# Junichi Taguchi

> Junichi Taguchi is a Series A investor at Mitsubishi UFJ Capital backing Information Technology. See 27 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 27
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junichiro-taguchi-99738883

Junichi Taguchi is a Series A investor at Mitsubishi UFJ Capital in New York focused on Information Technology and Software. Junichi Taguchi

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 7 | 26% |
| Software | 5 | 19% |
| Internet | 3 | 11% |
| Information Services | 3 | 11% |
| SNS | 2 | 7% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 7 | 26% |
| Series B | 6 | 22% |
| Seed | 4 | 15% |
| Series C | 3 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 7% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 20 | 74% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Origres | Origres is driving transformative change in the entertainment industry by leading the evolution of innovative content, technologies, and experiences that shape the future of entertainment. |  |  | May 27, 2026 |  |
| Movus Technologies | Movus Technologies Indonesia is automotive company that provides car ownership rental services. | $10.5M | Series B | May 15, 2026 |  |
| digdig | digdig Inc. operates the fashion flea market app "digdig." It aims to simplify the listing and selling of clothing and address pricing issues. | $2.6M | Series A | Oct 22, 2025 |  |
| CraftBank | CraftBank, Inc. is the start-up that operates online matching platform between constructors with having relations with 22k specialty constructors (10% coverage in the market). The company was succeeded in Management BuyOut in April 2021. | $14.6M | Series B | Oct 17, 2025 |  |
| CraftBank | CraftBank, Inc. is the start-up that operates online matching platform between constructors with having relations with 22k specialty constructors (10% coverage in the market). The company was succeeded in Management BuyOut in April 2021. | $10.6M | Secondary Market | Oct 17, 2025 |  |
| FUNDiT | FUNDiT is an IT-focused M&A and business consolidation company that specializes in acquiring, managing, and scaling IT companies. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 19, 2025 |  |
| Henry | Henry develops and provides a cloud-based electronic medical record and receipt system for small and medium-sized hospitals. | $6.7M | Series B | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| Marsdy | Marsdy is a numerical management and update solution that combines robots and manual operations. Combining robots and manual operations can reach the needs of your business and produce the perfect output you desire. It can handle various tasks, from sales and marketing figures to automating back-office accounting.It's headquarters is locatedin Tokyo Minato-ku Shiba, Japan. | $4.7M | Series A | Jun 16, 2025 |  |
| STRACT | STRACT is a web platform that provides online platform, dating app, knowledge sharing cloud platform, and casual entertainment services. |  | Series A | Feb 05, 2025 |  |
| NEL | NEL is a creative agency that offers a platform that connects brands and customers through purchases and SNS posts. | $4.2M | Series B | Nov 19, 2024 |  |

10 of 27 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Femto Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/femto-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Mitsubishi UFJ Capital

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.

5 contacts available at Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Takayuki Shimizu | Executive Officer and General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takayuki-shimizu |
| Tsuyoshi Noda | Deputy General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tsuyoshi-noda |
| Haruhiko Mishima | Executive Officer, General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haruhiko-mishima |
| Hiroaki Seki | Executive officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroaki-seki-6e53 |
| Junichi Taguchi | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junichi-taguchi |

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## FAQ

### What does Junichi Taguchi invest in?

Junichi Taguchi invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 27 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Junichi Taguchi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Junichi Taguchi closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 27 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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