# Akira Hirabayashi

> Akira Hirabayashi is a Series B investor at H.I.S. (Tokyo) backing Travel and Tourism. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [H.I.S.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/h-i-s)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2017
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Akira Hirabayashi is a Series B investor at H.I.S. in Tokyo focused on Travel and Tourism. Akira Hirabayashi

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 100% |
| Tourism | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GoFro | GoFro was born out of our firm belief in empowering the modern traveller with flexibility of choices and a fulfilling sense of independence. Their mission is to grow into an Indian travel company of global repute by creating an innovative and intelligent solution that makes holiday planning, consulting and booking a transparent, self-reliant andenjoyable experience. Their in-house experts on technology, product and the travel business bring with them decades of customer-centric experience to alter the industry's landscape. | $10M | Series B | Sep 06, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MakeMyTrip.com](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makemytrip-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About H.I.S.

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

H.I.S. is engaged in the provision of related services for overseas and domestic travel. They provide overseas bookings, package tour management, air courier services, discount airline ticket booking, and other services.

2 contacts available at H.I.S..

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akira Hirabayashi | Vice Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-hirabayashi |
| Hideo Sawada | Founder, CEO, Chairman and Chief Advisor to the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideo-sawada |

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## FAQ

### What does Akira Hirabayashi invest in?

Akira Hirabayashi invests primarily in Travel and Tourism startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Akira Hirabayashi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akira Hirabayashi closed in Sep 2017. 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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