# Shota Ryokaku

> Shota Ryokaku is a seed investor at F Ventures (Fukuoka) backing Local and Children. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [F Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-ventures-e328)
- Location: Fukuoka, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Shota Ryokaku is a seed investor at F Ventures in Fukuoka focused on Local and Children. Shota Ryokaku

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 25% |
| Children | 1 | 25% |
| Education | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yondemy | Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books. |  | Seed | Dec 23, 2020 |  |
| Parame | Parame provides human resources, staffing and recruiting services. |  | Seed | Dec 15, 2020 |  |
| 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 |  |
| COSOJI | COSOJI develops a service that connects local real estate-related work and local people. |  | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [aucfan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aucfan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colopl Next](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colopl-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Incubate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incubate-fund) — 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 F Ventures

VC Fund · Fukuoka, Japan

F Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan.

4 contacts available at F Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shota Morozumi | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shota-morozumi |
| Shota Ryokaku | Representative Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shota-ryokaku |
| Shota Ryozum | Representative Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shota-ryozum |
| Sogo Ito | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sogo-ito |

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## FAQ

### What does Shota Ryokaku invest in?

Shota Ryokaku invests primarily in Local, Children and Education startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shota Ryokaku last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shota Ryokaku closed in Dec 2020. Shizune tracks 4 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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