# Masahiko Homma

> Masahiko Homma is a seed investor at Incubate Fund (Tokyo) backing Software and Robotics. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masahikohonma/
- Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/masahiko.honma

Masahiko Homma is a seed investor at Incubate Fund in Tokyo focused on Software and Robotics. After graduating from Keio University, in the overseas investment arm of JAFCO, to carry out investments in Internet companies in Israel and Silicon Valley, JV establishment, the Japanese market business. From 2001, he worked in venture capital and corporate development department of Accenture. Works in the capital of Mitsubishi Corporationsubsidiary, to experience an IPO from venture capital MonotaRO, of Benchari public than in 2003. funds in 2007, specializing in seed stage investment of the net business, core People Partners establishment. He was appointed representative partner. is performed establishment phase of Pokerabo and gumi, the development of business investment in the establishment phase, significantly grow. 2010, incubate bait Fund No. 1 Limited Partnership establishment. Representative appointed partner.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $314k–$3.2M |
| Series A | $4.7M–$85M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 23% |
| Robotics | 3 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 12% |
| Finance | 2 | 8% |

57 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 62% |
| Series A | 6 | 23% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NUJP | NUJP Co., Ltd. operates a rollout-style platform dedicated to protecting and scaling unique Japanese cultural businesses and mid-to-small brands globally. The company offers a consolidated framework combining brand investment, M&A, management consulting, and localized overseas sales and marketing operations. By addressing critical domesticchallenges such as succession shortages and localized business management, NUJP restructures traditional industries—including apparel, sake brewing, and craft spirits—into globally viable, high-growth entities. | $616.5K | Seed | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Beamforfusion | Beamforfusion specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced ion beam systems and related equipment, providing high-precision solutions for applications in scientific research, materials processing, semiconductor fabrication, and fusion technology. | $314K | Seed | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| LENZO | They are system architects and builders, committed to engineering high-performance, energy-efficient hardware for a new generation of workloads. They hold great expectations that Japan-based LENZO will drive a game-changing breakthrough with its innovative semiconductors and establish a strong presence on the global stage. Their proprietary CGLAarchitecture delivers breakthrough performance per watt in a compact, cost-effective form. | $3.2M | Seed | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| YAMASTRO | YAMASTRO, a Tokyo-based startup focused on revolutionizing manufacturing with AI and software, develops software and AI solutions to replicate skilled craftsmanship in metal parts manufacturing, aiming for a "next-generation manufacturing platform" independent of human dependency. | $641.4K | Seed | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| INDX | INDX is developing an on-premise platform called "INDX Engine" that transforms unstructured company data—like documents, images, and videos—into easily usable formats for generative AI. Its proprietary AI analyzes layout and context to create reusable assets that serve as data sources for core systems, BI tools, and internalretrieval-augmented generation (RAG) searches, aiding digital transformation and generative AI adoption. | $675.6K | Seed | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Zen Intelligence | SoftRoid provides a software robot that patrols and collects data for analyzing the construction site. | $10M | Series A | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Mechano Cross | Mechano Cross is a mechanical company that offers mechanochemical organic synthesis technology for solution reactions. |  | Seed | Sep 05, 2025 |  |
| Tokyo Epic | Tokyo Epic provides planning and development of webtoon, and animation services. | $612.8K | Seed | Jul 08, 2025 |  |
| Musashi Skyplus | Musashi Sky Plus is a JAXA startup that promotes the social implementation of the intellectual property. | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 06, 2025 |  |
| Time Prediction | Time Prediction focuses on development of diagnostic pharmaceuticals, drugs and medical devices for the treatment of neurological diseases. | $396.3K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 09, 2024 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [QB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qb-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Coral Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coral-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DNX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dnx-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DOGAN beta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dogan) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Incubate Fund

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.

5 contacts available at Incubate Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tohru Akaura | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tohru-akaura |
| Dave Kwong | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-kwong |
| Katsunari Goto | Legal Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katsunari-goto |
| Kazuki Notsu | General Partner at Incubate Fund US | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuki-nozu |
| Keisuke Wada | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keisuke-wada |

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## FAQ

### What does Masahiko Homma invest in?

Masahiko Homma invests primarily in Software, Robotics and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Masahiko Homma's check size?

Masahiko Homma typically joins rounds of $314k–$3.2M at Seed and $4.7M–$85M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Masahiko Homma participates in.

### When did Masahiko Homma last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Masahiko Homma closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 26 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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