# Kotaro Yamagishi

> Kotaro Yamagishi is a seed investor at Keio Innovation Initiative backing Robotics. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Keio Innovation Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keio-innovations-initiative)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kotaro-yamagishi

Kotaro Yamagishi is a seed investor at Keio Innovation Initiative in Tokyo focused on Robotics and Manufacturing. Kotaro Yamagishi is the Director at GREE. Additionally, Kotaro Yamagishi has had 4 past jobs including Vice President at GREE.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 2 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 50% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 25% |
| Recycling | 1 | 25% |
| Architecture | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DigitalArchi | DigitalArchi is a manufacturing company that offers interior parts, fixtures, concrete formwork for construction, recycle and sells plastic. |  | Seed | Feb 19, 2024 |  |
| FingerVision | FingerVision consists of specialists in this field to generate robot motions. The company solves social issues by putting advanced visual and haptic technology from universities into practice and expanding the application areas of robots and machines. | $825.6K | Seed | Mar 23, 2022 |  |
| Alivexis | Modulus Discovery is a private Tokyo-based preclinical stage drug discovery company focused on rapid design and generation of small molecule clinical candidates for a range of high-value disease targets through the use of its cutting-edge computational drug discovery expertise and unique biology insights. The international team at Modulus iscomprised of drug design and disease biology experts with previous R&D experience at global pharmaceutical, biotechnology , and computational technology firms. | $25.5M | Series B | May 13, 2020 |  |
| Astroscale | Astroscale is one of the few companies in the world proposing to aid in the removal of orbital debris through the provision of End of Life (EOL) and Active Debris Removal (ADR) services. In addition to providing a technical solution, Astroscale is helping to define the business case for this service and are working with national space agencies,international institutions, non-profit organizations, insurance companies and satellite operators to develop norms, regulations and incentives that contribute to the responsible use of space. | $7.7M | Series A | Feb 23, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Essential Pharma](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/essential-pharma) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fast Track Initiative, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-track-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Monozukuri Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makers-boot-camp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Media Future](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/media-future) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mistletoe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mistletoe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Keio Innovation Initiative

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Keio Innovation Initiative (KII) is a venture capital established by Keio University. In order to make more effective use of the research results of Keio University, we aim to contribute to the development of society by creating investment for venture companies that utilize research results and creating new industries.The key to thinking aboutJapan's future growth strategy is to utilize advanced research results of the university. In addition to GDP, in addition to GDP, Japan is the world's third largest R & D exporter in R & D expenses, but as the low growth rate shows, it has a problem in investment efficiency in research and development. There are also reports on the entrepreneurial spirit that is indispensable for creating new industries, with the lowest entrepreneurial activity rate among developed countries.

3 contacts available at Keio Innovation Initiative.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kotaro Yamagishi | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kotaro-yamagishi |
| Shuichi Kinoshita | corporate officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shuichi-kinoshita |
| Yusuke Satake | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yusuke-satake |

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## FAQ

### What does Kotaro Yamagishi invest in?

Kotaro Yamagishi invests primarily in Robotics, Manufacturing and Aerospace startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kotaro Yamagishi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kotaro Yamagishi closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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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