# Matthew Romaine

> Matthew Romaine is a seed investor at Shizen Capital backing FinTech. See 9 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Firm: [Shizen Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shizen-capital)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://jp.linkedin.com/in/mromaine
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/quanza

Matthew Romaine is a seed investor at Shizen Capital in Tokyo focused on FinTech and Software. Matthew Romaine, also known as Matt, founded Gengo, Inc. (alternate name, myGengo) in 2009 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Matthew Romaine served as Chief Technology Officer of Gengo, Inc. Matthew Romaine joined Sony’s R&D group and before joining myGengo founded Majides, responsible for TIME top 50 website MiiStation.com. Heattended graduate school at Stanford. He was educated at ASIJ, Brown, Stanford and graduated from Sony.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 22% |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Education | 2 | 22% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 22% |
| Apps | 1 | 11% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 5 | 56% |
| Germany | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AironWorks | Next Gen Solutions for Human-Based Cyber Attacks | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 30, 2024 | https://www.aironworks.com/ |
| Woodstock | Woodstock is an investment app that allows to invest in US stocks. | $106.3M |  | May 20, 2024 | https://woodstock.club |
| Woodstock | Woodstock is an investment app that allows to invest in US stocks. | $4.8M | Series A | May 20, 2024 | https://woodstock.club |
| Zeteoh | Located in Tokyo, Zeteoh is dedicated to simplifying operational efficiency for frontline workers around the globe. Our main innovation is a user-friendly no-code platform using LLMs designed as a comprehensive hub to streamline complex operational tasks. Integrated within this platform is TRAILS, our specialized indoor tracking solution, servingas a vital component in enhancing overall workflow optimization. This integration empowers businesses in sectors like logistics and construction to leverage advanced location tracking as part of their efficiency strategies. Our focus is on making sophisticated optimization tools accessible and manageable, enabling companies to concentrate on their core activities while we facilitate the complexities of data integration and workflow improvement. Zeteoh stands for bringing advanced technological solutions into everyday business practices, making them as intuitive and straightforward as everyday apps. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Feb 08, 2024 | https://www.zeteoh.com/ |
| Okke | Okke is an online education platform that offers class videos to both teachers and students. | $472.7K | Seed | Feb 07, 2024 | https://www.okke.co.jp/ |
| Luca Japan | LUCA Japan provides digital access to alternative investments, including but not limited to private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and private credit. | $25.5M | Seed | Sep 06, 2023 | https://www.luca.inc/ |
| XDeli | XDeli is a digital application that offers food delivery and meal subsidy service for corporate employees. | $440K | Seed | Feb 24, 2023 | https://xdeli.com/ |
| ChartMogul | ChartMogul is an analytics platform to help you run your subscription business. You get a complete overview of your global subscriber base; MRR, ARPU, ASP, churn and LTV are presented in a beautiful and easy to use dashboard.The company's mission is to build powerful and secure cloud software for subscription businesses of all sizes, with astrong emphasis on good design and ease of use. | $900K | Seed | Aug 25, 2015 | https://chartmogul.com/ |
| OKpanda | OKpanda is an English learning platform that includes instant messaging, live voice, and digital curricula. In the same way Uber allows anybody with a car to be a Limo service, they allow any qualified English teacher to build their own English classroom. They target the multi-billion dollar English learning space in Asia, the majority of whoserevenues still go to brick and mortar language schools. Their first focus is Japan, a huge market with horrible learning outcomes where they can save individual learners thousands of dollars while still providing live online instruction and great digital learning tools.Despite a growing amount of great (and free) content, a learner’s problem is knowing *what* to use, how to use it, and not giving up. Their teachers create unique personalized learning paths for students using OKpanda’s live-video classes and cutting edge digital curricula. We solve students’ #1 cause of failure, giving up, while delivering an awesome learning experience. | $1.6M | Seed | Aug 17, 2014 | http://www.okpanda.com |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Delight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delight-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sony Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sony-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [All Star SAAS Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-star-saas-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Indicator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indicator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kindred Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kindred-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Matthew Romaine invest in?

Matthew Romaine invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Education startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### How do I contact Matthew Romaine?

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### When did Matthew Romaine last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Romaine closed in Aug 2024. 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?

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