# Akifumi Matsuo

> Akifumi Matsuo is a Series B investor at Higin Capital backing Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Higin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/higegin-capital)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Akifumi Matsuo is a Group Manager at Higin Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KAICO | KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company. | $3.8M | Series B | Apr 15, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Agribusiness Investment Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agribusiness-investment-consultation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DG Incubation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-incubation-4286) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itochu-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JMTC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jmtc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sagin Capital & Consulting](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sagin-capital-consulting) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tokyo Century](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokyo-century) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Higin Capital

VC Fund · Kumamoto, Japan

Higegin Capital is a venture capital firm.

1 contacts available at Higin Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akifumi Matsuo | Group Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akifumi-matsuo |

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## FAQ

### What does Akifumi Matsuo invest in?

Akifumi Matsuo invests primarily in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Series B 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 Akifumi Matsuo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akifumi Matsuo closed in Apr 2025. 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?

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