# Atsushi Taira

> Atsushi Taira is a seed investor at ENDLESS (San Francisco) backing FinTech and Web3. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ENDLESS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endlessm)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atsushitaira

Atsushi Taira is a Managing Director at Mistletoe Singapore Pte. Ltd. He attended Waseda Graduate University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Web3 | 1 | 25% |
| AgTech | 1 | 25% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 50% |
| Estonia | 1 | 25% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BitDegree | BitDegree is a gamified platform where users can gain Web3 skills while earning various rewards. In its learn-to-earn model, players complete Missions – interactive micro-tasks – to unlock exclusive prizes such as tokens, stablecoins, NFTs, and even merchandise from top crypto brands. Completing each Mission also earns special points called Bits,which increase the chance of winning prizes.Missions aren't just simple quizzes – they're packed with valuable content on everything from blockchain basics to top crypto products. Players are free to use all the provided info to find the answers they need – as long as they do that within a set time limit. They can even build their own Missions or create communities, called Guilds, to help others learn about the Web3 ecosystem. Plus, BitDegree offers referral rewards, giving both referrers and their friends extra Bits for helping the community grow. | $1M | Seed | Jun 06, 2022 |  |
| Kisan Network | Kisan Network is a tech-enabled supply chain startup focused on agriculture. It is an enabled and fully integrated PAN India Agri produce supply chain connecting marginal farmers directly to businesses. The company started in 2016 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. | $3M | Seed | Jan 30, 2020 |  |
| Xolo | Xolo is focusing on 40 million professionals globally who have chosen to run their business independently. Its aim is to reduce time spent on business administration to near zero by offering an incredibly simple online platform that merges company formation, banking, accounting, and other services. Xolo is the quickest and easiest way to launch andrun a one-person freelancing business in Europe. Xolo has customers from 140 countries through it's global product line and has localised solutions in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. Xolo's typical customers are software developers, management consultants, designers, and other independent professionals. | $1.4M | Equity Crowdfunding | Oct 27, 2017 |  |
| InnerChef | InnerChef is an Indian food tech company that offers a mobile app for online food discovery and delivery. It allows users to order their favorite dishes which can be delivered within 20 minutes. The company offers ready-to-eat meals, gourmets do-it-yourself recipe kits (InnerChef DIY gourmet), detox cleanses, and healthy eats (InnerChef+) as wellas decadent desserts (Indulge by InnerChef). InnerChef has beverages ranging from cold coffees to thick shakes to fruit juices, all freshly prepared. The company also operates Indulge, a hyperlocal dessert marketplace where home bakers and neighborhood bakeries can offer their products to customers. | $1.7M | Seed | Sep 24, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Endiya Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endiya-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FundersClub](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundersclub) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Locus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/locus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lynett Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lynett-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Saha Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saha-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sahra Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sahra-growth-capital-8445) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ENDLESS

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Endless purpose is to connect the unconnected, enhancing the development and education of all people in emerging markets. We develop a linux based, free open source software, that ships content people need to study, learn new skills, start their own business, offering an opportunity for those individuals to grow and to have a better future.

3 contacts available at ENDLESS.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atsushi Taira | Board Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atsushi-taira |
| Jonathan Blandford | Chief of Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-blandford |
| Matt Dalio | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-dalio |

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## FAQ

### What does Atsushi Taira invest in?

Atsushi Taira invests primarily in FinTech, Web3 and AgTech startups, most often at Seed and Equity Crowdfunding stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Atsushi Taira last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Atsushi Taira closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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