# Hiroyuki Watanabe

> Hiroyuki Watanabe is a seed investor at B Dash Ventures (Tokyo) backing Consulting and Aerospace. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [B Dash Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-dash-ventures)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hnabetter
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Hiroyuki Watanabe is a seed investor at B Dash Ventures in Tokyo focused on Consulting and Aerospace. Hiroyuki Watanabe is the President, CEO and Representative Director at B Dash Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consulting | 3 | 33% |
| Aerospace | 2 | 22% |
| News | 1 | 11% |
| Web3 | 1 | 11% |
| Events | 1 | 11% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 22% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 22% |
| Series D | 1 | 11% |
| Series F | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 7 | 78% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 11% |
| Singapore | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spike Studio | Spike Studio Inc., established in November 2023, is a Tokyo-based company specializing in generative AI and large language models. Their mission is to enhance Japan’s labor productivity tenfold by integrating advanced AI solutions into client operations and services. The company offers customized AI solutions, system integration, data analysis,predictive modeling, and training programs to help clients leverage generative AI effectively. Co-founded by CEO Shigeru Kuroyanagi and COO Hirohide Sano, Spike Studio aims to address challenges such as declining international competitiveness, an aging population, and labor shortages in Japan. | $2.3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| Innovative Space Carrier | Innovative Space Carrier is a aerospace company that offers space transportation systems, planning, drafting and technology strategies. | $20.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Interstellar Technologies | Interstellar Technologies is a rocket development, manufacturing and launch service. | $93.5M | Series F | Jan 16, 2026 |  |
| Yosemite | Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items. | $2.1M | Seed | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| G.U. Group | G.U. Labs provide tools, solutions, knowledge, research, and development resources for adapting social changes caused by blockchain tech. | $2.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| Thirdverse | Thirdverse is a web3 and virtual reality game studio that develops and operates multiplayer virtual reality games. The company combines the technology of blockchain to create an economic zone and a virtual world, enabling customers to experience seamless gameplay in a virtual environment.Thirdverse was founded in 2016 and is headquartered nTokyo, Japan. | $8.1M | Series D | Nov 30, 2023 |  |
| Les Trois Graces | Les Trois Graces operates its business centered on three divisions: the apparel business, the food business, and the entertainment business | $22.7M |  | Nov 02, 2017 |  |
| WritePath | WritePath is a global online solution provider for multi-lingual translation, document editing, proofreading and copy writing. Our mission is to provide B2B clients timely translation services via the T-Booster Internet platform in various languages and in high quality. WP targets clients that are Internet savvy, self-serve and with limited projectmanagement requirements and recurring demand, unlike traditional translation agencies. Our platform business model helps clients worldwide to go local in no time. | $525K | Seed | Jun 03, 2014 |  |
| e27 | e27 is a media company focused on Asia’s technology startup ecosystem.The company provides reports on the latest news that impacts the technology startup ecosystem and technology industry, highlights web and mobile applications that emerge from Asia, profiles the founders behind these startups, and provides its readers with thoughts and insightsfrom industry professionals and mentors. It also organizes the Echelon Conference, a technology startup event for entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, government organizations, and technology companies to impart their knowledge and passion to delegates.e27 was founded in 2006 and is based in Singapore. | $615K |  | Feb 13, 2013 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aozora Corporate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aozora-corporate-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [8capita Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8capita-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animal Spirits Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-spirits-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ardent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ardent-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dawn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dawn-capital-366d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DNOW](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/distributionnow) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About B Dash Ventures

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.

2 contacts available at B Dash Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | President, CEO and Representative Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroyuki-watanabe-ae68 |
| Ryuichi "Ryu" Nishida | Senior Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryuichi-nishida |

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## FAQ

### What does Hiroyuki Watanabe invest in?

Hiroyuki Watanabe invests primarily in Consulting, Aerospace and News startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hiroyuki Watanabe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hiroyuki Watanabe closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 9 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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