# Hidetoshi Takano

> Hidetoshi Takano is a seed investor at KeyPlayers backing Internet and Information Technology. See 42 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [KeyPlayers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keyplayers)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 42
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 2%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hidetoshitakano/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HidetoshiTakano

Hidetoshi Takano is a seed investor at KeyPlayers in Tokyo focused on Internet and Information Technology. Joined Intelligence in 1999. Established Key Players Inc. in 2005. Consultation with more than 3,000 managers and career counseling for more than 10,000 individuals. In addition, we have invested in more than 55 outside directors, advisors and angels in Silicon Valley and Bangladesh in Japan. Over 100 lectures on careers, entrepreneurship andstartups.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $455k–$14M |
| Angel | $4.3M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 7 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 14% |
| Content | 5 | 12% |
| Recruiting | 5 | 12% |
| Human Resources | 5 | 12% |

78 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 20 | 48% |
| Angel | 10 | 24% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 12% |
| Series A | 2 | 5% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 2% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 37 | 88% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D-Chain | D-Chain offers services related to IT development and production in the Web3 and Web2 fields. | $481.7K | Seed | Aug 20, 2024 |  |
| Rayout | Rayout is a business consulting company that provides creative content development, recruitment videos, and web production services. | $255K | Seed | May 27, 2024 |  |
| Kaimak | Kaymak is a recruitment platform that focuses on creating a recruitment website, planning a recruitment strategy, and managing candidates. | $460.7K | Venture - Series Unknown | May 21, 2024 |  |
| ElevationSpace | ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment . | $271.9K | Pre-Seed | Jul 12, 2021 |  |
| Data Viz Lab | Data Viz Lab is a platform that offers data analysis, visualization consulting, and data human resource development support. | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 01, 2021 |  |
| Cocoach | Cocoach provides online education service. |  | Seed | Feb 15, 2021 |  |
| Canly | Canly is a cloud based system to reduce management & operating costs in a retail store along with being in the media & advertising business. | $9.4M | Seed | Jul 27, 2020 |  |
| Video Matching | Video Matching is a mobile application and web service development company. | $418.6K | Seed | Jul 02, 2020 |  |
| CAREER BIJIN | Career bijin is a total support company. |  |  | Jun 17, 2020 |  |
| CAREER BIJIN | Career bijin is a total support company. |  | Angel | Jun 17, 2020 |  |

10 of 42 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Skyland Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skyland-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [GMO VenturePartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gmo-venturepartners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bonds Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonds-investment-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Colopl Next](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colopl-next) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About KeyPlayers

VC Fund

KeyPlayers is a professional agent for venture / startup job postings.

1 contacts available at KeyPlayers.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hidetoshi Takano | CEO and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hidetoshi-takano |

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [All Angel Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-asia)
- [All Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/investors-japan)
- [All Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-japan)
- [SaaS Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/saas-investors-japan)
- [Enterprise Angel Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/enterprise-angel-investors-asia)
- [Enterprise Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/enterprise-angel-investors-japan)

## FAQ

### What does Hidetoshi Takano invest in?

Hidetoshi Takano invests primarily in Internet, Information Technology and Content startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Hidetoshi Takano's check size?

Hidetoshi Takano typically joins rounds of $455k–$14M at Seed and $4.3M–$30M at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hidetoshi Takano participates in.

### When did Hidetoshi Takano last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hidetoshi Takano closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 42 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co