# Naotaka Hosono

> Naotaka Hosono is a seed investor at Hyogo Kobe Startup Fund backing SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Firm: Hyogo Kobe Startup Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naotaka-hosono-49143933/?originalSubdomain=jp
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/flseven
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flseven

Naotaka Hosono is a seed investor at Hyogo Kobe Startup Fund focused on SaaS and Drones. Naotaka Hosono is the CEO of BIG Impact Co., Ltd.He previously worked at Bonds Investment Group as a Partner. Naotaka Hosono attended Tokyo University of Science.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Drones | 1 | 25% |
| Cooking | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 3 | 75% |
| Singapore | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Logipeace | Logipeace is a SaaS communication platform that offers semi-automation of logistics operations and communication using generative AI. | $773.9K | Seed | Oct 02, 2024 | https://logipeace.com |
| Liberaware | Liberaware is a machine learning and artificial intelligence company. | $170.1M |  | Aug 07, 2023 | http://liberaware.co.jp/index.html |
| Letara | Letara operates a space technology platform with the intention to serve a logistics network covering the solar system. The company produces hybrid propulsion engines for small spacecraft, promoting groundbreaking advances in space propulsion with high thrust, safe, and inexpensive propulsion system technology. | $880.1K | Seed | Feb 28, 2023 | https://www.letara.space |
| VCook | VCook is a website for posting recipes that offer vegan food. They give users the ability to search for and save vegan recipes on VCook. They post and share vegan recipes with everyone. | $860.2K | Seed | Jan 26, 2023 | https://vcook.jp |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AI Technology Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ai-technology-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bonds Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonds-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GxPartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gxpartners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Higin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/higegin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hokkaido Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hokkaido-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Naotaka Hosono invest in?

Naotaka Hosono invests primarily in SaaS, Drones and Cooking startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Naotaka Hosono last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Naotaka Hosono closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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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