# Shinichiro Funabiki

> Shinichiro Funabiki is a corporate round investor at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company backing InsurTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insurance-company)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Shinichiro Funabiki is a director, vice president, and executive officer at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| InsurTech | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Direct Insurance Financial Investments | Direct insurance - Financial Investments Ltd ("Difi") established in 1996 and listed in Tel Aviv Stock exchange. Difi operates through it's subsidiaries in the Insurance market, Consumer credit and Real estate. | $22.9M | Corporate Round | Nov 18, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited ("MSI") was formed in October 2001 through a merger between the former Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.("Mitsui Marine") and the former The Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. ("Sumitomo Marine").

5 contacts available at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ando Masaaki | Investment Development Principal and Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ando-masaaki-3fe4 |
| Junichi Ui | Director, Vice President Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junichi-ui |
| Shinichiro Funabiki | Director, Vice President and Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinichiro-funabiki |
| Susumu Fujimoto | Vice President Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/susumu-fujimoto |
| Toshiaki Egashira | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toshiaki-egashira |

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## FAQ

### What does Shinichiro Funabiki invest in?

Shinichiro Funabiki invests primarily in InsurTech, Insurance and Financial Services startups, most often at Corporate Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shinichiro Funabiki last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shinichiro Funabiki closed in Nov 2020. 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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