# Nobuhiro Ariyasu

> Nobuhiro Ariyasu is a seed investor at Tokyo Founders Fund (Tokyo) backing Finance and Content. See 52 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tokyo Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tokyo-founders-fund)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 52
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://jp.linkedin.com/in/ariyasu
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ariyasu

Nobuhiro Ariyasu is a seed investor at Tokyo Founders Fund in Tokyo focused on Finance and Content. Nobuhiro Ariyasu is the CEO at Coach United.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $628k–$43M |
| Angel | $420k–$7.1M |
| Series A | $1.3M–$354M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 7 | 13% |
| Content | 6 | 12% |
| Internet | 6 | 12% |
| Apps | 5 | 10% |
| Software | 4 | 8% |

70 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 23 | 44% |
| Angel | 9 | 17% |
| Series A | 6 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 43 | 83% |
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FLASH | FLASH is an entertainment and technology startup. | $8.2M | Seed | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Grafto | Grafto operates “Mylo Magazine,” a platform dedicated to sharing and promoting trend culture, where readers can explore the latest developments in lifestyle, fashion, art, and emerging cultural movements through engaging and curated content. | $628.5K | Seed | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| OPERA TECH | OPERA Lead is a sales-focused AI web chatbot service from Opera Technology that turns websites into 24/7 "exhibit booths" for lead generation.It deploys AI sales assistants on existing sites (via simple tag embedding, no redesign needed) to engage the 99% of visitors who don't convert via inbound methods alone. Key capabilitiesinclude direct booking of meetings, guiding users to whitepapers/webinars, and targeted lead qualification for efficient deal progression. | $625.9K | Angel | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Tsunagari AI | Tsunagari specializes in developing and providing AI-powered consultation services tailored for local governments, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency, support citizen engagement, and streamline public service delivery. | $419.5K | Angel | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Finovo | Finovo specializes in the research, development, operation, and maintenance of cutting-edge accounting and financial software solutions. | $1M | Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Mign | Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields. |  | Seed | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| Conoris Technologies | Conoris Technologies is a staffing agency that offers security check support services for companies. | $973.5K | Seed | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| PICK | PICK is a startup that provides a digital transformation platform for the real estate and construction industries. |  | Series A | Aug 26, 2024 |  |
| PeopleX | PeopleX encourages and assists employees in their professional development. | $10.3M | Seed | Jun 03, 2024 |  |
| Collectest | Collectest specializes in integrating AI into trading card appraisal procedures that show current market pricing and verify authenticity. | $660.6K | Seed | Mar 25, 2024 |  |

10 of 52 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Globis Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globis-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [mixi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mixi) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Tokyo Founders Fund

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Founders Fund is a seed fund founded by 8 Japanese entrepeneurs. All of the partners have experience in various professional business management positions from founding companies to exiting successful M&A and IPOs. This fund is also personally funded by the partners through their own investments. Mainly through pre-seeding andseed-rounds, the fund supports global start-up companies focused on markets in North America and Southeast Asia.

5 contacts available at Tokyo Founders Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayataro-nakagawa |
| Kensuke Furukawa | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kensuke-furukawa |
| Kiyo Kobayashi | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiyotaka-kobayashi |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nobuhiro-ariyasu |
| Taichi Murakami | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taichi-murakami |

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## FAQ

### What does Nobuhiro Ariyasu invest in?

Nobuhiro Ariyasu invests primarily in Finance, Content and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 52 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nobuhiro Ariyasu's check size?

Nobuhiro Ariyasu typically joins rounds of $628k–$43M at Seed, $420k–$7.1M at Angel and $1.3M–$354M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nobuhiro Ariyasu participates in.

### When did Nobuhiro Ariyasu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nobuhiro Ariyasu closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 52 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.

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