Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Software and FinTech. Infinity Ventures is now Headline Asia. At Headline Asia, we strive to invest in and create venture companies with infinite possibilities.
- Total investments:
- 153
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 37%
- Fund size:
- $145M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) invests in
Stages Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) invests in
Countries Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 15 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $497k–$10M
- Series A
- $2M–$41M
- Series B
- $2.2M–$29M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 17 (11%)
- FinTech 13 (8%)
- Internet 13 (8%)
- E-Commerce 13 (8%)
- Financial Services 13 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 42 (27%)
- Series A 41 (27%)
- Series B 18 (12%)
- Funding Round 15 (10%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (4%)
Country
- Japan 46 (30%)
- China 18 (12%)
- United States 12 (8%)
- Singapore 7 (5%)
- Taiwan 5 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Akihiko Okamoto
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
Akio Tanaka
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 21 | Find email | |
Bing Bai
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Brian Yen
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
|
Ian Su
Chief Data Scientist
|
Chief Data Scientist | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 15 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letara operates a space technology platform with the intention to serve a logistics network covering the solar system. The company produces hybrid propulsion engines for small spacecraft, promoting groundbreaking advances in space propulsion with high thrust, safe, and inexpensive propulsion system technology. | $16.4M / Seed / Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| Recri works for the entertainment industry and specializes in operations management tasks like ticketing for stage, film, and music shows. | Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| Rimowa designs characters not as mere “content,” but as immersive character operating systems that integrate naturally into everyday life, creating emotionally resonant experiences that seamlessly connect digital interaction, storytelling, and real-world consumer engagement. | $625K / Seed / Jun 04, 2026 | ||
| Tokenz is a global payment platform designed to help digital content creators and businesses scale their revenue seamlessly. Supporting payment methods worldwide, Tokenz enables brands to build customizable web stores, optimize conversions, and expand direct-to-consumer sales. As a Merchant of Record (MoR), Tokenz ensures global tax compliance,fraud protection, and multi-currency transactions—allowing businesses to sell with confidence across international markets. | $6.3M / Series A / Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| GGWP provides a gaming tool to help reduce toxic and disruptive in the game. | $15M / Series A / Apr 30, 2026 | ||
| RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments. | $26M / Seed / Feb 25, 2026 | ||
| InfiniMind enables enterprises to transform massive volumes of unstructured video into structured, searchable, and actionable intelligence by leveraging advanced computer vision, multimodal AI models, and scalable data processing architectures, empowering organizations to unlock insights, enhance security, optimize operations, and drivedata-informed decision-making across complex, real-world environments. | $5.8M / Seed / Feb 10, 2026 | ||
| Zettabyte offers an AI-native platform that manages and scales GPU workloads efficiently using its intelligent orchestration system. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 28, 2026 | ||
| Dishwill produces farm-fresh ingredients for plant-based foods at its plant factories, and also specializes in food processing. | Seed / Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Forest Co., Ltd. operates as an e-commerce aggregator, seeks to identify sustainable, high-quality products and brands that embrace the spirit of Japan and help them grow and enter the global market by using the power of technology. | $27.3M / Series B / Oct 06, 2025 | ||
| See all 153 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) invest in?
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 153 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)'s check size?
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) typically joins rounds of $497k–$10M at Seed, $2M–$41M at Series A and $2.2M–$29M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) participates in.
How do I contact Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)?
Public channels for Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)?
The team at Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) includes Akihiko Okamoto (Partner), Akio Tanaka (Founding Partner) and Bing Bai (Venture Partner), among 15 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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