# Takahiro Otabe > Takahiro Otabe is a seed investor at Phalanx backing E-Commerce and EdTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: Phalanx - Location: Tokyo, Japan - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: May 2026 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 Takahiro Otabe is a seed investor at Phalanx in Tokyo focused on E-Commerce and EdTech. Takahiro Otabe - President and CEO @ Phalanx ## Contacts 5 contacts available for Takahiro Otabe: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/takahiro-otabe?utm_source=investor_profile ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $457k–$881k | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | E-Commerce | 2 | 67% | | EdTech | 1 | 33% | | Children | 1 | 33% | | Education | 1 | 33% | | Reading Apps | 1 | 33% | 7 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 67% | | Funding Round | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Prorium | Prorium Co., Ltd. runs an online‑education platform that delivers professional‑skills training through online schools and partner‑school programs. It focuses on wellness and creative‑field courses, creating digital learning environments where learners can study specialized techniques remotely. The company also supports shared‑salon andlearning‑space operations linked to its education ecosystem. | | | May 15, 2026 | | | Kids Snack Lab | Kids Snack Lab is a food manufacturing firm that produces and sells nutritional sweets for children. | $456.7K | Seed | Oct 29, 2024 | | | Yondemy | Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books. | $880.7K | Seed | Mar 13, 2024 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Accord Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accord-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Adlib Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adlib-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [ANOBAKA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [MOSH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mosh-899b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Obunsha Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/obunsha-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [XTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xtech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Phalanx VC Fund 1 contacts available at Phalanx. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Takahiro Otabe | President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takahiro-otabe | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund - [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund - [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Marketplace Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/marketplace-angel-investors-japan) ## FAQ ### What does Takahiro Otabe invest in? Takahiro Otabe invests primarily in E-Commerce, EdTech and Children startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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. ### What is Takahiro Otabe's check size? Takahiro Otabe typically joins rounds of $457k–$881k 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 Takahiro Otabe participates in. ### How do I contact Takahiro Otabe? For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox. ### When did Takahiro Otabe last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Takahiro Otabe closed in May 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? 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co