venture capital fund in Asia. Prior to this, James was co-founder and COO of 55tuan, a NASDAQ listed e-commerce group that grew to more than 200 cities and 5,000 employees across China.James is a board member or angel investor in top tier startups in Asia such as 99.co, Carousell, Carro,Ethis, Glife, and Shopback.James serves on several non-profit organisations. He is Chairman of the Social Impact Catalyst – Southeast Asia’s largest youth network for social impact. He is a board member on the Applied Innovation Institute – global leaders in industries, government, and academia for business transformation; and Sports Excellence Business – helping athletes excel with life after sport transition. He is a former Chairman of the Action Community for Entrepreneurship – Singapore’s national voice for entrepreneurship; and former Chairman of the Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia – Asia’s oldest angel investment network.He has been guest speaker at Asia-focused and private equity events such as ITB Berlin, Private Equity Insights, Stanford-PARC Digital Cities, SWITCH, and World Islamic Economic Forum. He has guest lectured at universities including Fudan, IE, NTU, Tsinghua, and UC Berkeley.James was recognised as an outstanding overseas Chinese by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China. He is a recipient of the Alumni Award from the University of South Australia. He received scholarships from both Beijing and Singapore governments for his MBA from Tsinghua University in partnership with MIT. During the first dot-com era, he studied and dropped out of computer science at NUS to work on two-sided markets.For leisure, James enjoys photography and has been featured in ComputerWorld, Readers’ Digest, and commercially represented by Liaison Agency. He backpacks Asia and volunteers in marine conservation as a PADI scuba-diving instructor.Accurate as of Jan 2024
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- Industry: SaaS, Internet, Automotive
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Singapore, Vietnam, Kazakhstan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $150k–$3.5M
- Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Burpple — Burpple - great food and local experiences, where people gatherFounded in Silicon Valley by three Singaporeans, Burpple was launched in May 2012 with a mission to help people find the perfect places to enjoy their meals with the people that matter. Three years on, Burpple is now the food discovery platform of choice in Singapore and KualaLumpur. Powered by over two million photo reviews from the community, in 2015 alone, over four million people used Burpple to discover great places to eat – be it for first date, a quick meal nearby, brunch with friends, or a family celebration. We believe that food has a special bonding power, and the idea at the core of our company is simple: enjoyment.Burpple is supported by leading international venture capitalists, Tembusu Partners, SPH Media Fund, Triumph Capital, Silicon Straits, Neoteny Labs, QuestVC, NUS Enterprise and Brad Porteus. For more information, visit www.burpple.com.
- NodeFlair — NodeFlair aims to help tech talents make better career decisions through jobs, salaries, reviews, company insights, and more
- Spiking — Spiking, founded by Dr. Clemen Chiang, PhD. is the No. 1 stock market trading, cryptocurrency, options trading AI data platform for legal insider trading.
Ryosuke Matsumoto is the Founder / CEO at Kankak. Ryosuke Matsumoto attended Chuo University.
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- Industry: Art, Software, Reservations
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $2.8M–$14M; Series A $15M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 6curry — 6curry is a brand that creates a new community around “curry”, one of the world's best Japanese foods. The concept is to mix many people and ideas like curry made by mixing various ingredients and spices. Original menu development, weekly events are held in the central kitchen, open only to members. We design and produce communication bornfrom food, such as event catering for over 500 people and communication proposals within the company.
- TRiCERA — TRiCERA provides a platform for artists to advance their careers. It breaks down the barriers of language and distance that artists from all over the world face. It fosters an environment in which participating artists can freely sell their works to collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide.
- Vivid Garden — vivid garden is an Agriculture company.
Active individual investor in flying drones, also looking at payments and ecommerce.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Singapore, United States, Estonia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$3M; Series A $2M–$6M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Salv — Smart AML solutions. Detect and mitigate money laundering risks through advanced transaction monitoring, sanction screening, and KYC risk scoring.
- Enview — Enview offers the next generation of Geospatial Analytics Software and GEOINT technology for energy companies and governments to protect their critical infrastructure.
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