# Akira Murakoshi

> Akira Murakoshi is a funding round investor at Mitsubishi Corporation backing Internet. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mitsubishi Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-corporation)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Akira Murakoshi is a funding round investor at Mitsubishi Corporation in Tokyo focused on Internet and Logistics. Akira Murakoshi - Director and Managing Executive Officer @ Mitsubishi Corporation

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Logistics | 1 | 100% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Trading Platform | 1 | 100% |
| Document Management | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TradeWaltz | TradeWaltz is an information platform that maintains the integrity of electronic trade documents. | $155.9M |  | Oct 27, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mitsubishi UFJ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-tokyo-mitsubishi-ufj) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kanematsu Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kanematsu-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NTT Data](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ntt-data) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sompo-japan-nipponkoa-insurance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tokio Marine Nichido](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokio-marine-nichido-fire-insurance-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Toyota Tsusho](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toyota-tsusho) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mitsubishi Corporation

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across virtually every industry including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, living essentials, and environmental business. MC's current activities are expanding far beyond its traditional trading operations asits diverse business ranges from natural resources development to investment in retail business, infrastructure, financial products and manufacturing of industrial goods.

5 contacts available at Mitsubishi Corporation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akira Murakoshi | Director and Managing Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-murakoshi |
| Jun Nishizawa | Executive Vice President & Group CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-nishizawa |
| Katsuya Nakanishi | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katsuya-nakanishi-c665 |
| Lana T. Yang | Senior Counsel and Manager, Legal Resources | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lana-t-yang |
| Leor Ben Yakov | Chief Innovation Officer TLV, Head of Partnerships & Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leor-ben-yakov |

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## FAQ

### What does Akira Murakoshi invest in?

Akira Murakoshi invests primarily in Internet, Logistics and Blockchain startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 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 Murakoshi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akira Murakoshi closed in Oct 2020. 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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