# Akio Tanaka

> Akio Tanaka is a seed investor at Headline backing Information Technology and Internet. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headlinevc)
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akiotanaka/

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.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$26M |
| Series A | $2M–$15M |
| Series B | $1.8M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 5 | 25% |
| Internet | 3 | 15% |
| Software | 3 | 15% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 15% |
| Marketplace | 3 | 15% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 40% |
| Series A | 7 | 35% |
| Series B | 3 | 15% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 6 | 30% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 10% |
| Singapore | 2 | 10% |
| India | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RLWRLD | 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 | 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 | BACKSEAT provides embedded crypto exchange and Web3 Services. | $9.7M | Seed | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| STRACT | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Our Happy Company is building blockchain technology for the creator economy. | $7.5M | Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| OurSong | 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 | 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 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Cherubic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherubic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Circle Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circle-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Circle Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circle-ventures-5201) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Coral Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coral-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Headline

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Headline.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas Haug | Founding and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-haug |
| Christian Miele | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-miele |
| Conrad Chu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conrad-chu |
| Jonathan Becker | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-becker |
| Jonathan Userovici | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-userovici |

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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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