# Akihiko Okamoto

> Akihiko Okamoto is a Series B investor at Headline backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headline-ce9b)
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akioka/

Akihiko Okamoto is a Series B investor at Headline focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Akihiko Okamoto is Partner at Headline Asia. He was a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd. He attended Kobe University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 4 | 36% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 36% |
| Finance | 2 | 18% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 18% |
| B2B | 1 | 9% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 36% |
| Seed | 3 | 27% |
| Angel | 1 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 6 | 55% |
| Singapore | 2 | 18% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forest | Forest Co., Ltd. operates as an e-commerce aggregator, seeks to identify sustainable, high-quality products and brands that embrace the spirit of Japan and help them grow and enter the global market by using the power of technology. | $27.3M | Series B | Oct 06, 2025 |  |
| iMotorbike | iMotorbike is the #1 motorbike online E-commerce website in South East Asia, providing a fast, secure, simple and trouble free online experience with a wide variety of product range, setting itself apart from what exists in the market. iMotorbike offers three main categories: motorbikes, parts and accessories. For a complete 360° experience,iMotorbike also enables users the access to services such as insurance and financing. At iMotorbike we always strive to offer our customers the best experience through a complete and efficient online ecosystem for motorbike users, lovers and professionals. | $10M | Series A | Jan 21, 2025 |  |
| RECOTECH | RECOTECH is a ClimateTech firm that collects and shares data to maximize resource value throughout its life cycle, offering circular solutions to organizations and municipalities in Japan and beyond. |  | Seed | Jul 26, 2024 |  |
| At Forest | At Forest is an end-of-life service provider that organizes circular burial services for the deceased. |  | Seed | May 01, 2024 |  |
| Jenfi | Founded by Jeffrey Liu and Justin Louie, Jenfi is an alternative revenue-based financing company for digital-native businesses and startups for Southeast Asia. Branded as Growth Capital as a Service (GCaaS), the asset class offers non-dilutive capital of up to US$500,000 for businesses to scale through marketing, inventory, and growth campaigns.Jenfi’s proprietary risk assessment engine is able to determine the creditworthiness of a business and also how efficient they are with their growth spending. Based on the assessment, Jenfi provides a more flexible and non-dilutive financing option for businesses. To date, Jenfi has backed over 100 businesses including B2B and SaaS businesses such as Tier One Entertainment, Pay With Split, and Homebase. Jenfi expects to deploy US$15 million in non- dilutive capital by July 2022. Prior to Jenfi, Jeffrey and Justin successfully built and exited fitness subscription company GuavaPass. Find out more at www.jenfi.com | $6.6M | Series B | May 15, 2023 |  |
| Shikomel | Shikomel is a restaurant app that receives recipes from the store. The menu offered by other shops can also be ordered. The app can be used to develop new menus. | $5.8M | Series B | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| Luca Japan | LUCA Japan provides digital access to alternative investments, including but not limited to private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and private credit. | $1.6M | Angel | Jul 25, 2022 |  |
| RABO | RABO is a Cat-Tech Company that "watches cat life with technology. | $10.7M | Series B | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| Fundbox | Fundbox is an AI-powered financial platform for small businesses that offers fast and intuitive access to business credit. Our mission is to power the small business economy by unlocking customer growth. | $20M | Series C | May 26, 2020 |  |
| LIQUiDITY Group | Liquidity Group is the largest AI-based financial asset management firm in the world. With $2.7b AUM across funds focused on North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East, Liquidity Group operates globally with offices in Tel-Aviv, Abu Dhabi, New York, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Mumbai, Boston, and San Francisco. The firm’s patentedmachine learning and decision science technology enables it to deploy more capital through more deals faster than any firm in capital markets history, establishing it as the fastest-growing provider of non-dilutive and equity financing to mid-market and late-stage companies. Liquidity Group is backed by leading global financial institutions including Japan’s largest bank, MUFG, Spark Capital, and Apollo Asset Management.Liquidity Group provides debt facilities and other financial solutions that range from $4M-80M in as little as 72 hours. | $4M | Seed | Oct 28, 2019 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coconala Skill Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coconala-skill-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [STRIVE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gree-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ICMG Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icmg-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Japan Post Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-post-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MPower Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mpower-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utec) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Headline

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Headline is a venture capital firm that offers entrepreneurship, internationalization, technology, and digital marketing services.

1 contacts available at Headline.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akihiko Okamoto | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akihiko-okamoto |

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## FAQ

### What does Akihiko Okamoto invest in?

Akihiko Okamoto invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Finance startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Akihiko Okamoto last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akihiko Okamoto closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 11 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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