# Koji Osawa > Koji Osawa is a Series B investor at Global Catalyst Partners Japan backing B2B and Banking. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Global Catalyst Partners Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-catalyst-partners-japan) - Location: Redwood City, United States - Total investments: 9 - Last investment: Dec 2023 - Lead investor: 22% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kojiosawa Koji Osawa is a Series B investor at Global Catalyst Partners Japan in Redwood City focused on B2B and Banking. Koji Osawa, Ph.D. has extensive experience in investment and management of high-tech companies in Asia and the United States. Dr. Osawa was at Mitsubishi Corporation for 14 years, starting in 1985, and served as division manager, Mitsubishi International Corporation (Palo Alto office), 1993 through 1999. He was responsible for business developmentwith Silicon Valley companies in the areas of semiconductors, communications, and software. During this period, he invested in several private companies and venture capital funds. He arranged a wide range of business agreements between these private companies and prominent Japanese and Asian companies, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars of business. Dr. Osawa also served as general manager of MC Silicon Valley, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., and has been responsible for managing a U.S. investment fund since 1998.Dr. Osawa serves on the boards of Verient, KargoCard and is the board observer for Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC). He works closely with SoundHound.Dr. Osawa serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations: Global Catalyst Foundation, Japan Technology Professionals Association, Keizai Society and Digital Data Divide. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | B2B | 1 | 11% | | Banking | 1 | 11% | | Farming | 1 | 11% | | FinTech | 1 | 11% | | Finance | 1 | 11% | 16 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series B | 2 | 22% | | Series A | 1 | 11% | | Series C | 1 | 11% | | Series D | 1 | 11% | | Funding Round | 1 | 11% | 6 stages tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Japan | 2 | 22% | | China | 1 | 11% | | United States | 1 | 11% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degas | Degas develops solutions to improve the productivity of small-scale farmers in Africa. | $6.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 13, 2023 | | | Medcom | Frontier Field is a venture company that brings the medical and healthcare fields together with the power of IT. It also engaged in the planning, development, sales, and maintenance of the nibyo mobile smartphone exclusively for medical institutions. | $7.4M | Series B | Jun 08, 2022 | | | Verient | Verient develops technologies and products that enable financial institutions (FIs) and merchants to customize payment choices for their customers, thereby offering more convenient and more secure transactions for both Internet and in store purchases. This capability results in the capture of additional customer payments, thus increasing revenue,while at the same time reducing fraud losses. | $6M | | Apr 13, 2012 | | | Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment | Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (中微半导体设备（上海）有限公司) is a Chinese global microfabrication equipment company serving customers in the semiconductor industry and relevant high-tech sectors.The company is a specialized supplier of key equipment for the production and development of micron-sized and nanoscale VLSI for the semiconductorindustry in China and Asia.The company is focused on chemical vapor deposition and plasma etching products. | $46M | Series D | Mar 10, 2010 | | | Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment | Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (中微半导体设备（上海）有限公司) is a Chinese global microfabrication equipment company serving customers in the semiconductor industry and relevant high-tech sectors.The company is a specialized supplier of key equipment for the production and development of micron-sized and nanoscale VLSI for the semiconductorindustry in China and Asia.The company is focused on chemical vapor deposition and plasma etching products. | $58M | Series C | Oct 22, 2008 | | | Verient | Verient develops technologies and products that enable financial institutions (FIs) and merchants to customize payment choices for their customers, thereby offering more convenient and more secure transactions for both Internet and in store purchases. This capability results in the capture of additional customer payments, thus increasing revenue,while at the same time reducing fraud losses. | $1.5M | Series A | Mar 27, 2008 | | | Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment | Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (中微半导体设备（上海）有限公司) is a Chinese global microfabrication equipment company serving customers in the semiconductor industry and relevant high-tech sectors.The company is a specialized supplier of key equipment for the production and development of micron-sized and nanoscale VLSI for the semiconductorindustry in China and Asia.The company is focused on chemical vapor deposition and plasma etching products. | $8M | Series B | Mar 08, 2007 | | | Verient | Verient develops technologies and products that enable financial institutions (FIs) and merchants to customize payment choices for their customers, thereby offering more convenient and more secure transactions for both Internet and in store purchases. This capability results in the capture of additional customer payments, thus increasing revenue,while at the same time reducing fraud losses. | $2.1M | Series A | Nov 07, 2006 | | | Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment | Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (中微半导体设备（上海）有限公司) is a Chinese global microfabrication equipment company serving customers in the semiconductor industry and relevant high-tech sectors.The company is a specialized supplier of key equipment for the production and development of micron-sized and nanoscale VLSI for the semiconductorindustry in China and Asia.The company is focused on chemical vapor deposition and plasma etching products. | $38M | Series B | Oct 09, 2006 | | 9 of 9 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Bay Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together - [InterWest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/interwest-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together - [Walden International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/walden-international) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Alfresa Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfresa-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Animal Spirits Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-spirits-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Global Catalyst Partners Japan VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan Global Catalyst Partners Japan has been engaged in venture investment activities. 1 contacts available at Global Catalyst Partners Japan. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Koji Osawa | Managing Director & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koji-osawa | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Koji Osawa invest in? Koji Osawa invests primarily in B2B, Banking and Farming startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 Osawa last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Koji Osawa closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 9 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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