# Kiyoshi Ayabe

> Kiyoshi Ayabe is a funding round investor at KIYO Learning (Tokyo) backing Content and Education. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [KIYO Learning](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiyo-learning)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiyoayabe/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiyoshi.ayabe

Kiyoshi Ayabe is a funding round investor at KIYO Learning in Tokyo focused on Content and Education. Kiyoshi Ayabe is the President and Founder of KIYO Learning.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KIYO Learning | KIYO Learning offers a commuting course, an online course to acquire qualifications for business people. | $26.2M |  | Jun 08, 2017 |  |
| KIYO Learning | KIYO Learning offers a commuting course, an online course to acquire qualifications for business people. | $794K |  | Aug 25, 2016 |  |
| KIYO Learning | KIYO Learning offers a commuting course, an online course to acquire qualifications for business people. | $1.8M |  | Dec 24, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dai-ichi Kangyo Credit Cooperative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dai-ichi-kangyo-credit-cooperative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Freebit Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freebit-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MIRAI SOUZOU](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovations-and-future-creation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kanshin Future Investment Limited Partnership](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kanshin-future-investment-limited-partnership) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About KIYO Learning

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

KIYO Learning offers a commuting course, an online course to acquire qualifications for business people.

1 contacts available at KIYO Learning.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kiyoshi Ayabe | President, CEO and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayabe-kiyoshi |

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## FAQ

### What does Kiyoshi Ayabe invest in?

Kiyoshi Ayabe invests primarily in Content, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kiyoshi Ayabe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kiyoshi Ayabe closed in Jun 2017. Shizune tracks 3 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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