# Katsuya Kawashima

> Katsuya Kawashima is a Series C investor at SBI Investment (Tokyo) backing SaaS and Marketing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Katsuya Kawashima is a Series C investor at SBI Investment in Tokyo focused on SaaS and Marketing. Katsuya Kawashima - CEO @ Money Tap

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |
| Crowdsourcing | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DeepX | DeepX is an AI startup company based in Tokyo that was founded in 2016 by graduates from the University of Tokyo, Japan’s leading institution of higher education. After three strong years of establishing ourselves, we continue to grow and are ready to make an impact on society through our work. Our core mission is to ‘automate any machinery’ andsupported by our successful projects, we believe that Deep Learning and its real-world implementations will bring an unprecedented breakthrough to solve current and future societal problems. A key challenge that Japan is currently facing is a super-aging society and a shrinking labor population leading to shortages. We develop software to automate machines ranging from small industrial robots to big heavy equipment. Our control models can achieve flexible operation for various environments and conditions using cutting-edge technology such as Deep Reinforcement Learning. | $226.8M |  | Jul 31, 2020 |  |
| 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dentsu Innovation Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dentsu-innovation-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fujita Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fujita-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Industrial Growth Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-growth-platform) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mirai Creation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirai-creation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [YJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SBI Investment

VC Fund · Minato, Japan

SBI Investment supports the business development and growth of private venture companies through fund investment. It manages and manages venture capital funds under the management philosophy of becoming a leading company responsible for the creation and development of core industries in the 21st century as a "new industry creator".SBIInvestment has invested in a total of 986 companies in the past, of which 169 (17.1% of investment companies) have exited through IPO or M & A.

5 contacts available at SBI Investment.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ahn Jae- gwang | director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahn-jae-gwang |
| Hashidzume Jun | Investment Department | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashidzume-jun |
| Katsuya Kawashima | Director and President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katsuya-kawashima |
| Koshiro Ashizawa | Assistant Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koshiro-ashizawa |
| Kyota Suzuki | Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyota-suzuki-21ee |

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## FAQ

### What does Katsuya Kawashima invest in?

Katsuya Kawashima invests primarily in SaaS, Marketing and Advertising startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round 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.

### When did Katsuya Kawashima last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Katsuya Kawashima closed in Jul 2020. 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?

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