# Masaaki Sugiura

> Masaaki Sugiura is a pre-seed investor at Newspicks backing Blockchain. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Newspicks
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

Masaaki Sugiura is a pre-seed investor at Newspicks focused on Blockchain and Open Source.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Open Source | 1 | 100% |
| Social Impact | 1 | 100% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FRAME00 | FRAME00 is a blockchain technology startup developing a decentralized funding platform. Their product is an open-source middleware that fairly evaluates any activity and supports sustainability with staking. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 26, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MIRAISE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miraise) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Newspicks

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

A curation and conversation app providing a refreshingly intelligent way to share and discuss the most interesting news from around the world.

5 contacts available at Newspicks.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kanaizumi Shunsuke | Executive Officer, Chief of NewsPicks | — |
| Katsuki Oshiden | CRO | — |
| Masaaki Sugiura | Director & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masaaki-sugiura |
| Mikito Sugino | CSO | — |
| Sakamoto Daisuke | Chairman & CEO COO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Masaaki Sugiura invest in?

Masaaki Sugiura invests primarily in Blockchain, Open Source and Social Impact startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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.

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### When did Masaaki Sugiura last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Masaaki Sugiura closed in Sep 2019. 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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