# Shota Horii

> Shota Horii is a seed investor in Tokyo backing Internet and Information Technology. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shota-horii-a17b0131

Shota Horii is a seed investor in Tokyo focused on Internet and Information Technology. Shota Horii

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $786k–$7.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| Art | 1 | 14% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| Content | 1 | 14% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 86% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Respo | Respo is a service that enables people to save money by buying things at a discount. | $786.1K | Seed | Feb 05, 2025 |  |
| Lecto | Lecto provides Saas solutions to eliminate the tedious practices behind financial services | $919.4K | Seed | Mar 22, 2021 |  |
| GMO Flatt Security | Flatt Security is a cyber security company for all developers. | $3.8M | Seed | Apr 17, 2018 |  |
| UNDEFINED Japan | UNDEFINED is a very young team with an average age of about 20 years.We develop products for teenagers who make the most of their youth by working closely with users. | $5.7M | Seed | Mar 28, 2018 |  |
| Spectra Japan | Spectra is a Provision of services for artists and fans company. |  | Seed | Mar 06, 2018 |  |
| 10x | 10x provides One-stop service from meal planning to grocery shopping. | $7.9M | Seed | Dec 20, 2017 |  |
| TripBox Japan | TripBox Japan aim of providing a service where information can be obtained with the same quality as your country anywhere in the world. | $2.1M |  |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [All Star SAAS Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-star-saas-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colony Interactive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colony-interactive) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mint-495d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Shota Horii invest in?

Shota Horii invests primarily in Internet, Information Technology and Art startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Shota Horii's check size?

Shota Horii typically joins rounds of $786k–$7.9M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Shota Horii participates in.

### When did Shota Horii last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shota Horii closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 7 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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