# Mitsuru Izumo

> Mitsuru Izumo is a seed investor at Euglena (Tokyo) backing AgTech and Hardware. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Euglena](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/euglena)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Mitsuru Izumo is a seed investor at Euglena in Tokyo focused on AgTech and Hardware. Mitsuru Izumo has 2 current jobs as Representative Director and President at euglena and Founder at Real Tech Japan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| Hardware | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kakaxi, Inc. | At Kakaxi, we are developing high-tech, affordable farm monitoring devices that collect robust weather data with matching time lapse video to tell the story behind food. The Kakaxi platform services both sides of the supply chain, from producer to consumer. The device provides farmers with actionable insights, while creating value throughtransparency for foodservice distributors, certifiers, CPG brands, online grocery, restaurants, and farmers markets. | $530K | Seed | May 10, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Leave a Nest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leave-a-nest-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LinX Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linx-corporation-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Euglena

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

euglena Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, production, and sale of microalgae with a focus on euglena. The company also manufactures and sells foods and cosmetics using euglena. It offers green juices, cookie bars, beverages, dietary supplements, and raw materials, as well as contract manufacturing/processing services; and skincare products.

5 contacts available at Euglena.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mitsuru Izumo | Representative Director and President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsuru-izumo |
| Akihiko Nagata | Executive Vice President COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akihiko-nagata |
| Daisuke Susa | Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daisuke-susa |
| Junnosuke Awa | Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junnosuke-awa |
| Kengo Suzuki | Co-Founder & Executive Officer Research and Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kengo-suzuki |

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [SVG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/svg-ventures) — VC Fund
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund
- [Omnivore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omnivore-partners) — 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
- [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
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Agriculture (agtech) Angel Investors in United States](https://shizune.co/investors/agriculture-agtech-angel-investors-united-states)

## FAQ

### What does Mitsuru Izumo invest in?

Mitsuru Izumo invests primarily in AgTech, Hardware and Marketing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mitsuru Izumo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mitsuru Izumo closed in May 2015. Shizune tracks 1 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co