# Masahiko Makabe

> Masahiko Makabe is a seed investor at GameWith (Tokyo) backing Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GameWith](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gamewith)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masahiko-makabe-95331853/
- Website: https://x.com/masamakabe

Masahiko Makabe is a seed investor at GameWith in Tokyo focused on Finance. Masahiko Makabe - Chief Operating Officer @ GameWith

## Investment focus

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| StartPass | StartPass is an IT firm that provides startups with a cloud-based management acceleration platform to solve problems. | $1.4M | Seed | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| ELESTYLE | ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society. |  | Angel | Jul 30, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mobile Internet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mobile-internet-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Axis Consulting](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axis-consulting-a38f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EVeM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evem) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fidea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fidea-a5bc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About GameWith

VC Fund · Minato, Japan

GameWith is an online game information community that provides its users with hints and tips for smartphone games. Its initial focus is providing strategy guides for the rapidly expanding (and updating) mobile gaming market. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.

5 contacts available at GameWith.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Masahiko Makabe | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masahiko-makabe |
| Takuya Imaizumi | Co-Founder & CEO,President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takuya-imaizumi |
| Hamamura Hirokazu | Outside Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamamura-hirokazu |
| Hangai Tomoyuki | Corporate Auditor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hangai-tomoyuki |
| Issei Nomiyama | Executive Officer Legal & External Affairs Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/issei-nomiyama |

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## FAQ

### What does Masahiko Makabe invest in?

Masahiko Makabe invests primarily in Finance startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 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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