# Junichi Sasaki

> Junichi Sasaki is a Series B investor at ITOCHU Corporation backing Rental and Logistics. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ITOCHU Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itochu-corporation)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Junichi Sasaki is a Series B investor at ITOCHU Corporation focused on Rental and Logistics. Mr. Junichi Sasaki has been a Managing Executive Officer of Itochu Corp. since 2010 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer for ASEAN & South West Asia Bloc. Mr. Sasaki serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of ITOCHU Singapore Pte Ltd. He serves as General Manager of Singapore Branch at Itochu Corp. Mr. Sasaki served as ChiefExecutive Officer and President of ITOCHU China Bloc. He served as Deputy General Manager for Eastern China at Itochu Corp. and also served as its Managing Director of ITOCHU Shanghai Ltd., Group Director of China Business Development Group, General Manager of ITOCHU Shanghai Ltd Wuhan Branch. He served as the Chairman of ITOCHU (China) Holding Co Ltd., ITOCHU SHANGHAI Ltd., BIC and ITOCHU HONG KONG Ltd.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rental | 1 | 25% |
| Logistics | 1 | 25% |
| Transportation | 1 | 25% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DST Car | Dishangtie is a Shenzhen-based new energy vehicle rental service platform targeting the transportation and logistics industry. |  | Series C | Jan 07, 2020 |  |
| DST Car | Dishangtie is a Shenzhen-based new energy vehicle rental service platform targeting the transportation and logistics industry. |  | Series C | Jan 06, 2020 |  |
| DST Car | Dishangtie is a Shenzhen-based new energy vehicle rental service platform targeting the transportation and logistics industry. | $42.5M | Series B | Oct 30, 2018 |  |
| DST Car | Dishangtie is a Shenzhen-based new energy vehicle rental service platform targeting the transportation and logistics industry. | $46.8M | Series B | Oct 29, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bojiang Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bojiang-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jeneration Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeneration-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Olympus Capital Holdings Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olympus-capital-holdings-asia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About ITOCHU Corporation

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

The history of ITOCHU Corporation (hereinafter "ITOCHU") dates back to 1858 when the Company's founder Chubei Itoh commenced linen trading operations. Since then, ITOCHU has evolved and grown over 150 years into a sogo shosha, engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textiles,machinery, information and communications-related products, metals, products related to oil and other energy sources, general merchandise, chemicals, and provisions and food. In addition, ITOCHU has made multifaceted investments in insurance agencies, finance, construction, real estate trading, and warehousing as well as operations and businesses incidental or related to those fields.

5 contacts available at ITOCHU Corporation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hiroshi Kajiwara | Chief Operation Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshi-kajiwara-14d9 |
| Junichi Sasaki | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junichi-sasaki |
| Atsushi kuromi | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atsushi-kuromi |
| Hideo Nakanishi | Head of Fashion Apparel Division | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideo-nakanishi |
| Isao Kubo | Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isao-kubo |

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## FAQ

### What does Junichi Sasaki invest in?

Junichi Sasaki invests primarily in Rental, Logistics and Transportation startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Junichi Sasaki last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Junichi Sasaki closed in Jan 2020. 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?

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