# Katsuhiko Okubo

> Katsuhiko Okubo is a Series C investor at Dentsu (Tokyo) backing SaaS and Marketing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dentsu](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dentsu)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katsuhiko-okubo-a369848

Katsuhiko Okubo is a Series C investor at Dentsu in Tokyo focused on SaaS and Marketing. Katsuhiko Okubo - Director @ Dentsu

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |
| Crowdsourcing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kaizen Platform | Kaizen is the full-service platform that enables marketing professionals to optimize digital customer experiences at scale without utilizing expensive internal resources. With a curated network of professionals and a technology-managed approach, Kaizen connects fragmented marketing tools and talent into one optimization ecosystem. | $4.6M | Series C | Dec 20, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [YJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dentsu

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Dentsu is a Japanese public relations and advertising firm that offers communication-related solutions and services such as management and business consulting.

5 contacts available at Dentsu.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ajay Gahlaut | Group Chief creative officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-gahlaut |
| Katsuhiko Okubo | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katsuhiko-okubo |
| Seiji Ito | Executive Officers | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seiji-ito |
| Chip Knicker | Global Adobe Practice Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chip-knicker |
| Dany El Eid | Vice President Data & Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dany-el-eid |

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## FAQ

### What does Katsuhiko Okubo invest in?

Katsuhiko Okubo invests primarily in SaaS, Marketing and Advertising startups, most often at Series C 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 Katsuhiko Okubo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Katsuhiko Okubo closed in Dec 2017. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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