# Masaaki Saito

> Masaaki Saito is a seed investor backing Cooking, E-Commerce and Food Delivery. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Masaaki Saito is a seed investor focused on Cooking and E-Commerce. Mr. Masaaki Saito serves as the Director at DD Holdings Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cooking | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 33% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 33% |
| Sharing Economy | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KOMPEITO | Office de Yasai is an online platform that enables users to order and get vegetables delivered to their offices. The platform’s operations are based in Tokyo, Japan. | $11.3M | Series C | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| CoCooking | CoCooking uses food and cooking to create ample opportunity for dialogue and thought, fostering creativity, diversity, and well-being of individuals and communities. |  | Seed | Nov 20, 2020 |  |
| Workout | WORKOUT is a provider of healthcare services. |  | Seed | Dec 09, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chugoku Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chugoku-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jic-venture-growth-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kemuri Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kemuri-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kyogin Lease & Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyogin-lease-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nissay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nissay-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Masaaki Saito invest in?

Masaaki Saito invests primarily in Cooking, E-Commerce and Food Delivery startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Masaaki Saito last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Masaaki Saito closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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