# Akira Hiruma

> Akira Hiruma is a convertible note investor at Hamamatsu Photonics backing Electronics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hamamatsu Photonics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamamatsu-photonics)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Akira Hiruma is a convertible note investor at Hamamatsu Photonics focused on Electronics.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NLM Photonics | NLM Photonics is a pioneering photonics company developing computing and networking solutions and devices. | $220K | Convertible Note | Jun 14, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Hamamatsu Photonics

VC Fund · Hamamatsu, Japan

coinbase number Hamamatsu Photonics, a world-leading manufacturer of optoelectronic components and systems, will be displaying at the Wearable Technology Show innovative detectors and emitters suitable for measuring heart rate, skin moisture and distance. Devices are mounted in miniature packages and have low power consumption making them highlysuitable for wearable products

5 contacts available at Hamamatsu Photonics.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adnan Quazi | Account Manager/Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adnan-quazi |
| Akira Hiruma | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-hiruma |
| Craige Palmer | General Sales Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craige-palmer |
| Heihachiro Horiuchi | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heihachiro-horiuchi |
| Jake Li | Business Development Manager - AUTO LiDAR | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jake-li-ea6f |

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## FAQ

### What does Akira Hiruma invest in?

Akira Hiruma invests primarily in Electronics startups, most often at Convertible Note stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Akira Hiruma last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akira Hiruma closed in Jun 2022. 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?

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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