# Kento Kawabata

> Kento Kawabata is a seed investor at Vertex Partners backing Artificial Intelligence. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Firm: Vertex Partners
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026

Kento Kawabata is a seed investor at Vertex Partners focused on Artificial Intelligence and Music. Kento Kawabata serves as Representative Director at Vertex Partners.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| Music | 1 | 50% |
| Sales | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paradigm AI | Paradigm AI is an entertainment firm that produces songs and creates virtual human idols using generative AI. |  | Seed | Jun 29, 2025 | https://paradigmai.co.jp/ |
| Omega Innovation | Omega Innovation offers people jobs they can do in their free time that is safe and secure. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 10, 2021 | https://www.omega.co.jp/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Boost Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boost-capital-ae75) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GENDA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genda-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANOBAKA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UNITED](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kento Kawabata invest in?

Kento Kawabata invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Music and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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.

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### When did Kento Kawabata last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kento Kawabata closed in Jun 2025. 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.

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