# Ryuusuke Hirota > Ryuusuke Hirota is a Series A investor at Spiral Ventures (Singapore) backing Travel and Banking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Spiral Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imj-fenox-pte-ltd) - Location: Singapore, Singapore - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Sep 2022 - Lead investor: 50% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryusukehirota Ryuusuke Hirota is a Series A investor at Spiral Ventures in Singapore focused on Travel and Banking. Ryu began his career at Mitsubishi Corporation in the financial department, where he was involved in interest rate, foreign exchange, and equity trading, as well as researching macroeconomic and financial trends. After being transferred to his firm’s subsidiary in Singapore, Ryu was taken by the region’s incredible economic growth andentrepreneurial dynamism. With the goal of acting as a bridge between Japanese investors and companies and Southeast Asian startups, he joined IMJ Investment partners in May of 2015. Ryu holds a B.S. in Political Science from the Law Department at Keio University and is a certified member of The Securities Analysts Association of Japan. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Travel | 1 | 50% | | Banking | 1 | 50% | | Tourism | 1 | 50% | | Accounting | 1 | 50% | | Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% | 7 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 1 | 50% | | Funding Round | 1 | 50% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Vietnam | 1 | 50% | | Malaysia | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Instapay Technologies | Instapay is the only e-wallet in Malaysia to offer a corporate portal. It enables you to self-manage the salary payment process with greater visibility. It serves to streamline payroll processing within organizations while promoting finances. | $4.7M | Series A | Sep 26, 2022 | | | VeXeRe.Com | Founded in 2013, VeXeRe.com is the largest online bus ticket platform in Vietnam. They help passengers book bus tickets conveniently thanks to their 1,000+ bus companies network and coverage for trips within Vietnam and from Vietnam to neighbor countries. Their payment channels include online payment, payment at 24/7 convenience stores, banktransfers, and other channels that provide customers with convenient booking experience. | $1.2M | | Jan 30, 2018 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [ACA Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aca-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Access Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Spiral Ventures VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore Our former entity “IMJ Investment Partners” was established in 2012 by IMJ Corporation (“IMJ”), a major digital marketing company, as an independent venture capital subsidiary in Japan. After IMJ was acquired by Culture Convenience Club (“CCC”) in 2013, we continued our investment activities independently, and eventually relocated our office toSingapore to change our strategy and start a venture capital fund for the Southeast Asia market. In 2015, we established the Japan office and started a venture capital fund for the Japanese market.In tandem with the expansion of our business, we left the CCC Group, changed our name to “Spiral Ventures” in 2017, and made a fresh start as an independent venture capital firm.taken from https://spiral-ventures.com/en/group-info/ 5 contacts available at Spiral Ventures. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Miho Tateishi | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miho-tateishi | | Nobuhito Akima | Director of Fund Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nobuhito-akima | | Ryuusuke Hirota | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryuusuke-hirota | | Shota Takamoto | Senior Associate - Venture Capitalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shota-takamoto | | Takashi Chiba | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takashi-chiba-2 | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Ryuusuke Hirota invest in? Ryuusuke Hirota invests primarily in Travel, Banking and Tourism startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Ryuusuke Hirota last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Ryuusuke Hirota closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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. 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