# Hiroaki Watatani

> Hiroaki Watatani is a seed investor backing Content and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiroaki-watatani-257020b1

Hiroaki Watatani is a seed investor focused on Content and Software. Hiroaki Watatani is the president of ASAKASHINKAN GROUP.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Craft Beer | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TunaGate | TunaGate is a circle community site that boasts the largest number of registrations in Japan. |  | Seed | Mar 22, 2019 | https://tunagate.com |
| Best Beer Japan | Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018. | $2.1M | Seed | Jul 31, 2018 | https://www.bestbeerjapan.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ASAKASHINKAN GROUP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asakashinkan-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nagoya TV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nagoya-tv-ventures-beaf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NOW Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/now-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SEA Social Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sea-social-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VALETUDO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valetudo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hiroaki Watatani invest in?

Hiroaki Watatani invests primarily in Content, Software and Logistics startups, most often at 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.

### How do I contact Hiroaki Watatani?

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### When did Hiroaki Watatani last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hiroaki Watatani closed in Mar 2019. 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?

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