# Hironari Umino

> Hironari Umino is a seed investor at Increments backing Apps, Beauty and Incubators. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Increments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/increments)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Hironari Umino is a seed investor at Increments focused on Apps and Beauty. Hironari Umino - Chairman @ Increments

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Beauty | 1 | 50% |
| Incubators | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emol | emol is an application that records emotions and talks with AI robots.emol provide personalized mental and productivity training based on mental data to promote employee well-being and increase employee engagement. | $2.8M | Seed | Dec 02, 2019 |  |
| BoostIO | MAISIN&CO makes meetings efficient. MAISIN&CO was founded in 2014. | $13.8M | Series A | Dec 03, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [F Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-ventures-e328) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MIRAISE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miraise) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NOW Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/now-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Increments

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Increments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hironari Umino | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hironari-umino |

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## FAQ

### What does Hironari Umino invest in?

Hironari Umino invests primarily in Apps, Beauty and Incubators startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 Hironari Umino last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hironari Umino closed in Dec 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?

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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