# Sogo Ito

> Sogo Ito is a seed investor at F Ventures backing Consulting, Software and Employment. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [F Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-ventures-e328)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Sogo Ito is a seed investor at F Ventures focused on Consulting and Software. Sogo Ito is the Associate at F Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consulting | 2 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Employment | 1 | 17% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 17% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 17% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WAKA | WAKA is a studio that produces metaverse games and specializes in contract development for domestic businesses. | $1.6M | Seed | May 31, 2026 |  |
| Naruse African Food | Naruse African Food is working to modernise and scale the fast-food industry in Africa, beginning in Ghana. | $200.9K | Seed | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| SEZO | SEZO will use both human and artificial intelligence to address the issues facing sectors AI and human labor are used to tackle analog problems in Japan's manufacturing sector (building, manufacturing, etc.). Obtain new clients by utilizing AI-powered data. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 14, 2026 |  |
| Rezon | Rezon is an organization that creates AI-based matching services for SES. | $200.6K | Pre-Seed | Dec 02, 2024 |  |
| Japan Career | Japan Career is a company that offers a job change and employment help platform tailored to international talent. | $258.5K | Pre-Seed | Nov 19, 2024 |  |
| Tripi | Tripi provides travel media and digital marketing services, as well as the accommodation gift service. | $696.6K | Seed | Feb 13, 2024 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Trust Smith & Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trust-smith-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Genesia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hyperion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyperion-7150) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-finance-corporation) — 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 Sogo Ito invest in?

Sogo Ito invests primarily in Consulting, Software and Employment startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sogo Ito last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sogo Ito closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 6 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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