# Takanori Sato

> Takanori Sato is a seed investor at Shippio (Tokyo) backing B2C and Pet. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Shippio
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takanori-sato-68ba30132

Takanori Sato is a seed investor at Shippio in Tokyo focused on B2C and Pet. Mr. Sato joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd in 2006. He began his career at its Petroleum Business Division and was engaged in operation and marketing for Australian and New Zealand crude oil for 3years. After that, he spent 2years in China under Mitsui’s program to study Chinese in Shanghai and for a job assignment in Tianjin. He joined MGI in April2012.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2C | 1 | 25% |
| Pet | 1 | 25% |
| Content | 1 | 25% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 25% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Petokoto | Petokoto is a pet wellness company that creates and sells fresh food, runs pet media, and keeps pets happy. It is suitable to become an information source that combines accuracy, completeness, and updateability by utilizing the collective knowledge of experts both inside and outside the company and demonstrating their respective expertise. Thecompany aims to develop a world where pets can be loved as family members. | $742.8K | Seed | Sep 25, 2019 |  |
| SYRUP Japan | Syrup develops Pet Tech platforms. The company's services include OMUSUBI, an adoption service that matches dogs and cats with pet owners, and Petokoto, a media platform that provides reliable information from veterinarians | $715.1K | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 23, 2019 |  |
| SYRUP Japan | Syrup develops Pet Tech platforms. The company's services include OMUSUBI, an adoption service that matches dogs and cats with pet owners, and Petokoto, a media platform that provides reliable information from veterinarians |  |  | Sep 28, 2018 |  |
| SYRUP Japan | Syrup develops Pet Tech platforms. The company's services include OMUSUBI, an adoption service that matches dogs and cats with pet owners, and Petokoto, a media platform that provides reliable information from veterinarians |  | Corporate Round | Dec 27, 2017 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fukuoka Financial Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fukuoka-financial-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Shippio

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Shippio is a service that enables a wide range of collective international logistics arrangements and management solutions via web.The platform features full-service export and import solutions for various international transportation needs; a special dashboard designated for import and export business, shipment, cost analysis, and invoicemanagement; and documentation support.

2 contacts available at Shippio.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Takanori Sato | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takanori-sato |
| Takashi TSUCHIYA | Co-Founder and COO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Takanori Sato invest in?

Takanori Sato invests primarily in B2C, Pet and Content startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Takanori Sato last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takanori Sato closed in Sep 2019. Shizune tracks 4 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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