# Ryo Takao

> Ryo Takao is a seed investor backing B2B, Sales and Organic. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ryo Takao is a seed investor focused on B2B and Sales. Ryo Takao

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Sales | 1 | 25% |
| Organic | 1 | 25% |
| Chemical | 1 | 25% |
| Training | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minnano Shashoku | Minnano Shashoku is a company cafeteria service based on restaurants and provides offices with daily and weekly menus. |  | Seed | Apr 21, 2026 |  |
| Torihada | Torihada is a creative firm specializing in influencer marketing, creating content, and digital marketing. | $9.4M | Series A | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Mechano Cross | Mechano Cross is a mechanical company that offers mechanochemical organic synthesis technology for solution reactions. |  | Seed | Sep 05, 2025 |  |
| Brainbuddy | Brainbuddy specializes in sales support, business growth, recruiting, consulting, and training services. | $5.5M | Series B | Jun 09, 2025 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [QB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qb-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [All About Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-about-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brangista](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brangista) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DG Resona Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-resona-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ryo Takao invest in?

Ryo Takao invests primarily in B2B, Sales and Organic startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Ryo Takao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ryo Takao closed in Apr 2026. 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?

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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