# Koshiro Ashizawa

> Koshiro Ashizawa is a Series B investor at SBI Investment backing Hardware and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Koshiro Ashizawa is a Series B investor at SBI Investment focused on Hardware and Software. Koshiro Ashizawa

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edgecortix | EdgeCortix is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge. The company’s platform includes the SAKURA-II AI accelerator, a low-power silicon co-processor capable of real-time generative AI inference on multi-billion-parameter models within an approximately 8 W envelope. Italso offers the MERA compiler and software framework that enables developers to deploy models across heterogeneous systems, leveraging flexibility through the Dynamic Neural Accelerator (DNA) architecture. The hardware-software co-design approach ensures adaptable, runtime-reconfigurable performance for use cases ranging from vision to language applications. |  | Series B | Aug 17, 2025 |  |
| Edgecortix | EdgeCortix is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge. The company’s platform includes the SAKURA-II AI accelerator, a low-power silicon co-processor capable of real-time generative AI inference on multi-billion-parameter models within an approximately 8 W envelope. Italso offers the MERA compiler and software framework that enables developers to deploy models across heterogeneous systems, leveraging flexibility through the Dynamic Neural Accelerator (DNA) architecture. The hardware-software co-design approach ensures adaptable, runtime-reconfigurable performance for use cases ranging from vision to language applications. | $20.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 03, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Hands-On VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-hands-on-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Pacific Bays Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pacific-bays-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Renesas Electronics Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renesas-electronics-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aero X Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aero-x-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CDIB Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdib-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cycle Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cycle-group-3570) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SBI Investment

VC Fund · Minato, Japan

SBI Investment supports the business development and growth of private venture companies through fund investment. It manages and manages venture capital funds under the management philosophy of becoming a leading company responsible for the creation and development of core industries in the 21st century as a "new industry creator".SBIInvestment has invested in a total of 986 companies in the past, of which 169 (17.1% of investment companies) have exited through IPO or M & A.

5 contacts available at SBI Investment.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ahn Jae- gwang | director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahn-jae-gwang |
| Hashidzume Jun | Investment Department | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashidzume-jun |
| Katsuya Kawashima | Director and President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katsuya-kawashima |
| Koshiro Ashizawa | Assistant Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koshiro-ashizawa |
| Kyota Suzuki | Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyota-suzuki-21ee |

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## FAQ

### What does Koshiro Ashizawa invest in?

Koshiro Ashizawa invests primarily in Hardware, Software and Semiconductor startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Koshiro Ashizawa last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Koshiro Ashizawa closed in Aug 2025. 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?

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