# Otani Hiroshi

> Otani Hiroshi is a Series A investor in Tokyo backing Content, Outsourcing and Social Media. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Otani Hiroshi is a Series A investor in Tokyo focused on Content and Outsourcing. Otani Hiroshi is the Outside Director at aucfan Co.,Ltd.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 100% |
| Outsourcing | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Management Consulting | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HERP | HERP is a recruitment management platform. | $63.6M | Series A | Aug 19, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DCM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dcm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DNX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dnx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Otani Hiroshi invest in?

Otani Hiroshi invests primarily in Content, Outsourcing and Social Media startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Otani Hiroshi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Otani Hiroshi closed in Aug 2019. 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.

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