# Masami Ichinohe

> Masami Ichinohe is a seed investor at Genesia Ventures backing Information Technology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masami.ichinohe

Masami Ichinohe is a seed investor at Genesia Ventures focused on Information Technology and Education. Masami Ichinohe

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| Education | 1 | 20% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 20% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 20% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skygate Technologies | Founded in 2020, Skygate Technologies is building a network to deliver a large volume of data from observation satellites around the Earth to the ground and integrating the network into the web architecture. “Make Space accessible on the Web” is its motto, and the ability to develop both hardware and software is its strength. More information aboutSkygate Technologies can be found at www.skygate-tech.com. | $6.9M | Seed | Jun 27, 2025 |  |
| Mined | Mined is a marketplace that provides online lessons in various subjects for elementary school students. Mind develops and operation of education-related services. | $406.8K | Seed | Apr 09, 2025 |  |
| Takumi Giken Kogyo | Takumi Giken Kogyo is a price technology developer to help parts manufacturers quickly identify acceptable product prices. Takumi Giken Kogyo assists in estimate calculation and product function through AI drawing search and repeat project determination function, enabling manufacturers with flexible customization of product functions based oncustomer requirements. | $3.3M | Series A | Dec 17, 2024 |  |
| Skygate Technologies | Founded in 2020, Skygate Technologies is building a network to deliver a large volume of data from observation satellites around the Earth to the ground and integrating the network into the web architecture. “Make Space accessible on the Web” is its motto, and the ability to develop both hardware and software is its strength. More information aboutSkygate Technologies can be found at www.skygate-tech.com. |  | Seed | Apr 08, 2024 |  |
| Takumi Giken Kogyo | Takumi Giken Kogyo is a price technology developer to help parts manufacturers quickly identify acceptable product prices. Takumi Giken Kogyo assists in estimate calculation and product function through AI drawing search and repeat project determination function, enabling manufacturers with flexible customization of product functions based oncustomer requirements. | $1.5M | Seed | Jun 28, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Animal Spirits Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-spirits-ltd) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shizuoka Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shizuoka-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [First Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ub-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Genesia Ventures

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance,RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc.

5 contacts available at Genesia Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hunty Kim Dung | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hunty-kim-dung |
| Masami Ichinohe | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masami-ichinohe |
| Mizutani Koki | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizutani-koki |
| Naoki Kurosaki | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naoki-kurosaki |
| Sagara Shunsuke | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sagara-shunsuke |

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## FAQ

### What does Masami Ichinohe invest in?

Masami Ichinohe invests primarily in Information Technology, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Masami Ichinohe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Masami Ichinohe closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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