# Naoto Shimoeda

> Naoto Shimoeda is a Series A investor at Sagin Capital & Consulting backing Internet and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sagin Capital & Consulting](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sagin-capital-consulting)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Naoto Shimoeda is a Series A investor at Sagin Capital & Consulting focused on Internet and Software. Mr. Naoto Shimoeda is a Representative Director at Sagin Capital & Consulting Co., Ltd.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Customer Service | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CI Partners | CI Partners mission is to "eliminate the word 'disability' from this country," and with the message "Everyone is a star." | $2.6M | Series B | Dec 18, 2025 |  |
| Coco | Coco is a communication tool. They develop software that will help the service sector become more customer-oriented. They improve customer satisfaction by digitizing customer surveys and converting telephone interactions with customers to text chat. | $2M | Series A | Oct 21, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gogin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gogin-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cybozu Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cybozu-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eucalia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eucharia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FreakOut Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freakout) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kaga Electronics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaga-electronics) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kiyo Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiyo-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sagin Capital & Consulting

VC Fund · Saga, Japan

Sagin Capital & Consulting is the venture capital arm of The Bank of Saga.

1 contacts available at Sagin Capital & Consulting.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Naoto Shimoeda | Representative Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mr-naoto-shimoeda |

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## FAQ

### What does Naoto Shimoeda invest in?

Naoto Shimoeda invests primarily in Internet, Software and Customer Service startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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 Naoto Shimoeda last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Naoto Shimoeda closed in Dec 2025. 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?

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