# Hidekazu Watanabe

> Hidekazu Watanabe is a seed investor backing Sales, Video and Travel. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hidekazu-watanabe-7438aa52/

Hidekazu Watanabe is a seed investor focused on Sales and Video. Hidekazu Watanabe

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $800k–$1.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 1 | 33% |
| Video | 1 | 33% |
| Travel | 1 | 33% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Tourism | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LOOV | LOOV is a video platform that helps in creating professional and data-driven videos for salesmen and marketers to boost conversion metrics. | $799.6K | Seed | Feb 29, 2024 |  |
| Mantra | MANTRA is a developer of machine translation technology. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 28, 2022 |  |
| EXest | EXest is aTokyo-based inbound travel promotion startup .The company provides the WOW U platform that connects inbound visitors to Japan with licensed interpreters and tour guides in addition to WOWU-media offering potential visitors to Japan with video clips introducing must-visit spots and popular local souvenirs on Facebook. |  | Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Deepcore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepcore) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HAKOBUNE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakobune-5a05) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [One Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-capital-edaa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shueisha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shueisha) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TSUCREA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tsucrea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utokyo-innovation-platform) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hidekazu Watanabe invest in?

Hidekazu Watanabe invests primarily in Sales, Video and Travel startups, most often at Seed 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.

### What is Hidekazu Watanabe's check size?

Hidekazu Watanabe typically joins rounds of $800k–$1.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hidekazu Watanabe participates in.

### When did Hidekazu Watanabe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hidekazu Watanabe closed in Feb 2024. 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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