# Shunji Ashikaga

> Shunji Ashikaga is a seed investor at Saison Ventures (Tokyo) backing Beauty and Internet. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Saison Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saison-ventures)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Shunji Ashikaga is a seed investor at Saison Ventures in Tokyo focused on Beauty and Internet. Shunji Ashikaga is the CEO of Saison Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Animation | 1 | 33% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 33% |
| Marketing | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Snack Technologies | Snack Technologies specializes in the development and operation of “SnaTech,” an innovative business support application designed for snack bars, helping operators streamline daily management, improve customer engagement, optimize inventory and sales tracking, and enhance overall business efficiency through digital solutions tailored to the foodand hospitality industry. | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 08, 2026 |  |
| THE RICH | THE RICH is a hair care brand that contains silk regenerating and repairing ingredients. | $623.5K | Seed | Nov 01, 2023 |  |
| Brave group | Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services. | $10.3M | Series C | Jun 07, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dawn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dawn-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Osaka Gas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/osaka-gas-c775) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vector](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vector-inc-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [X&KSK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/x-ksk) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Saison Ventures

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Saison Ventures is investment arm of Credit Saison.

1 contacts available at Saison Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shunji Ashikaga | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shunji-ashikaga |

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## FAQ

### What does Shunji Ashikaga invest in?

Shunji Ashikaga invests primarily in Beauty, Internet and Animation startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shunji Ashikaga last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shunji Ashikaga closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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