# Jun Hosoya

> Jun Hosoya is a seed investor at InterValley Ventures (Tokyo) backing iOS and Music. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [InterValley Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intervalley-ventures-pty-ltd)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2017
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jun-hosoya-intervalley

Jun Hosoya is a seed investor at InterValley Ventures in Tokyo focused on iOS and Music. Formerly a founding partner of Apax Globis Partners & Co. (now Globis Capital Partners), one of Japan's leading venture capital firms. In addition to Wireless Glue, he currently serves as a director of INCJ portfolio companies Miselu, Inc., Sphelar Power Corporation, and CerebrEX, Inc. He received a BA in Sociology with a minor inInternational Economics from Rikkyo University, Tokyo, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 2 | 50% |
| Music | 1 | 25% |
| Android | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Wireless | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Japan | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cerebrex | Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, and founded in 2012, CerebrEX Corporation is a venture-backed semiconductor start-up in the business of developing proprietary display technologies for the flat panel display market. The company directly addresses the challenges posed by conventional design, small pixels and high resolution. The company has anadditional office in Tokyo, Japan.“CerebrEX” is a compound word – a union of the word “CEREBRA” with such inspiring words as expertise, expansion, excitement, and extol. The word was created and adopted as our company name to signify our belief that a team of brains would more effectively contribute to realize better life and more exciting environment. CerebrEX provides an exciting workplace for all employees engaged at all levels within the company. CerebrEX commits to provide its customers with the most advanced LSI solutions, technologies and continuous growth. | $113.4M |  | Jul 09, 2017 |  |
| Wireless Glue Networks | Wireless Glue is a United States-based company with offices in Japan that delivers software and hardware solutions that capture and deliver energy data in real-time for the Commercial and Industrial market. | $4.5M | Series B | Feb 21, 2013 |  |
| Cerebrex | Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, and founded in 2012, CerebrEX Corporation is a venture-backed semiconductor start-up in the business of developing proprietary display technologies for the flat panel display market. The company directly addresses the challenges posed by conventional design, small pixels and high resolution. The company has anadditional office in Tokyo, Japan.“CerebrEX” is a compound word – a union of the word “CEREBRA” with such inspiring words as expertise, expansion, excitement, and extol. The word was created and adopted as our company name to signify our belief that a team of brains would more effectively contribute to realize better life and more exciting environment. CerebrEX provides an exciting workplace for all employees engaged at all levels within the company. CerebrEX commits to provide its customers with the most advanced LSI solutions, technologies and continuous growth. | $42.5M | Seed | Sep 19, 2012 |  |
| Miselu Inc. | San Francisco based Miselu develops music interfaces and instruments to enrich the experience of creating music with the iPad. The team led by Yoshinari Yoshikawa and Jory Bell, builds products with a strong design aesthetic, utilizing modern technology in bold new ways to enhance musical expression. | $6M | Series A | Jul 01, 2011 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Clean Pacific Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-pacific-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UMC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/umc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About InterValley Ventures

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

InterValley Ventures is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in innovative companies across the healthcare, life sciences, agtech, fintech, and edutech sectors. The firm seeks to support high-potential startups and growth-stage companies that are developing transformative solutions in these industries, helping them scale and make apositive impact. With a focus on forward-thinking technologies and market opportunities, InterValley Ventures aims to drive growth and innovation in sectors that improve lives and create sustainable value.

3 contacts available at InterValley Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Bolliger | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-bolliger |
| Jun Hosoya | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-hosoya |
| Yasushi Kuroda | Venture partner; Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yasushi-kuroda |

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## FAQ

### What does Jun Hosoya invest in?

Jun Hosoya invests primarily in iOS, Music and Android startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jun Hosoya last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jun Hosoya closed in Jul 2017. Shizune tracks 4 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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