# Hirai Masato

> Hirai Masato is a seed investor in Tokyo backing Finance and Tourism. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Nov 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Nov 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masato-hirai-9a764346
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makoto0124

Hirai Masato is a seed investor in Tokyo focused on Finance and Tourism. Hirai Masato

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Tourism | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carstay | Carstay Comfortable Overnight in car or tentdo itCar tripWith guests who want to enjoy. | $471.5K | Seed | Aug 03, 2020 | https://carstay.jp/ja |
| Sun Asterisk | Sun Asterisk provides digital creative studio business promoting industrial digitalization. | $724.6K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 11, 2018 | https://sun-asterisk.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lifetime Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifetime-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hirai Masato invest in?

Hirai Masato invests primarily in Finance, Tourism and Education startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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.

### How do I contact Hirai Masato?

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### When did Hirai Masato last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hirai Masato closed in Aug 2020. 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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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