# Kazuaki Konno

> Kazuaki Konno is a Series C investor at Darwin Venture Management backing Internet and Training. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Darwin Venture Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darwin-venture-management)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Kazuaki Konno is a Series C investor at Darwin Venture Management focused on Internet and Training. Kazuaki Konno

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ROXX | ROXX is a planning, development, operation and sales of agent bank and back check. | $2.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 18, 2024 |  |
| Zehitomo | Zehitomo is an Japanese online platform that enables user to hire local service professionals, from photographers to personal trainers. | $7.1M | Series C | Apr 17, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DG Daiwa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-daiwa-ventures-6537) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Energy & Environment Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-environment-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fundnote](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundnote) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heights Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heights-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kakao Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kakao-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Open Up](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-up-6982) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Darwin Venture Management

VC Fund · Taipei, Taiwan

Darwin Venture Management is a venture capital firm headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, with offices in Hsinchu and the United States. Since our founding in 2009, we have managed eight funds, investing primarily in Series A/B, late-stage, and secondary funds. In 2022, we also launched an evergreen angel fund to enable more nimble bets onpromising early-stage teams, and especially those coming from Taiwan’s superb academic and research institutions. This exposure across stages and borders, coupled with the strong technical background of our team, is the source of Darwin’s differentiation. We recently launched our 8th fund Darjune.

5 contacts available at Darwin Venture Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Yang | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-yang-bc7a |
| Emily Wu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-wu-568d |
| Jason Lu | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-lu-eaa3 |
| Kay Lin | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kay-lin-e474 |
| Kazuaki Konno | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuaki-konno |

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## FAQ

### What does Kazuaki Konno invest in?

Kazuaki Konno invests primarily in Internet, Training and Recruiting 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 Kazuaki Konno last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kazuaki Konno closed in Jul 2024. 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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