# Kenya Kono

> Kenya Kono is a Series A investor at Asukanet (Hiroshima-shi) backing Retail and Security. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Asukanet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asukanet)
- Location: Hiroshima-shi, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Kenya Kono is a Series A investor at Asukanet in Hiroshima-shi focused on Retail and Security. Kenya Kono - Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer @ Asukanet

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Security | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AWL | AWL is a company that provides the leading edge AI camera solutions company . | $7.5M | Series A | Feb 03, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CyberAgent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kyodo News Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyodo-news-digital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MUFG Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mufg-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Asukanet

VC Fund · Hiroshima-shi, Japan

Asukanet is a digital photo processing service provider company.

1 contacts available at Asukanet.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya Kono | Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenya-kono |

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## FAQ

### What does Kenya Kono invest in?

Kenya Kono invests primarily in Retail, Security and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A 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 Kenya Kono last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kenya Kono closed in Feb 2020. 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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