# Masatsugu Shidachi

> Masatsugu Shidachi is a seed investor at DIP backing Travel and Tourism. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DIP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dip-corp)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://jp.linkedin.com/in/shidachi

Masatsugu Shidachi is a seed investor at DIP in Tokyo focused on Travel and Tourism. Masatsugu Shidachi is Executive Vice President & Head of Data & Science Solutions Group at Yahoo! JAPAN.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 100% |
| Tourism | 1 | 100% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matcha | MATCHA is a web magazine for travelers to Japan. It covers 9 languages: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, 한국어, ภาษาไทย, Indonesian, Việt Nam, etc. | $7.4M | Seed | Sep 14, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [snow peak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/snow-peak) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vision](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vision-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About DIP

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

DIP Corporation (ディップ) (TYO: 2379) is a Japan-based employment agency that links people with the jobs they want. DIP Corporation (ディップ) (TYO: 2379) is a Japan-based employment agency that links people with the jobs they want.

5 contacts available at DIP.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hideki Tomita | President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideki-tomita |
| Kei Shindo | Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kei-shinto |
| Kito Kenichi | Auditor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kito-kenichi |
| Masatsugu Shidachi | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masatsugu-shidachi |
| Mochiduki Akihiko | Auditor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mochiduki-akihiko |

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## FAQ

### What does Masatsugu Shidachi invest in?

Masatsugu Shidachi invests primarily in Travel, Tourism and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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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