# Anri Samata

> Anri Samata is a seed investor at ANRI (Tokyo) backing Apps, Content and Internet. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Anri Samata is a seed investor at ANRI in Tokyo focused on Apps and Content. Anri Samata - Partner @ ANRI

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 3 | 30% |
| Content | 2 | 20% |
| Internet | 2 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 20% |
| Q&A | 1 | 10% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 20% |
| Series A | 2 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 20% |
| Angel | 1 | 10% |
| Series D | 1 | 10% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tsunagari AI | Tsunagari specializes in developing and providing AI-powered consultation services tailored for local governments, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency, support citizen engagement, and streamline public service delivery. | $419.5K | Angel | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| iiba | Iiba is a geospatial platform that specializes in providing location information related to child-rearing. | $1M | Seed | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| ARCH | ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions | $5.9M | Series A | Nov 26, 2024 |  |
| Tanp | Gracia is an EC business and media business that provides coloring precious moments and enriching human connections. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 24, 2024 |  |
| Luup | Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets. | $28.4M | Series D | Apr 25, 2023 |  |
| Tacoms | CAMEL is a service that allows you to easily manage orders from multiple food delivery / takeout services on a single tablet. | $2.6M | Series A | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| KAUCHE | KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together. They provide services for online retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products. | $25.5M | Seed | Nov 30, 2020 |  |
| LayerX | LayerX which promotes the digitization of business processes utilizing technologies such as blockchain technology. | $27.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 28, 2020 |  |
| Connehito | Connehito is a Tokyo-based mobile Q&A app for female users. Their app, Mamari, is a "life support site for women" to resolve the question of pregnancy, childbirth and child-rearing. From early pregnancy symptoms and childbirth preparation, until often frustrating childcare, Connehito sends information to resolve mothers'troubles every day. | $21.3M |  | Mar 04, 2015 |  |
| Connehito | Connehito is a Tokyo-based mobile Q&A app for female users. Their app, Mamari, is a "life support site for women" to resolve the question of pregnancy, childbirth and child-rearing. From early pregnancy symptoms and childbirth preparation, until often frustrating childcare, Connehito sends information to resolve mothers'troubles every day. | $21.3M |  | Mar 04, 2015 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [XTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xtech-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [B Dash Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-dash-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Boost Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boost-capital-ae75) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Primal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/primal-capital-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [31Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/31ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ANRI

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.

5 contacts available at ANRI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anri Samata | Partner; Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuri-samata |
| Anri Samata | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri-samata-6e86 |
| Junichiro Kono | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junichiro-kono |
| Kazuhiro Sakakibara | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiro-sakakibara |
| Masahiro Sameshima | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masahiro-sameshima |

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## FAQ

### What does Anri Samata invest in?

Anri Samata invests primarily in Apps, Content and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Anri Samata last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Anri Samata closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 10 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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