# Kengo Tanaka

> Kengo Tanaka is a Series C investor at Japan Post Capital (Tokyo) backing Retail and Handmade. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Japan Post Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-post-capital)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E7%A0%94%E5%8D%88-%E7%94%B0%E4%B8%AD-b2711455/

Kengo Tanaka is a Series C investor at Japan Post Capital in Tokyo focused on Retail and Handmade. Kengo Tanaka is the Managing Director at Japan Post Capital Co., Ltd. He attended Kyoto University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Handmade | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |
| Web Hosting | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Creema | Creema operates an online marketplace for handmade products. It provides its clients with social commerce, art events, and related services. The company is based in Shibuya, Kanagawa. | $155.9M | Series C | Jun 12, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [31Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/31ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iMercury Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imercury-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsui Fudosan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-fudosan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Japan Post Capital

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Japan Post Capital is an investment and management financial consulting business.

5 contacts available at Japan Post Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kengo Tanaka | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kengo-tanaka |
| Maruta Toshiya | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maruta-toshiya |
| Ono Taneki | Founder, President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ono-taneki |
| Shimpei Higuchi | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shimpei-higuchi |
| Shintaro Igata | Senior Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shintaro-igata-fa5a |

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## FAQ

### What does Kengo Tanaka invest in?

Kengo Tanaka invests primarily in Retail, Handmade and E-Commerce 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 Kengo Tanaka last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kengo Tanaka closed in Jun 2019. 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?

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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