# Koji Yamada

> Koji Yamada is a seed investor at SoftBank backing Software and Logistics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SoftBank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Koji Yamada is a seed investor at SoftBank focused on Software and Logistics. Participated in the management of a student venture company while attending Keio University's Faculty of Policy Management. After graduation, he worked at Accenture Co., Ltd. for consulting services for companies in different industries such as media, apparel, finance and entertainment. In 2012, founded boundary spanner Co., Ltd. He alsoserved as a project manager for JAPAN CON-TECH FUND and a director of the Japan Home Party Association.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $457k–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Confectionery | 1 | 50% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kids Snack Lab | Kids Snack Lab is a food manufacturing firm that produces and sells nutritional sweets for children. | $456.7K | Seed | Oct 29, 2024 |  |
| Best Beer Japan | Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018. | $2.1M | Seed | Jul 31, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Adlib Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adlib-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANOBAKA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NOW Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/now-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SoftBank

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

SoftBank provides fixed-line, mobile telephony, internet telecommunications, and digital television products. It is a multinational telecommunications and internet corporation focused on broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-commerce, the internet, technology services, finance, media and marketing, and other businesses. The company operatesthrough four segments.The mobile communications segment provides mobile communications services, produces and distributes online games for smartphones and other devices, offers mobile broadband services, provides supply chain solutions, handset protection, and insurance, buy-back and trade-in services, omnichannel solutions, and financial services, and sells mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads, and SoftBank smartphones. The Sprint segment offers mobile and fixed-line voice and data transmission services for individual consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. and sells mobile devices and accessories. The fixed-line telecommunications segment offers telecom services such as fixed-line telephone and data communications services to corporate customers and broadband services to individual customers. The internet segment is engaged in the operation of the Yahoo! Japan portal, the sale of internet advertising, the operation of e-commerce sites, the provision of membership services, the sale and marketing of data centers, the provision of online automobile-related information, and the operation of the internet affiliate system.SoftBank also generates and sells electricity from renewable energy sources; provides payment processing, invoice collections, and computation services for businesses; distributes video, voice, and data content via media; operates the IT information site ITmedia; provides solutions and services for online businesses; and operates online games and software downloads. Additionally, it is involved in the ownership of professional baseball teams, the operation of baseball games, the management and maintenance of baseball stadiums and other sports facilities, and the procurement of funds by issuing preferred securities.

5 contacts available at SoftBank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Kovacs | Global Head of Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-kovacs |
| Gary Ginsberg | Global Head of Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-ginsberg |
| Kimikazu Kato | Data Scientist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kimikazu-kato |
| Kunihiro Fujinaga | Executive Vice President, Deputy Head of Enterprise Unit | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kunihiro-fujinaga |
| Makizono Keiichi | Executive Officer & CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makizono-keiichi |

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## FAQ

### What does Koji Yamada invest in?

Koji Yamada invests primarily in Software, Logistics and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed 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.

### What is Koji Yamada's check size?

Koji Yamada typically joins rounds of $457k–$2.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Koji Yamada participates in.

### How do I contact Koji Yamada?

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### When did Koji Yamada last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Koji Yamada closed in Oct 2024. 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.

### 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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