# Shinichi Saijo

> Shinichi Saijo is a seed investor at Xmart backing Information Technology and Software. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Xmart](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xmart)
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saijo/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/s_saijo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shinichisaijo

Shinichi Saijo is a seed investor at Xmart focused on Information Technology and Software. Born in Tokushima Prefecture in 1973. After graduating from Waseda University Law School in 1996, he joined ITOCHU Corporation. experienced the Finance Department, Exchange Department. Joined CyberAgent in 2000. He has been involved in launching many new businesses such as CyberAgentFX, GCREST and other subsidiaries, and has served asRepresentative Director of several companies. In 2006, he established venture investment operations and organizations in Japan and Asia as the first president of CyberAgent Ventures (Corporate Venture Capital). He was appointed as a director in 2004. In 2008, he was appointed Senior Director COO of the headquarters, and in Silicon Valley for about two years from 2010, he was president of the United States corporation. Director of Coiney 2013-2017. 2013-2017 WiL Co-Founder General Partner. 2014-2018 Qrio Representative Director. 2017-2018. Outside Director of TriFort. Established XTech and XTech Ventures in 2018 and became the President.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 27% |
| Software | 3 | 20% |
| Sales | 2 | 13% |
| Bitcoin | 2 | 13% |
| FinTech | 2 | 13% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 12 | 80% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lavol | Lavol aims to promote the widespread and efficient use of money as a fair and timely payment for valuable labor, recognizing the essential role that work plays in building both individual livelihoods and broader economic stability. | $6.8M |  | Sep 18, 2025 |  |
| Logo Labo | Logo Labo provides branding and marketing services, including brand development, formulation, IT-based branding and marketing support. | $417.4K | Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| OpenMoney | OpenMoney is a company that offers information related to financial services. | $1M | Series A | Aug 08, 2024 |  |
| Rendez-Vous | RENDEZ-VOUS offers a co-ownership option for vintage cars. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 23, 2024 |  |
| Goooods | Goooods provides engagement in the development and operation of B2B commerce. | $4.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 17, 2024 |  |
| Electric Sheep | Electric Sheep is a Human-friendly AI that helps to integrate a company's unique culture, supports specialized internal knowledge, and increases the value of employees. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 19, 2024 |  |
| Halfwaytheir | Outdoor advertising registration business Miyakohiro No. 4832 Taisei Kuriyama address Tokyo Tatemono Yaesu Sakuradori |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 31, 2024 |  |
| Tane | Tané is a "Crypto Builders Incubator". We intend to contribute to the crypto/Web3 ecosystem by leveraging the experience and expertise gained from developing and investing in web businesses and applications. | $8M | Seed | Jan 27, 2023 |  |
| Goooods | Goooods provides engagement in the development and operation of B2B commerce. | $3.7M | Seed | Sep 28, 2022 |  |
| Knowledge Work | Knowledge Work specializes in the development and sales of software for companies. | $7.8M | Series A | Apr 20, 2022 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-bridge) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vela Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vela-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [WM Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wm-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Xmart

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

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3 contacts available at Xmart.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shinichi Saijo | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinichi-saijo |
| Teruaki Okabayashi | Operating officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/teruaki-okabayashi |
| Yoshifumi Terada | Chief Executive Officer & Representative Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoshifumi-terada |

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## FAQ

### What does Shinichi Saijo invest in?

Shinichi Saijo invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shinichi Saijo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shinichi Saijo closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 15 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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