# Masachika Nakao

> Masachika Nakao is a Series B investor at Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance backing Analytics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sompo-japan-nipponkoa-insurance)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Masachika Nakao is a Series B investor at Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance focused on Analytics and Geospatial.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Geospatial | 1 | 100% |
| Satellite Communication | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Synspective | Synspective provides SAR data and remote monitoring services to government agencies. Its satellite data technology utilizes and integrates data from satellite constellations, big data, and machine learning. It provides various satellite services, including remote sensing and satellite imagery using small-sized SAR satellites that can measure humanactivity over a wide area on earth, regardless of time or weather. | $96.3M | Series B | Mar 28, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Abies Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abies-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Energy & Environment Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-environment-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAFCO Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Post Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-post-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mori Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mori-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. provides property and casualty insurance products in Japan and internationally. The company was formerly known as Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and changed its name to Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. in September 2014.

2 contacts available at Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Masachika Nakao | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masachika-nakao |
| Shigeki Nakamura | Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shigeki-nakamura-60b1 |

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## FAQ

### What does Masachika Nakao invest in?

Masachika Nakao invests primarily in Analytics, Geospatial and Satellite Communication startups, most often at Series B 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 Masachika Nakao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Masachika Nakao closed in Mar 2022. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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