# Cheng Tao

> Cheng Tao is a seed investor at PopIn (Tokyo) backing Telecommunications and Content. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PopIn](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/popin)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tao-cheng-b3235314
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/teitou

Cheng Tao is a seed investor at PopIn in Tokyo focused on Telecommunications and Content. Tao Cheng currently works as Chief Executive Officer and Founder of popIn.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Telecommunications | 2 | 67% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Security | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tokyo | Tokyo provides consistently-designed signage and projector installation, as well as maintenance company support. All customers need is “product selection” considering installation. This is a service that does not take time and effort! | $17M | Seed | Jul 29, 2019 |  |
| Aidemy | Aidemy is a web service where you can learn AI programming online. | $13M | Series A | May 10, 2018 |  |
| Girasol Energy | Girasol Energy is an IoT Platform provides innovative PLC technologies that enable wiser PV Plants. | $5.7M | Angel | Oct 31, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quantum Leaps Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quantum-leaps-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [XTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xtech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About PopIn

VC Fund · Roppongi, Japan

PopIn is a University of Tokyo-based venture company. Their goal is to help Internet users efficiently solve their problems by developing and providing information integration services of universal appeal, and to create an entirely new way of browsing. The company was founded in July 2008 by Cheng Tao.

3 contacts available at PopIn.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cheng Tao | President, CEO, and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cheng-tao |
| Akiko Nishidate | Executive officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akiko-nishidate |
| Daisuke Takahashi | Executive Vice-President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daisuke-takahashi-d541 |

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## FAQ

### What does Cheng Tao invest in?

Cheng Tao invests primarily in Telecommunications, Content and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Angel 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 Cheng Tao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cheng Tao closed in Jul 2019. 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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