# Masashige Obara > Masashige Obara is a seed investor in Tokyo backing Education, E-Learning and SNS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Location: Tokyo, Japan - Total investments: 5 - Last investment: Nov 2018 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/masashige_obara - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masashige.obara Masashige Obara is a seed investor in Tokyo focused on Education and E-Learning. Masashige Obara ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $14M–$21M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Education | 2 | 40% | | E-Learning | 2 | 40% | | SNS | 1 | 20% | | Music | 1 | 20% | | EBooks | 1 | 20% | 15 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 40% | | Funding Round | 2 | 40% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TIGALA | TIGALA is deployed M & A services | $21.3M | Seed | Nov 08, 2018 | | | Lang-8 | Lang-8 is a language exchange website Native speakers will help you correct journal entries in the language that you're learning, and you can do the same to help them out as well. If you're learning another language, whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced, there is no better way than interacting with native speakers ofthe language that you're learning. 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Come join us and see for yourself!More than 70 languages are available in Lang-8.We have users from 180 Countries. | $92.1M | | Sep 25, 2018 | | | LanCul | LanCul is an education based start up. | $7.9M | | Sep 25, 2018 | | | FOWD | FOWD is a comprehensive entertainment company in Japan. | | Seed | Aug 01, 2018 | | | TIGALA | TIGALA is deployed M & A services | $14.2M | Seed | Jun 14, 2018 | | 5 of 5 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [DBS Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbs-bank-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [DG VENTURES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-incubation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Nippon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [TLM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tlm) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [100Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/100capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Daiwa Corporate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiwa-corporate-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund - [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund - [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-angel-investors-asia) - [Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-angel-investors-japan) - [Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-angel-investors-asia) - [Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-angel-investors-japan) - [Music Angel Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/music-angel-investors-asia) - [Music Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/music-investors-japan) ## FAQ ### What does Masashige Obara invest in? Masashige Obara invests primarily in Education, E-Learning and SNS startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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. ### What is Masashige Obara's check size? Masashige Obara typically joins rounds of $14M–$21M 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 Masashige Obara participates in. ### When did Masashige Obara last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Masashige Obara closed in Nov 2018. 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? 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