# Akira Saigo

> Akira Saigo is a seed investor at Recruit Technologies Japan backing Recruiting and Social Media. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Recruit Technologies Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/recruit-technologies-japan)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akira-saigo-8291114

Akira Saigo is a seed investor at Recruit Technologies Japan in Tokyo focused on Recruiting and Social Media. Akira Saigo - Professional officer @ Recruit Technologies Japan

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recruiting | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |
| Career Planning | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HiTalent | HiTalent is a tool that provides career planning services. |  | Seed | Aug 06, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [University of Tokyo Founders Association Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-tokyo-founders-association-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Recruit Technologies Japan

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

IT and Net in businessWe are a company that develops and provides Marketing technology

5 contacts available at Recruit Technologies Japan.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akira Saigo | Professional officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-saigo |
| Akihiro Kawano | Operating officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akihiro-kawano |
| Kanta Arai | Operating officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kanta-arai |
| Kataoka Ayumu | Operating officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kataoka-ayumu |
| Kazushige Shida | Operating officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazushige-shida |

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## FAQ

### What does Akira Saigo invest in?

Akira Saigo invests primarily in Recruiting, Social Media and Career Planning startups, most often at Seed 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 Saigo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akira Saigo closed in Aug 2024. 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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