# Kariyazono Soichi

> Kariyazono Soichi is a Series A investor at Globis Capital Partners (Tokyo) backing News and SaaS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Globis Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globis-capital-partners)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soichi-kariyazono-1147ab12
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soichi.kariyazono

Kariyazono Soichi is a Series A investor at Globis Capital Partners in Tokyo focused on News and SaaS. Kariyazono Soichi - Managing Partner @ Globis Capital Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Sales | 1 | 20% |
| Computer | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Acompany | Acompany provides products and consulting development related to secret computing. | $7.5M | Series B | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Pathos Logos | Pathos Logos is an HR co-creation platform that specializes in sales of SaaS and supply of human resources for corporations. |  | Series A | Jul 19, 2024 |  |
| bellFace | bellFace is an InsideSales System specialized targetted for Business to business sales customer support.No log in, no installation required. No matter where you are, it connects in 5 seconds becacuse it operates in the browser (patented). The audio system is connected through the telephone lines, there is no interruption like with Web meetingsystems. bellFace which is specific to sales, comes with document sharing and script function, so your experience is just like face to face communication . It is also suited for inside sales. | $46.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 21, 2020 |  |
| bellFace | bellFace is an InsideSales System specialized targetted for Business to business sales customer support.No log in, no installation required. No matter where you are, it connects in 5 seconds becacuse it operates in the browser (patented). The audio system is connected through the telephone lines, there is no interruption like with Web meetingsystems. bellFace which is specific to sales, comes with document sharing and script function, so your experience is just like face to face communication . It is also suited for inside sales. | $70.9M | Series A | Aug 09, 2018 |  |
| New standard | NEW STANDARD Co., Ltd. moves society through three STUDIO businesses, and provides ideas that the millennials are enthusiastic and solutions for business issues for companies and brands. | $79.4M |  | Jul 12, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Canal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canal-ventures-6d88) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Resona Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resona-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [YJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yj-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Globis Capital Partners

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Globis Capital Partners (GCP) is a venture capital firm in Japan. With its combination of local business presence through Globis Group and the experience of Western VC experience, GCP has set new VC standards in Japan, with hands-on, and in-depth industry expertise.

5 contacts available at Globis Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akihiro Higashi | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akihiro-higashi |
| Akihiro Ideguchi | Investment Team | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akihiro-ideguchi |
| Emre Yuasa | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emre-yuasa |
| Jo Konno | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mr-jo-konno |
| Kariyazono Soichi | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kariyazono-soichi |

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## FAQ

### What does Kariyazono Soichi invest in?

Kariyazono Soichi invests primarily in News, SaaS and Sales startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kariyazono Soichi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kariyazono Soichi closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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