# Makoto Sakai

> Makoto Sakai is a Series A investor at MarkLines Co., Ltd. backing GreenTech and Manufacturing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MarkLines Co., Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marklines-co-ltd)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E8%AA%A0%EF%BC%88%EF%BE%8F%EF%BD%B0%EF%BD%B8%EF%BE%97%EF%BD%B2%EF%BE%9D%EF%BD%BD%EF%BE%9E%EF%BC%89-%E9%85%92%E4%BA%95-744b1941

Makoto Sakai is a Series A investor at MarkLines Co., Ltd. in Tokyo focused on GreenTech and Manufacturing. Makoto Sakai is the Founder, President & CEO of MarkLines. Makoto Sakai attended Kyushu University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GreenTech | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 100% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PXP | PXP is a green tech development firm that develops clean energy using next-generation photoelectric conversion elements. | $10M | Series A | Dec 04, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [J&TC Frontier](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-tc-frontier) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kowa Optronics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kowa-optronics) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOLABLE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/solable-91d9) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mitsubishi HC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-lease-and-finance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SoftBank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-b720) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TARO Ventures(japan)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taro-ventures-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MarkLines Co., Ltd.

VC Fund · Southfield, United States

MarkLines provides world's leading Automotive Information Platform for all vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and companies within the automotive industry regardless of product, region, and scale of company.

1 contacts available at MarkLines Co., Ltd..

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Makoto Sakai | Founder, President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makoto-sakai-6731 |

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## FAQ

### What does Makoto Sakai invest in?

Makoto Sakai invests primarily in GreenTech, Manufacturing and Semiconductor startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Makoto Sakai last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Makoto Sakai closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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