# Asteria

> Asteria is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Finance and Cryptocurrency. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/infoteria-corporation
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Infoteria
- Website: https://www.asteria.com/jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/infoteria

Asteria is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Finance and Cryptocurrency. Infoteria Corporation is a Japanese company that specializes in providing software and related support, consulting, and training.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Asteria. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Asteria. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/asteria-japan?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 2 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pina Hirano | Founder, President & CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pina-hirano |
| Akamatsu Kazuya | Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akamatsu-kazuya |
| Dusan Hamlin | Executive Officer Global COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dusan-hamlin-c5cc |
| Jean-Paul Cossart | Associate Director (France) , Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-paul-cossart |
| Ozaki Tsuneyuki | Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ozaki-tsuneyuki |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Crypto asset market | Crypto asset market engages in the development of a trading market for settlement of trading value with crypto assets. |  | Seed | Apr 06, 2021 |  |
| TECHFUND | TechFund is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation and seed stage investments. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | $17M |  | Jul 17, 2018 |  |
| Tech Bureau | Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption. | $226.8M | Series B | Sep 07, 2017 |  |
| Tech Bureau | Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption. | $6.2M | Series A | May 11, 2016 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Caica](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caica-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FISCO Capitals](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fisco-capitals) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forex Trading Finder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forex-broker) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hiroshima Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshima-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Asteria invest in?

Asteria invests primarily in Finance, Cryptocurrency and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Asteria?

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### Who are the partners at Asteria?

The team at Asteria includes Pina Hirano (Founder, President & CEO), Akamatsu Kazuya (Auditor) and Dusan Hamlin (Executive Officer Global COO), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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