# Shimpei Higuchi

> Shimpei Higuchi is a Series B investor at Japan Post Capital backing iOS and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Japan Post Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-post-capital)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Shimpei Higuchi is a Series B investor at Japan Post Capital focused on iOS and SaaS. Shimpei Higuchi is the managing director of Japan Post Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 1 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Android | 1 | 50% |
| Web Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Singapore | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monstar Lab | Headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Monstar Lab, Inc. provides access to top talent and specialists around the world as the foundation for all of the group’s activities. The company consists of more than 1200 engineers and creators in offices in 26 cities and 15 countries worldwide.The core consultancy arm of the company engineers awesomesolutions that perform for clients around the world. In addition, the company’s array of products and services ranging from co-working spaces, robotic process automation, game development, streaming services, HR tech and education programs empower thinkers and makers globally. | $595.3M |  | Aug 07, 2020 |  |
| AnyMind Group | AnyMind Group has created one of the first end-to-end brand enablement platforms, developing and providing inter-connected software and offerings to enable businesses and individuals - from brand building, manufacturing and e-commerce, to marketing, logistics and global expansion. The company is on a mission to make every business borderless byremoving borders between businesses and customers, online and offline, and between industries, data silos, geographical boundaries and more. AnyMind Group was founded in Singapore in April 2016, and has since expanded into 13 markets and 17 offices including Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, India and the United Arab Emirates. For more information, visit us at https://anymindgroup.com | $26.4M | Series B | Mar 05, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dentsu Innovation Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dentsu-innovation-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fukuoka Financial Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fukuoka-financial-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LYFT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lyft-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mirai Creation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirai-creation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Serverworks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/serverworks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Japan Post Capital

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Japan Post Capital is an investment and management financial consulting business.

5 contacts available at Japan Post Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kengo Tanaka | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kengo-tanaka |
| Maruta Toshiya | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maruta-toshiya |
| Ono Taneki | Founder, President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ono-taneki |
| Shimpei Higuchi | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shimpei-higuchi |
| Shintaro Igata | Senior Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shintaro-igata-fa5a |

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## FAQ

### What does Shimpei Higuchi invest in?

Shimpei Higuchi invests primarily in iOS, SaaS and Android startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shimpei Higuchi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shimpei Higuchi closed in Aug 2020. 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.

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