# Masaki Yamamoto

> Masaki Yamamoto is a seed investor in Tokyo backing Human Resources and Freelance. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masaki-yamamoto-2a646928/

Masaki Yamamoto is a CEO at Chatwork.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$3.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Human Resources | 3 | 33% |
| Freelance | 2 | 22% |
| Management Consulting | 2 | 22% |
| Gift | 1 | 11% |
| SaaS | 1 | 11% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 44% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Series D | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 8 | 89% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compass | Compass is a Solve problems in the local labor market with Consultation x Technology | $1.5M | Series B | Dec 05, 2025 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Tooon | Tooon Inc. is a technology company that deals with development and operations of business management tools . |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 22, 2024 |  |
| Orosy | Orosy, a Tokyo-based company offering a wholesale marketplace for small retailers to discover and purchase makers, craft brands, smaller manufacturers. Orosy raised $3.4 million in Seed funding. | $2M | Series A | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| Misaky Tokyo | MisakyTokyo provides food and beverage services. | $3.7M | Seed | Nov 21, 2023 |  |
| Freecracy | FreeC a platform that connects millions of employers and job seekers by utilizing intelligent matching technology that is powered by AI. |  | Series A | Jun 19, 2023 |  |
| Interstellar Technologies | Interstellar Technologies is a rocket development, manufacturing and launch service. | $29.6M | Series D | Jan 16, 2023 |  |
| Sollective | Sollective is an invite-only freelancer network where companies can directly hire talent inside and outside of Japan. Sollective connects freelancers and companies that are ready to work together to maximize each's potential and lead the business to success. | $2.3M | Seed | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| Villio | Villio provides talent experience SaaS which helps companies with human resource development and recruitment of talented engineers. |  | Seed | Jun 23, 2021 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GxPartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gxpartners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mobile Internet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mobile-internet-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Axis Consulting](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axis-consulting-a38f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coconala Skill Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coconala-skill-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Masaki Yamamoto invest in?

Masaki Yamamoto invests primarily in Human Resources, Freelance and Management Consulting startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Masaki Yamamoto's check size?

Masaki Yamamoto typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$3.7M 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 Masaki Yamamoto participates in.

### When did Masaki Yamamoto last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Masaki Yamamoto closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 9 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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