# Junichiro Kono

> Junichiro Kono is a seed investor at ANRI (Tokyo) backing Software and Information Technology. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junichirokono
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/j1row
- Website: https://x.com/j1row
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junichiro.kono?fref=ts

Junichiro Kono is a seed investor at ANRI in Tokyo focused on Software and Information Technology. Junichiro Kono is based out of Tokyo, Tokyo and is the General Partner of Anri. Junichiro previously worked at Smart Camp as a Board Member. Junichiro Kono attended the Meiji University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 43% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 36% |
| B2B | 2 | 14% |
| Medical | 2 | 14% |
| B2C | 1 | 7% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 36% |
| Series A | 4 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Series D | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tailor | Tailor is a Headless ERP that enables businesses to create their own customized ERP with no coding. | $22M | Series A | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Bloomo Securities | Bloomo Investment is a software company that specializes in the development of smart and fun investment apps. | $13.5M | Series A | Mar 20, 2025 |  |
| Pleap | Pleap is a medical engineering company specializing in the development of AI and IoT-based technology solutions tailored for medical institutions. The company's product offerings include "medimo" which is an AI tool that automatically creates medical record manuscripts from medical audio. | $964.2K | Seed | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Upsider | We enable people to trust upsiders by organizing the world's B2B transactions. | $35.4M | Series D | Nov 20, 2024 |  |
| SPeak | SPeak is an IT services firm that operates web content and matching platforms for global talents. It operates JPort Match, which is involved in direct recruiting services. It is a global career platform for budding new talents. | $1.6M | Seed | Mar 05, 2024 |  |
| AgeWell Japan | Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas. | $447.4K | Seed | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| YESOD | YESOD is a cloud-type service for management departments | $4.2M | Series A | Dec 07, 2023 |  |
| Mairu Tech | Mairu tech that enables traveling by private ambulance and welfare taxi more convenient. | $217.6K | Seed | Nov 13, 2023 |  |
| Knowledge Work | Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies. | $7.8M | Series A | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| AgeWell Japan | Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas. | $547.8K | Seed | Aug 04, 2021 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DNX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dnx-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Z Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Boost Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boost-capital-ae75) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Globis Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globis-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About ANRI

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.

5 contacts available at ANRI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anri Samata | Partner; Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuri-samata |
| Anri Samata | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri-samata-6e86 |
| Junichiro Kono | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junichiro-kono |
| Kazuhiro Sakakibara | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiro-sakakibara |
| Masahiro Sameshima | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masahiro-sameshima |

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## FAQ

### What does Junichiro Kono invest in?

Junichiro Kono invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Junichiro Kono last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Junichiro Kono closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 14 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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