# Matsuo Koichiro

> Matsuo Koichiro is a seed investor at Kokopelli backing Robotics and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kokopelli](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kokopelli-9e2b)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Matsuo Koichiro is a seed investor at Kokopelli focused on Robotics and Software. Matsuo Koichiro - Director @ Kokopelli

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kokopelli | Kokopelli is a Fintech start-up company that develops the management support platform "SHARES" for small and medium-sized businesses and the AI ​​loan screening engine "FAI" (* 2) that enhances credit for financial institutions. | $32.6M | Seed | Jul 30, 2018 |  |
| Kokopelli | Kokopelli is a Fintech start-up company that develops the management support platform "SHARES" for small and medium-sized businesses and the AI ​​loan screening engine "FAI" (* 2) that enhances credit for financial institutions. | $2.4M |  | Apr 30, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [STRIVE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gree-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GREE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gree-ventures-e73a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SV-FINTECH Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-fintech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TIS Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Voyage Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/voyage-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kokopelli

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Kokopelli is a Fintech start-up company that develops the management support platform "SHARES" for small and medium-sized businesses and the AI ​​loan screening engine "FAI" (* 2) that enhances credit for financial institutions.

5 contacts available at Kokopelli.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akira Morigaki | Director COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-morigaki |
| Hashimoto Seiji | Auditor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashimoto-seiji |
| Kazunari Suzuki | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazunari-suzuki |
| Masataka Nomoto | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masataka-nomoto |
| Matsuo Koichiro | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matsuo-koichiro |

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## FAQ

### What does Matsuo Koichiro invest in?

Matsuo Koichiro invests primarily in Robotics, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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.

### When did Matsuo Koichiro last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matsuo Koichiro closed in Jul 2018. Shizune tracks 2 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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