# Hajime Tabata

> Hajime Tabata is a startup investor at Square Enix. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Square Enix](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/square-enix-north-america)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/_hajimetabata_

Hajime Tabata is a video game director working for Square Enix. He mostly works on portable titles, such as Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, Final Fantasy Type-0 and The 3rd Birthday. He is the director of the upcoming Final Fantasy XV.

## About Square Enix

VC Fund · Shinjuku, Japan

Square Enix develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment titles worldwide. It publishes online games, mobile entertainment, music, and DVDs. The company’s products include Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Tomb Raider, Heroes & Generals, Deus Ex Human Revolution Director’s cut, Final Fantasy Original Soundtrack, SaGa Frontier OriginalSoundtrack, Xenogears Original Soundtrack, Chrono Trigger Original Soundtrack, and Space Invaders.The company also provides PlayOnline, a cross-platform online community; and multiplayer online role-playing games for PC, Mac, and Linux. Square Enix was founded in 1989 and is based in El Segundo, California.

5 contacts available at Square Enix.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akihiro Ichimura | Merchandising Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akihiro-ichimura |
| Hajime Tabata | Video Game Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hajime-tabata |
| Kazuharu Watanabe | Executive Officer and CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuharu-watanabe |
| Mitamura Motoharu | Operating officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitamura-motoharu |
| Patrick Naud | Head of Mobile | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-naud |

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