# Eiichiro So

> Eiichiro So is a seed investor at SBI Ven Capital backing FinTech and Security. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SBI Ven Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-ven-capital)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eiichiro-so

Eiichiro So is a seed investor at SBI Ven Capital focused on FinTech and Security. Eiichiro So is the CEO and Managing Director of SBI Ven Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 40% |
| Security | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Insurance | 1 | 20% |
| Logistics | 1 | 20% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 20% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 20% |
| Thailand | 1 | 20% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pints AI | Pints.ai provides a on-prem plug-n-play AI solution tailored for financial institutions, ensuring utmost confidentiality and secure handling of data. Merging the strengths of our proprietary large model, with industry-specific features, our Neuron AI is pre-trained in financial knowledge and seamlessly integrates with our clients' sensitivedata. We swiftly empower financial entities, from retail banks to fintech startups, enhancing their sales and operations for a competitive, secure advantage. | $5.6M | Seed | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| Pinta AI | Pinta AI provides an AI security platform focused on monitoring and controlling AI agents, coding tools, and Model Context Protocol workflows. The platform operates at the runtime layer to track prompts, tool calls, JSON-RPC messages, and outcomes tied to individual users. It gives security teams execution visibility across servers, agents, tools,and resources, including unauthorized or shadow AI setups. Pinta AI detects risky or high-impact actions such as access to sensitive data or critical system resources and surfaces them as security alerts. The software maintains detailed audit trails with identity, tools, timestamps, and actions to support investigation and compliance. It is designed to integrate with existing AI stacks and security operations without requiring major changes to current workflows. | $5.6M | Seed | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| Saladin | Saladin is an online platform that provides life, health, automotive, and travel insurance services. |  | Series A | Dec 12, 2025 |  |
| Colossus | Colossus \| Institutional-Grade Blockchain Infrastructure Colossus is a pioneering blockchain infrastructure provider specializing in institutional-grade staking and delegation services. The company's flagship product, the Colossus Institutional Hub, serves as a sophisticated bridge between institutional custody solutions and validator networksacross multiple blockchain ecosystems. Company Overview Founded in 2022, Colossus has established itself as a trusted partner for institutional clients, including exchanges, asset managers, venture capital firms, and custodians. The platform enables seamless delegation management, advanced reporting capabilities, and comprehensive portfolio analytics for institutional-scale digital asset operations. Core Technology The Colossus Institutional Hub features: -Enterprise-grade delegation management -Advanced risk monitoring systems -Real-time analytics and reporting -Automated revenue share calculations -Multi-custody solution integration -Institutional-grade security protocolsMarket Position Colossus addresses the growing demand for professional-grade blockchain infrastructure services, facilitating the institutional adoption of blockchain technologies. The platform's focus on security, compliance, and operational efficiency positions it as a key infrastructure provider in the institutional blockchain space. Key Differentiators: -Purpose-built for institutional requirements -Multi-chain support -Advanced custody solution integration -Comprehensive reporting and analytics -Professional risk management tools -Automated revenue management | $2.3M | Seed | Jun 13, 2025 |  |
| APX | APX is a digital freight consolidator and transportation hub-and-spoke network that provides a fully integrated countrywide delivery service to and from everywhere. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 02, 2024 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NTUitive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ntuitive) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Seeds Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seeds-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SUTD Venture Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sutd-venture-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tenity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tenity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tin Men Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tin-men-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Azimut Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/azimut-enterprises-holding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SBI Ven Capital

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

SBI Ven Capital, founded in 2007 and based in Singapore, is a private equity firm that invests in financial services and technology sectors across Asia.

5 contacts available at SBI Ven Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alice Mak | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alice-mak |
| Eiichiro So | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eiichiro-so-4bda |
| Ivan Perfiliev | Executive Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ivan-perfiliev |
| Kayo Ikeda | Executive Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kayo-ikeda |
| Kevin Low | SVP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-low-5417 |

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## FAQ

### What does Eiichiro So invest in?

Eiichiro So invests primarily in FinTech, Security and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Eiichiro So last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eiichiro So closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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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