# Ken Kutaragi

> Ken Kutaragi is a angel investor at Ascent Robotics backing Finance and Real Estate. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ascent Robotics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascent-robotics-inc)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2017
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-kutaragi/0/767/a98

Ken Kutaragi is a Director of our company. Mr. Kutaragi has served as a Director since 2010. Mr. Kutaragi is an Outside Director of Nojima Corporation, Honorary Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and an Outside Director of KADOKAWA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. Mr. Kutaragi had been working at Sony Corporation since 1975, becoming Director in 2000and Deputy President and COO in 2003.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 100% |
| Asset Management | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GA Technologies Japan | GA Technologies Japan offers real estate platform operation, rental property management, renovation planning and design, and other services. | $6.5M | Angel | Jul 13, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Ascent Robotics

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Ascent is a Tokyo-based AI and robotics company developing cutting-edge software with the goal of helping create a more autonomous future.

4 contacts available at Ascent Robotics.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James Westwood | CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-westwood |
| Ken Kutaragi | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-kutaragi |
| Masayuki Ishizaki | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masayuki-ishizaki |
| Shinya Kawano | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinya-kawano |

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## FAQ

### What does Ken Kutaragi invest in?

Ken Kutaragi invests primarily in Finance, Real Estate and Asset Management startups, most often at Angel 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 Ken Kutaragi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ken Kutaragi closed in Jul 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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