# Hiroaki Kageyama

> Hiroaki Kageyama is a seed investor at Kobe University backing Health Care and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kobe University](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kobe-university)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiroaki-kageyama-2a75234b/

Hiroaki Kageyama is a seed investor at Kobe University focused on Health Care and SaaS. Hiroaki Kageyama is the Professor / Professor at Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University. Hiroaki Kageyama attended The Wharton School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Fitness | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Wellness | 1 | 33% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bisu | Every day we flush precious information on our bodies down the toilet. Bisu helps people capture these data and lead healthier, happier lives. Our product is a home health lab that provides personalized advice to help you look, feel and perform at your best, through easy, accurate urine and saliva tests. We are graduates of HAX, the world'sleading hardware accelerator, and have won numerous awards including Johnson & Johnson Innovation, MedTech Innovator, the Edison Awards, UK Tech Rocketship Awards and the British Business Awards. At CES 2020 we won the IHS Markit Innovation Award and were named by CNET as one of the top health-tracking devices. | $3.3M | Seed | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| Curv Health | Curv Health is a multidisciplinary virtual clinic that gives healthcare providers the ability to build and run their own practice. It aims to increase the number of meaningful years lived globally. Curv Health was established in 2017 and has offices in Toronto and Halifax. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Aug 12, 2019 |  |
| Aura Vision | Aura Vision enables brick-and-mortar retailers to positively influence shopper journeys with cutting-edge computer vision. The company help brands and retailers improve their in-store experiences by tracking visitor demographics, movement and engagement from existing security cameras. | $2.2M | Seed | Jun 01, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [15th Rock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/15th-rock) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Data Tech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/data-tech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Globalive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globalive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Newfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newfund-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Stack Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-stack-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kobe University

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Kobe University.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hiroaki Kageyama | Professor / Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroaki-kageyama |

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## FAQ

### What does Hiroaki Kageyama invest in?

Hiroaki Kageyama invests primarily in Health Care, SaaS and Fitness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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.

### When did Hiroaki Kageyama last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hiroaki Kageyama closed in Oct 2021. 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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