# Masahiko Inada

> Masahiko Inada is a angel investor at DNX Ventures backing SNS, Content and Finance. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DNX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dnx-ventures)
- Total investments: 4
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masahikoinada
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dada102
- Website: https://x.com/dada102
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masahiko.inada

Masahiko Inada is a angel investor at DNX Ventures focused on SNS and Content. Masahiko Inada is the Venture Advisor at DNX Ventures. He was Founder and Chairman at Kabuku Inc. He attended The University of Tokyo.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $553k–$5.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SNS | 1 | 25% |
| Content | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Journalism | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recipio Japan | Recipio is a service that can suggest recipes just by entering ingredients the user already has at home. The app can also refine suggestions based on the user's mood, the occasion, and how many people the user is eating with, and more. | $5.8M | Seed | Jan 30, 2019 |  |
| Recipio Japan | Recipio is a service that can suggest recipes just by entering ingredients the user already has at home. The app can also refine suggestions based on the user's mood, the occasion, and how many people the user is eating with, and more. | $553K | Seed | Oct 30, 2018 |  |
| Theoria Japan | Theoria Japan is a specialized Q & A service. |  | Angel | Sep 03, 2018 |  |
| Theoria | Theoria is a marketing team that brings together practical knowledge. |  | Angel | Sep 03, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [First Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ub-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About DNX Ventures

VC Fund · San Mateo, United States

The hardest thing for early stage B2B Startups is to find the first customer who can validate your Product Market Fit and grow your business together. Since 2011, they have created more than 100 partnerships between startups and Fortune 500 companies by leveraging their CXO network with Global Conglomerates.

5 contacts available at DNX Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eva Nahari | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eva-nahari |
| Akira Kurabayashi | Managing Partner and Head of Japan | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-kurabayashi |
| Hiro Rio Maeda | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiro-rio-maeda |
| Kaishu Kadoya | Senior Finance Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaishu-kadoya |
| Masahiko Inada | Venture Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masahiko-inada |

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## FAQ

### What does Masahiko Inada invest in?

Masahiko Inada invests primarily in SNS, Content and Finance startups, most often at Angel and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Inada's check size?

Masahiko Inada typically joins rounds of $553k–$5.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Masahiko Inada participates in.

### 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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