# Shintaro Yamakami

> Shintaro Yamakami is a seed investor at Colopl Next (Tokyo). See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Colopl Next](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colopl-next)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shintaro-yamakami-18673933/

Shintaro Yamakami is a seed investor at Colopl Next in Tokyo. Shintaro is the CEO of Colopl Next, the investment vehicle of Colopl Inc., Japanese mobile game giant. Colopl Next manages Colopl VR Fund dedicated in VR investments. Prior to Colopl, Shintaro managed Japanese Growth equity portfolio as a Portfolio Manager in DIAM, one of the biggest Japanese asset management companies. Also as an Analyst,researched primarily Japanese internet related young companies since 2000. Shintaro also covered U.S. companies for global equity investments when he was in NY office.Prior to DIAM, Shintaro was an Officer of the Industrial Bank of Japan (“IBJ”)(now Mizuho Financial Group), Marketed Loan to Small/Mid size corporations.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elaly | Elaly Technology makes life better for people around the world.We aim to make the value of money and the experience gained from it flatter.As many people as possible will use technology to realize a happier life, independent of the money economy. | $13.8M | Seed | Jul 24, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [aucfan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aucfan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [F Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-ventures-e328) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Laxus Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laxus-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nagoya TV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nagoya-tv-ventures-beaf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sevenwoods Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sevenwoods-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Colopl Next

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Colopl Next is the corporate venture capital of is Colopl, Inc, which is a leading Japanese gaming company. Colopl, Inc. is founded with the mission of “Entertainment in Real Life”, and constantly put its customer as first priority.Colopl Next is headquartered in Japan, but invests globally in a variety of internet businesses, with the commitmentto support innovative entrepreneurs.

5 contacts available at Colopl Next.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jun Hasebe | CFO, CSO, General Manage, Corporate Department | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-hasebe |
| Naruatsu Baba | Founder, President, CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naruatsu-baba |
| Se Hong Jang | Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/se-hong-jang |
| Sejung Yun | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sejung-yun |
| Shintaro Yamakami | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shintaro-yamakami |

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## FAQ

### When did Shintaro Yamakami last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shintaro Yamakami closed in Jul 2019. 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.

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