# Takahiro Shoji

> Takahiro Shoji is a seed investor at Hike Ventures backing Artificial Intelligence. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hike Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hike-ventures)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takahiro-shoji-6979a228/
- Website: https://y.at/🧠🔌🤖🤔

Takahiro Shoji is a seed investor at Hike Ventures in Tokyo focused on Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology. Takahiro Shoji is the Founding Partner of Hike Ventures. Prior to forming Hike, Taka was the Managing Director of Digital Garage’s investment vehicle DG Incubation, where he led the Hands-On team, helping portfolio companies grow through data analysis support and Japan market entry strategy. In addition, he was in charge of all of DigitalGarage's seed to mid-stage investments in the US, India, and Asia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 67% |
| Pharmaceutical | 2 | 67% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Japan | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NExTNet | NExTNet is a Silicon Valley Venture-backed Generative AI technology startup. Our mission is to organize and integrate the world’s biomedical knowledge and make it accessible. | $1.3M | Seed | May 31, 2023 |  |
| Nextnet | Nextnet is a Silicon Valley Venture-backed Generative AI technology startup. Our mission is to organize and integrate the world’s biomedical knowledge and make it accessible. | $1.3M | Seed | May 31, 2023 |  |
| Medmain | Medmain's mission is to create a world where medical services can be accessed with technology anywhere, anytime. We are tackling these challenges with our product, PidPort's, deep learning-powered pathology analysis and digital telepathology consultation platform. | $152.1M | Series A | Aug 24, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [On Deck](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/on-deck-a441) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Propel(X)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/propelx) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Deepcore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepcore) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DOGAN beta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dogan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fukuoka Wajiro Hospital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fukuoka-wajiro-hospital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HorizenNet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/horizennet-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hike Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Hike Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

2 contacts available at Hike Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mikihiro Yasuda | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mikihiro-yasuda |
| Takahiro Shoji | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takahiro-shoji |

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## FAQ

### What does Takahiro Shoji invest in?

Takahiro Shoji invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Takahiro Shoji last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takahiro Shoji closed in May 2023. 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.

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