# Kohei Okubo

> Kohei Okubo is a seed investor at YJ Capital (Tokyo) backing Information Technology and Software. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [YJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yj-capital)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kohei-okubo-35a5ba151
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/koheei_okubo
- Website: https://x.com/koheei_okubo

Kohei Okubo is a seed investor at YJ Capital in Tokyo focused on Information Technology and Software. Kohei Okubo - Principal @ YJ Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 5 | 36% |
| Software | 4 | 29% |
| SaaS | 2 | 14% |
| Retail | 2 | 14% |
| Logistics | 2 | 14% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 36% |
| Series A | 5 | 36% |
| Series C | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recerqa | Recerqa is a supply chain management SaaS that utilizes advanced development technology and AI to improve the purchasing, inventory, and sales management experiences. | $10.6M | Series A | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| CommerceX Holdings | CommerceX Holdings is a DX infrastructure company group that uses technology to replicate retail growth, drawing on on-site knowledge gained from running its own businesses. | $11.1M | Series A | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Shippio | Shippio is a service that enables a wide range of collective international logistics arrangements and management solutions via web.The platform features full-service export and import solutions for various international transportation needs; a special dashboard designated for import and export business, shipment, cost analysis, and invoicemanagement; and documentation support. | $12.2M | Series C | Oct 30, 2025 |  |
| DelizMart | Deliz Mart is a digital-driven platform that helps to solve food distribution challenges and reduce cost transactions in the food industry. |  | Seed | Apr 14, 2025 |  |
| STRACT | STRACT is a web platform that provides online platform, dating app, knowledge sharing cloud platform, and casual entertainment services. |  | Series A | Feb 05, 2025 |  |
| xxxxnese | xxxxnese is a logistics company that focuses on import, export, domestic sales, influencer marketing, and software development businesses. | $964.9K | Series A | Sep 26, 2024 |  |
| Recerqa | Recerqa is a supply chain management SaaS that utilizes advanced development technology and AI to improve the purchasing, inventory, and sales management experiences. | $907K | Seed | Sep 04, 2024 |  |
| Sync8 | Sync8 offers solutions that utilize unique AI algorithms to automate and simplify all activities. |  | Seed | Apr 09, 2024 |  |
| TePs | TēPs is a cloud service that allows to combine functions such as EC malls, order management systems, Google spreadsheets, and chat tools. | $880.6K | Series A | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| Aracan | Aracan is an e-commerce business that provides online and offline car-sharing services for vehicles. |  | Series B | Nov 17, 2023 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [UNITED](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-inc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About YJ Capital

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

YJ Capital is a Corporate Venture Capital of Yahoo Japan. Our value is to help global minded entrepreneurs build successful and lasting internet companies. We invest in all stages, all sectors in Asia, US and Israel.YJ Capital has a unique access to Yahoo Japan's operational experience and unparalleled Japan market entry support. Oursole LP allows us to focus only on our portfolio companies and make fast decision making.

5 contacts available at YJ Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kohei Okubo | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kohei-okubo |
| Shin Murakami | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shin-murakami-2 |
| Yosuke Tomatsuri | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yosuke-tomatsuri |
| Yusuke Tanaka | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yusuke-tanaka |
| Gen Miyazawa | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gen-miyazawa |

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## FAQ

### What does Kohei Okubo invest in?

Kohei Okubo invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kohei Okubo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kohei Okubo closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 14 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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