# Anzai Hiroaki

> Anzai Hiroaki is a Series B investor at Nippon Venture Capital backing Wedding and Digital Media. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nippon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-venture-capital)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anzai-hiroaki-301498196/?originalSubdomain=jp

Anzai Hiroaki is a Series B investor at Nippon Venture Capital in Tokyo focused on Wedding and Digital Media. Anzai Hiroaki is the Venture Capitalist at Nippon Venture Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wedding | 1 | 50% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Menou | MENOU specializes in AI technology and sensing technology. It features a graphical image identification modeler software. | $3.3M | Series B | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| ORIGINAL LIFE | ORIGINAL LIFE is a wedding media tech company.Original Life is looking for friends to contribute to the evolution of the industry with consumer insights and technology ! | $3.3M | Series B | Jan 29, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nissay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nissay-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hakuhodo DY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakuodo-dy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [H.I.S.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/h-i-s) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mercuria Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercuria-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nippon Venture Capital

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Nippon Venture Capital ("NVCC"), established in 1996 as one of the few largest Japanese independent venture capital firms, is destined to undertake the unprecedented task of providing full-range venture capital services in cooperation with major Japanese business leaders and leading companies, which have supported and nurtured various newbusinesses on their own, as well as proactively developing new venture enterprises.

5 contacts available at Nippon Venture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anzai Hiroaki | Venture Capitalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anzai-hiroaki |
| Chihiro Kanagawa | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chihiro-kanagawa |
| Kakiuchi Shingo | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kakiuchi-shingo |
| Yuko Kitaoka | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuko-kitaoka |
| Yuyang Liu | Capitalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuyang-liu |

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## FAQ

### What does Anzai Hiroaki invest in?

Anzai Hiroaki invests primarily in Wedding and Digital Media startups, most often at 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 Anzai Hiroaki last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Anzai Hiroaki closed in Jun 2026. 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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