# Akira Katayama

> Akira Katayama is a funding round investor backing Internet, Animation and Marketing. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Akira Katayama is a funding round investor focused on Internet and Animation. Akira Katayama

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 33% |
| Animation | 2 | 33% |
| Marketing | 2 | 33% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 33% |
| Travel | 1 | 17% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brave group | Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services. | $7.4M | Series A | Jun 16, 2020 |  |
| TECOTEC | TECOTEC specializes in web 3.0 based on crypto assets to financial products. TECOTEC provides solutions such as a payment authentication system, securities frontier, blockchain, digital content, and marketing. | $5.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 15, 2020 |  |
| Modalis Therapeutics | Modalis Therapeutics Corporation is an biotech company focusing on developing transformative therapeutics for unmet medical needs using its proprietary technologies on CRISPR and protein engineering platforms. The company has a strong foundation on intellectual property licensed from the University of Tokyo. | $25M | Series B | Apr 10, 2019 |  |
| Monsters Egg | Monster's Egg is a computer graphics animation studio intended to deliver cute characters to the world. The company produces digital content and digital animation made using 3D computer graphics, emphasizing cute images that can be seen by children and families and providing viewers with entertaining content. | $25.2M | Seed | Oct 01, 2018 |  |
| W Tokyo | W TOKYO is a content production company that offers the latest and highest quality solutions by multiplying its own original content and solutions, centered on women, using the know-how cultivated in the Tokyo Girls Collection as a weapon . |  |  | Jun 28, 2018 |  |
| Matcha | MATCHA is a web magazine for travelers to Japan. It covers 9 languages: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, 한국어, ภาษาไทย, Indonesian, Việt Nam, etc. |  |  | Mar 19, 2018 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mynavi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mynavi) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ag-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANNIVERSAIRE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anniversaire) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CareNet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carenet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Culture Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/culture-entertainment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Akira Katayama invest in?

Akira Katayama invests primarily in Internet, Animation and Marketing startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Akira Katayama last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akira Katayama closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 6 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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