# Naoki Yamada

> Naoki Yamada is a seed investor in Tokyo backing Information Technology and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naoki-yamada-7477778
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/naokey
- Website: https://xtra.global
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/naokey

Naoki Yamada is a seed investor in Tokyo focused on Information Technology and Software. Naoki Yamada

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 100% |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spornia | SPORNIA is an editor of sports knowledge technology.We provide support for athletes using content and monetization using emerging media such as SNS and YouTube. | $4.7M | Pre-Seed | Sep 25, 2018 |  |
| Best Beer Japan | Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018. | $2.1M | Seed | Jul 31, 2018 |  |
| THE APP BASE Inc | THE APP BASE Inc is a design firm that provides its clients with web and mobile services. Founded in 2012, the firm also operates co-working spaces. |  |  | Mar 20, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JAPANET](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japanet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Molten USA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/molten-usa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NOW Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/now-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Svenson Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/svenson-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [GSV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsv-acceleration) — 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
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-angel-investors-japan)
- [Sports Angel Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/sports-angel-investors-asia)
- [EdTech Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/edtech-angel-investors-japan)
- [Gaming Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-angel-investors-japan)
- [Education Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/education-angel-investors-japan)
- [Sports Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/sports-investors-japan)

## FAQ

### What does Naoki Yamada invest in?

Naoki Yamada invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Sports startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Naoki Yamada last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Naoki Yamada closed in Sep 2018. Shizune tracks 3 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