Akio Tanaka
Co-Founder and Partner @ Headline
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Akio Tanaka is a Co-Founder and Partner of Headline Asia. He was a Team Member at Adobe Ventures. He attended The University of British Columbia.
- Total investments:
- 20
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 80%
Last updated:
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Industries Akio Tanaka invests in
Stages Akio Tanaka invests in
Countries Akio Tanaka invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $500k–$26M
- Series A
- $2M–$15M
- Series B
- $1.8M–$15M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 5 (25%)
- Internet 3 (15%)
- Software 3 (15%)
- E-Commerce 3 (15%)
- Marketplace 3 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (40%)
- Series A 7 (35%)
- Series B 3 (15%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (5%)
Country
- Japan 6 (30%)
- Hong Kong 2 (10%)
- Singapore 2 (10%)
- India 1 (5%)
- Spain 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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RLWRLD
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RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments. | $26M / Seed / Feb 25, 2026 | |
Zettabyte
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Zettabyte offers an AI-native platform that manages and scales GPU workloads efficiently using its intelligent orchestration system. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 28, 2026 | |
BACKSEAT
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BACKSEAT provides embedded crypto exchange and Web3 Services. | $9.7M / Seed / Jun 30, 2025 | |
STRACT
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STRACT is a web platform that provides online platform, dating app, knowledge sharing cloud platform, and casual entertainment services. | $6.6M / Series A / Nov 20, 2024 | |
Tradom
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Tradom is a company that offers the "Tradam Foreign Exchange Solution," an AI solution for managing foreign exchange risk. | $2.7M / Series A / Nov 15, 2024 | |
GMI Cloud
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GMI Cloud is a business of empowering the world's best ideas. Which provide businesses all over the globe with unmatched cloud access to top-tier GPUs like the NVIDIA H100 and streamlined software platform for integration, virtualization, and deployment. | $15M / Series A / Oct 29, 2024 | |
YGG Japan
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YGG Japan elevates blockchain games to provide accessible content for all gamers in Japan and lead them to the world of “Play-to-Earn”. | $3.1M / Seed / Jan 30, 2023 | |
Our Happy Company
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Our Happy Company is building blockchain technology for the creator economy. | $7.5M / Seed / Apr 28, 2022 | |
OurSong
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OurSong is creating and fostering the next-generation digital communities platform that allows users to easily discover, create, and trade. | $7.5M / Seed / Apr 28, 2022 | |
Peeba
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Peeba is a curated online wholesale marketplace that transform the way local retailers in Asia shop for their stores. | $4.2M / Seed / Apr 07, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
About Headline
Headline (formerly e.ventures) is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. It invests across geographies, leading rounds at every stage.The firm's Early Stage Funds are based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil, and invest locally. Its San Francisco-based Growth Fund invests globally from Series B andbeyond, working in collaboration with their Early Stage Teams. The sizes and locations of these funds make it possible for them to see local trends up close, identify winning founders, and lead rounds at every stage. Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, goPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble, and Yeahka are among the stars in Headline’s world.Headline was founded in San Francisco, California in 1998.
Headline Contacts
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Andreas Haug
Founding and General Partner
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Christian Miele
General Partner
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Conrad Chu
Partner
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Jonathan Becker
Partner
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Jonathan Userovici
General Partner
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FAQ
What does Akio Tanaka invest in?
Akio Tanaka invests primarily in Information Technology, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Akio Tanaka's check size?
Akio Tanaka typically joins rounds of $500k–$26M at Seed, $2M–$15M at Series A and $1.8M–$15M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Akio Tanaka participates in.
When did Akio Tanaka last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Akio Tanaka closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 20 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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