# Kato Yorihiko

> Kato Yorihiko is a seed investor at SMS24 / 7 backing Internet, Education and Agriculture. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SMS24 / 7](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sms24-7)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykatou
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ykatou
- Website: http://katou.jp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ykatou

Kato Yorihiko is a Founder and Director at Bitbank.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $730k–$7.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agribuddy | Management of agricultural support application "AGRIBUDDY". | $730K | Seed | Feb 08, 2017 |  |
| Langrich | Langrich is a start-up that aspires to be the best online ESL school, connecting Filipino teachers with Japanese students. | $7.1M | Seed | Nov 20, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [iSGS Investment Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isgs-investment-works) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SMS24 / 7

VC Fund



1 contacts available at SMS24 / 7.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kato Yorihiko | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kato-yoshihiko |

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## FAQ

### What does Kato Yorihiko invest in?

Kato Yorihiko invests primarily in Internet, Education and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kato Yorihiko's check size?

Kato Yorihiko typically joins rounds of $730k–$7.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kato Yorihiko participates in.

### When did Kato Yorihiko last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kato Yorihiko closed in Feb 2017. Shizune tracks 2 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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