Istyle
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Istyle is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Beauty and Media and Entertainment. istyle engages in the management of beauty-related online platforms as well as the provision of advertising, marketing, and research services. It operates through the following segments: On Platform, Beauty Service, Global, and Others. The On Platform segment deals with domestic and overseas marketing, as well as premium membership services. TheBeauty Service segment manages domestic cosmetics e-commerce sites, in addition to its specialty shop, @cosme store. The Global segment includes services developed overseas. The Others segment covers beauty staff dispatching and investment training services. It has overseas subsidiaries including in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 23%
Last updated:
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Industries Istyle invests in
Stages Istyle invests in
Countries Istyle invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.9M–$6.6M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.2M–$3.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Beauty 5 (38%)
- Media and Entertainment 3 (23%)
- Video 2 (15%)
- Fashion 2 (15%)
- Software 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (23%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (23%)
- Series B 2 (15%)
- Corporate Round 2 (15%)
- Series G 1 (8%)
Country
- Japan 10 (77%)
- Indonesia 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamada Kensaku
Executive officer
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Executive officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Hara Hitoshi
Full-time Auditor (External)
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Full-time Auditor (External) | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Ishiguri Masataka
Operating Officer
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Operating Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Masuda Masafumi
Executive officer
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Executive officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Sugawara Kei
Directors CFO
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Directors CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiME conveniently manage the chart of a hairdresser with a smartphone. | $2M / Corporate Round / Mar 27, 2019 | ||
| GO TODAY SHAiRE SALON is a private room-type shared salon where freelance hairdressers and teams gather. | $538.3K / Corporate Round / Sep 04, 2018 | ||
| Requpo is a brand-new salon reservation app that allows you to book a beauty salon without having to search. | $2.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 29, 2018 | ||
| LiME conveniently manage the chart of a hairdresser with a smartphone. | $641.3K / Corporate Round / Feb 07, 2018 | ||
| Standing ovation develops and offers fashion coordination applications. | $25.5M / Aug 29, 2017 | ||
| Sociolla was established with the aim of providing comfort for women in Indonesia to shop for makeup/cosmetics, skincare, haircare, beauty equipment, and perfume. Sociolla only works with authorized distributors and brand holders to ensure product authenticity. We understand that quality is the main aspect; especially for beauty products thatwe apply to the skin. | Series B / Jan 20, 2017 | ||
| Toreta develops tools specializing in reservation and customer ledger systems for restaurants. It offers Toreta, a mobile application for restaurant reservation management in Japan. The application facilitates the recording of reservation conversations automatically with customers, generates customer ledgers based on reservation information, andaccepts reservations through the internet.The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $2.7M / Series B / Feb 29, 2016 | ||
| Open8 is a content technology company that provides of SaaS, API, and MLaaS solutions. | $6.6M / Seed / Oct 28, 2015 | ||
| Standing ovation develops and offers fashion coordination applications. | $1.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 08, 2015 | ||
| Grand Design is a platform that connects consumers with stores and brands. The company is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo and was founded on November 18, 2014. | $1.9M / Seed / Jun 26, 2015 | ||
| See all 13 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Istyle invest in?
Istyle invests primarily in Beauty, Media and Entertainment and Video startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Istyle invest in?
Istyle typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$6.6M at Seed and $1.2M–$3.5M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Istyle's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Istyle took part in.
How do I contact Istyle?
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Who are the partners at Istyle?
The team at Istyle includes Hamada Kensaku (Executive officer), Hara Hitoshi (Full-time Auditor (External)) and Ishiguri Masataka (Operating Officer), among 8 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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