# Koji Abe

> Koji Abe is a Series B investor at ITOCHU Technology Ventures backing Biotechnology and Finance. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itochu-technology-ventures)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Koji Abe is a Series B investor at ITOCHU Technology Ventures focused on Biotechnology and Finance. Koji Abe, Senior Vice President and Partner of ITV.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 67% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Genetics | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 67% |
| Series G | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MFS | MFS is an online mortgage service. No need to search for, apply for, or negotiate with a financial institution. The media has also attracted much attention and has been featured in major media such as the NHK, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Yomiuri Shimbun. | $10.5M | Series G | Nov 18, 2021 |  |
| OriCiro Genomics | OriCiro Genomics creates a better bioeconomy with innovative genome technologies. The company is a pioneer in cell-free synthesis and amplification of genome-scale large DNA for synthetic biology.The company creates a technology that covers "DNA assembly" and "circular DNA amplification", allowing to construct large circularDNA molecules without relying on conventional biological cloning. | $7.3M | Series B | Jul 20, 2021 |  |
| EditForce | EditForce develops drugs and seeds by using nucleic acid (DNA/RNA) manipulation technologies. | $123.3M | Series B | Mar 01, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utec) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Japan Science and Technology Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-science-and-technology-agency) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K4 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k4-ventures-8a86) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Newton Biocapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newton-biocapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [QB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qb-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ITOCHU Technology Ventures

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV), based in Tokyo, is the venture capital arm of ITOCHU Corporation. ITOCHU is one of the world's largest corporations with offices in over 80 countries and operations that cover a broad spectrum of industries. ITV's mission is to invest and help build leading information technology companies by leveraging avast array of resources both domestically and internationally throughout ITOCHU and its group companies. The ITOCHU group has a long history of funding information technology companies with successes including Siebel Systems, NVIDIA, Openwave and Aruba Networks. Current portfolio includes, Box, Fab, Ooyala, WHILL, Tokyo Otaku Mode, etc.

2 contacts available at ITOCHU Technology Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shinzo Nakano | Founder, President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinzo-nakano |
| Koji Abe | Senior Vice President, Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koji-abe-691f |

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## FAQ

### What does Koji Abe invest in?

Koji Abe invests primarily in Biotechnology, Finance and Medical startups, most often at Series B and Series G stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Koji Abe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Koji Abe closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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