# Akama Sho

> Akama Sho is a Series A investor at DBJ Capital backing Internet and Media and Entertainment. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DBJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbj-capital)
- Location: Otemachi, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akama-sho-a48b1b159

Akama Sho is a Series A investor at DBJ Capital in Otemachi focused on Internet and Media and Entertainment. Akama Sho - Senior Investment Manager @ DBJ Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MOSH Japan | MOSH is a web page creation services for individual business owners. | $42.5M | Series A | Oct 16, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hakuhodo DY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakuodo-dy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BASE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-base) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About DBJ Capital

VC Fund · Otemachi, Japan

DBJ Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in June 2010 through the integration of two venture capital firms of the DBJ Group, New Business Investment Co., Ltd. and Intellectual Properties Development & Investment, Inc. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Development Bank of Japan Inc.At DBJ Capital, we focus on venture firms which use newtechnologies and business models to grow and compete on the global market, regardless of their industry or scale. To meet the particular needs of each client, we mobilize the entire DBJ Group to arrange the best investment solutions, ranging from growth-spurring equity investment to financing schemes drawing on DBJ's vast networks.We also assist in venture start-ups. Our value enhancement team provides the kind of comprehensive, hands-on support needed to commercialize outstanding intellectual property and technologies developed by firms, research labs, and universities, and to carve out a place for them in the market.DBJ Capital will continue to play in a part in Japan's economic revival - by helping the firms we invest in to grow, and by encouraging the creation of new industries in Japan.

5 contacts available at DBJ Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akama Sho | Senior Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akama-sho |
| Daiki Ito | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiki-ito-456f |
| Haruhiko Uchiyama | President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haruhiko-uchiyama |
| Hisashi Mitsuguchi | Auditor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hisashi-mitsuguchi |
| Shingo Isobe | Senior Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shingo-isobe |

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## FAQ

### What does Akama Sho invest in?

Akama Sho invests primarily in Internet and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Akama Sho last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akama Sho closed in Oct 2020. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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