# Hideki Yarimizu

> Hideki Yarimizu is a Series C investor at Ground backing Software and Task Management. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ground](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ground-inc)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hideki-yarimizu-b56b9712a/

Hideki Yarimizu is a Series C investor at Ground focused on Software and Task Management. Hideki Yarimizu - Outside Director @ Ground

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Task Management | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Rental | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canly | Canly is a cloud based system to reduce management & operating costs in a retail store along with being in the media & advertising business. | $13M | Series C | Nov 04, 2025 |  |
| Matsuri Technologies | matsuri technologies is a real estate tech company that provides solutions to support private property rentals. The company's products include m2m Systems, an Airbnb management platform that helps business operators to manage their accounts, communicate with guests, automate check-ins, offer customer service, and more. | $16.3M | Series C | Mar 24, 2022 |  |
| Grooves | grooves has been providing #1 Web applications for the recruiters as the web community to build to meet with each other for new business opportunities and possible partnerships in Japan since 2004. Now,there are more than 3,000 companies customers in Asiapacific. | $7.3M | Series B | May 21, 2021 |  |
| Crassone | Crassone is an housing assistance service. | $113.4M | Series A | Dec 14, 2020 |  |
| Cocon | Cocon engages in the cybersecurity and AI/ automation business..The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $276.5M | Convertible Note | Dec 08, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bonds Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonds-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carbide Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carbide-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deepcore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepcore) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ground

VC Fund · Koto, Japan

GROUND provides innovative solutions based on the advanced technologies in the logistics and distribution industry (LogiTech®), aiming to achieve Intelligent Logistics®, its original concept that applies the latest technologies such as AI and robotics.

5 contacts available at Ground.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hideki Yarimizu | Outside Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideki-shikizu |
| Nalin Advani | Outside Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nalin-advani |
| Akash Gupta | Outside Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akash-gupta-9b47 |
| Higuchi Norito | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/higuchi-norito |
| Hiratomo Miyata | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiratomo-miyata-a1df |

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## FAQ

### What does Hideki Yarimizu invest in?

Hideki Yarimizu invests primarily in Software, Task Management and SaaS startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hideki Yarimizu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hideki Yarimizu closed in Nov 2025. 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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