# Akira Sato

> Akira Sato is a seed investor at Value Create Ventures (Dundalk) backing SNS and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Value Create Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/value-create-ventures)
- Location: Dundalk, Ireland
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akira-sato-438226166

Akira Sato is a seed investor at Value Create Ventures in Dundalk focused on SNS and Software. Akira Sato is based out of Tokyo, Tokyo and is the Founder and Representative Partner of Value Create Ventures. Akira previously worked at Nomura as a Senior Analyst. Akira Sato attended Hitotsubashi University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SNS | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Rehabilitation | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YeLL | YeLL is a company that help transform the organization by making the real sound of employees visible. | $2.1M | Series B | Jun 04, 2024 |  |
| Digireha | Digireha is an IT company that provides a tool for rehabilitation by combining digital art and sensors. | $534K | Seed | Aug 08, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CF Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cf-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HACHIJUNI CAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hachijuni-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ikemori Venture Support](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ikemori-venture-support) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Impact Investment II Limited Partnership](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-impact-investment-ii-limited-partnership) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NCB Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ncb-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Value Create Ventures

VC Fund · Chuo, Japan

Value Create Ventures is the investment arm of Value Create.

1 contacts available at Value Create Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akira Sato | Founder & Representative Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-sato |

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## FAQ

### What does Akira Sato invest in?

Akira Sato invests primarily in SNS, Software and Recruiting startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 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 Sato last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akira Sato closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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