# Kataoka Masamitsu

> Kataoka Masamitsu is a Series B investor at TBS Innovation Partners backing Gaming. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TBS Innovation Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tbs-innovation-partners)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Kataoka Masamitsu is a Series B investor at TBS Innovation Partners focused on Gaming. After graduating from Keio University in 1992, he joined Tokyo Broadcasting Co., Ltd. He is engaged in corporate sales, business development, and management strategy, and has held a career in the business area of broadcasting business. Composing the 2013 TBS-IP1 Fund and the TBS-IP2 Fund in 2018, operating a total of 4.8 billion yen CVC fund. Morethan 30 investment results, including main investment. He is responsible for developing and executing growth strategies for the entire TBS Group, focusing on investments in media and entertainment areas and social IMPACT. Outside Director of TYFFON Inc., Outside Director of Minna-denryoku Co., Ltd., Director of Nippon Venture Capital Association. Director of Investment Strategy Division, Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Co., Ltd.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vark | ActEvolve develops Blitz Freak, a multi virtual reality game. It began operation in 2017, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan. | $5.5M | Series B | May 17, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dentsu Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dentsu-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hakuhodo DY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakuodo-dy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAFCO Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sega-sammy-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TBS Innovation Partners

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

TBS Innovation Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the media, content, entertainment, and IT sectors. It finances companies engaged in tech companies in sectors like Digital Media, E-commerce, AdTech, and Big Data Analytics. Top investments include iRidge, Fringe 81, Open Eight, Data Section, Piece of Cake. The company has 20 millionyen of assets under management.

1 contacts available at TBS Innovation Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kataoka Masamitsu | Representative | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kataoka-masamitsu |

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## FAQ

### What does Kataoka Masamitsu invest in?

Kataoka Masamitsu invests primarily in Gaming startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kataoka Masamitsu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kataoka Masamitsu closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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