# Kawakami Takayoshi

> Kawakami Takayoshi is a seed investor at Industrial Growth Platform backing Machine Learning. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Industrial Growth Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-growth-platform)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kawakami-takayoshi-6a07641

Kawakami Takayoshi is a seed investor at Industrial Growth Platform in Tokyo focused on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Kawakami Takayoshi - Partner @ Industrial Growth Platform

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| Generative AI | 1 | 50% |
| Facial Recognition | 1 | 50% |
| Industrial Automation | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Panda | Panda is a software development firm that uses AI detection technology to generate and analyze systems. The business develops artificial intelligence and machine learning systems on a contract basis and offers specialized technology that lets companies store and view customer data as needed. |  | Seed | Oct 04, 2021 |  |
| 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fujita Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fujita-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mirai Creation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirai-creation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Industrial Growth Platform

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Industrial Growth Platform provides operational and financial services to companies. It also offers management support, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisition advisory services. Industrial Growth Platform was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

5 contacts available at Industrial Growth Platform.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kazuhiko Toyama | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiko-toyama |
| Makoto Shiono | Partner , Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makoto-shiono |
| Tofuku Kawakami | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tofuku-kawakami |
| Toshinari Furusawa | Founding Member and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toshinari-furusawa |
| Kawakami Takayoshi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kawakami-takayoshi |

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## FAQ

### What does Kawakami Takayoshi invest in?

Kawakami Takayoshi invests primarily in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI startups, most often at Seed 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 Kawakami Takayoshi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kawakami Takayoshi closed in Oct 2021. 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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