# Hideya Takatsu

> Hideya Takatsu is a seed investor at W ventures (Shiba) backing Events and Children. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [W ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/w-ventures-5f08)
- Location: Shiba, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shuya.takatsu

Hideya Takatsu is a seed investor at W ventures in Shiba focused on Events and Children. Joined the Nippon Life Group asset management company in 2017 as a new graduate, engaged in investment advisory. Mainly in charge of marketing and sales management for pension groups. W ventures provides DD and investment business support mainly for entertainment companies. I have been fond of anime since I was in elementary school, and I can tellthe main trends over the past 15 years. Especially, we can talk about the Gundam series Eva Code Geass Love Live series. In addition, the otaku is basically a nerd that elementary school children love reading books at Kojien, they like the ingredient list of medicines, and they can't make a decision to purchase leather goods without checking the tanner.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Events | 1 | 50% |
| Children | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Metaverse | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dendoh | DENDOH specializes in branding and promotion business using AR technology and 3D design. With the goal of "filling the world with crazy cute avatars," they offer a service that allows anyone to easily create 3D deformed avatars for use in the Metaverse. This is a service that allows users to easily create, dress up, and manage 3D deformedavatars that can be used across multiple Metaverse spaces (output in multiple file formats). | $444K | Pre-Seed | Aug 18, 2022 |  |
| Yondemy | Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books. |  | Seed | Dec 23, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [F Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-ventures-e328) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About W ventures

VC Fund · Shibuya, Japan

W ventures is a Japan-based venture capital firm investing in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds. They have been conducting investment to 25 companies in a total of about a year from the start of investment activities in April 2019. The company works not only with investment business but also with companies that provide services related to HR, PR,infrastructure, legal and accounting, etc., as incubation support after investment. It is also characteristic to provide support for the investor companies. In addition, in cooperation with other venture capital companies, Ar Rase TAGE startups regularly hold office hours that allow financing and business consultations to two companies at the same time and actively support startups are doing.

4 contacts available at W ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shin Kazuhiro | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shin-kazuhiro |
| Akihiro Higashi | GENERAL PARTNER | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akihiro-higashi |
| Hideya Takatsu | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideya-takatsu |
| Yangnuo Liu | INVESTMENT MANAGER | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yangnuo-liu |

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## FAQ

### What does Hideya Takatsu invest in?

Hideya Takatsu invests primarily in Events, Children and Education startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hideya Takatsu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hideya Takatsu closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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