# JapanTaxi

> JapanTaxi is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Software and Automotive. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/japantaxi
- Website: https://japantaxi.co.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/japantaxi/

JapanTaxi is a Provider of taxi booking services designed to cater the needs of people in Japan. The company's services offer a fare calculator application if users took a taxi offline, enabling users to easily travel from one place to another.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for JapanTaxi. Shizune tracks 6 team members at JapanTaxi. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/japantaxi?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Taxi Service | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |
| Task Management | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ichiro Kawanabe | President & CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ichiro-kawanabe |
| Kawanabe Jidosha Shokai | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kawanabe-jidosha-shokai |
| Kazuhiro Iwata | Director, Executive Officer, CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiro-iwata |
| Kim Goeun | CMO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-goeun |
| Masaaki Ino | Auditor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masaaki-ino |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DennoKotsu | Denno Kotsu is a Taxi dispatch system development and provision, taxi company contract dispatch service | $21.3M | Series A | Jun 29, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BroadBand Tower](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broadband-tower) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mobility Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mobility-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ntt-docomo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does JapanTaxi invest in?

JapanTaxi invests primarily in Software, Automotive and Taxi Service startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 JapanTaxi?

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### Who are the partners at JapanTaxi?

The team at JapanTaxi includes Ichiro Kawanabe (President & CEO), Kawanabe Jidosha Shokai (Founder) and Kazuhiro Iwata (Director, Executive Officer, CTO), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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