# Shuichi Kinoshita

> Shuichi Kinoshita is a seed investor at Keio Innovation Initiative backing Energy and Clean Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Keio Innovation Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keio-innovations-initiative)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.keio-innovation.co.jp/en/team/kinoshita/

Shuichi Kinoshita is a seed investor at Keio Innovation Initiative focused on Energy and Clean Energy. After graduating from the School of Commerce at Waseda University, Kinoshita joined Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd. (now JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.). His achievements in entrepreneurial investment and his ability to lead various companies to their IPOs led to his appointment as a corporate officer for the domestic investment department. He thencontributed to investment and exit decisions as a member of the Investment Committee for 10 years. In 2016, Kinoshita joined KII as a corporate officer as well as a lead investor specializing in the digital field. He is involved in the designing and implementing major fundraising and capital measures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Energy Efficiency | 1 | 50% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Helical Fusion | Helical Fusion is a startup company that aims to commercialize fusion energy using magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasmas. It is a spin-off startup from the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Japan that provides a fusion reactor based on the stellarator design, a magnetic confinement approach that enables inherently stable,continuous plasma operation. | $14.9M | Series A | Jul 11, 2025 |  |
| Skygate Technologies | Founded in 2020, Skygate Technologies is building a network to deliver a large volume of data from observation satellites around the Earth to the ground and integrating the network into the web architecture. “Make Space accessible on the Web” is its motto, and the ability to develop both hardware and software is its strength. More information aboutSkygate Technologies can be found at www.skygate-tech.com. | $6.9M | Seed | Jun 27, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Noshiro Electrical Construction](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noshiro-electrical-construction) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Keio Innovation Initiative

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Keio Innovation Initiative (KII) is a venture capital established by Keio University. In order to make more effective use of the research results of Keio University, we aim to contribute to the development of society by creating investment for venture companies that utilize research results and creating new industries.The key to thinking aboutJapan's future growth strategy is to utilize advanced research results of the university. In addition to GDP, in addition to GDP, Japan is the world's third largest R & D exporter in R & D expenses, but as the low growth rate shows, it has a problem in investment efficiency in research and development. There are also reports on the entrepreneurial spirit that is indispensable for creating new industries, with the lowest entrepreneurial activity rate among developed countries.

3 contacts available at Keio Innovation Initiative.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kotaro Yamagishi | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kotaro-yamagishi |
| Shuichi Kinoshita | corporate officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shuichi-kinoshita |
| Yusuke Satake | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yusuke-satake |

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## FAQ

### What does Shuichi Kinoshita invest in?

Shuichi Kinoshita invests primarily in Energy, Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shuichi Kinoshita last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shuichi Kinoshita closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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