# Makoto Shiono

> Makoto Shiono is a startup investor at Industrial Growth Platform. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Industrial Growth Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-growth-platform)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/makoto-shiono-2a897/

Makoto Shiono is a Chief Investment Officer at JBIC IG Partners and a Partner at Industrial Growth Platform Inc. His professional career includes time with Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Bain & Company and Livedoor Securities where he was head of investment banking division. He has been provided strategic, M&A advice for a wide range of corporateclients in a variety of industries including Technology start-ups and governmental organizations. He has 15 years of experience in private equity investments. He also wrote several books on Business, Laws and Artificial Intelligence published in Japan. He received BA in Law from Keio University and earned master’s degree from the Washington University in St. Louis, School of Law.

## About Industrial Growth Platform

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Industrial Growth Platform provides operational and financial services to companies. It also offers management support, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisition advisory services. Industrial Growth Platform was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

5 contacts available at Industrial Growth Platform.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kazuhiko Toyama | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiko-toyama |
| Makoto Shiono | Partner , Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makoto-shiono |
| Tofuku Kawakami | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tofuku-kawakami |
| Toshinari Furusawa | Founding Member and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toshinari-furusawa |
| Kawakami Takayoshi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kawakami-takayoshi |

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