# Akihiro Nishino

> Akihiro Nishino is a seed investor backing Content, SNS and Audio. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nishinoakihiro
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AkihiroNishino.official/

Akihiro Nishino is a Japanese comedian.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.3M–$28M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 2 | 67% |
| SNS | 1 | 33% |
| Audio | 1 | 33% |
| Soccer | 1 | 33% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Now Do | Now Do provides online growth revolution platform. | $4.3M | Seed | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| Voicy | Voicy is a mobile platform that recruits both media personalities and news organizations, the entertainers read the news so users can get the latest info from favorite voices. As it enters the age of IoT, interfaces have begun to evolve into seamless forms, such as AR, that allow to access information without stopping daily lives, but in this era,it has focused on the ear. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 01, 2020 |  |
| alu Japan | alu is providing service to enjoy more manga. | $27.7M | Seed | Jun 11, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ABBALab - Atom to Bit, Bit to Atom](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abbalab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Makuake](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makuake) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Akihiro Nishino invest in?

Akihiro Nishino invests primarily in Content, SNS and Audio startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Akihiro Nishino's check size?

Akihiro Nishino typically joins rounds of $4.3M–$28M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Akihiro Nishino participates in.

### When did Akihiro Nishino last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akihiro Nishino closed in Mar 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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