Takao Ozawa
COO, Director, Executive Vice President @ Yahoo! Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Takao Ozawa is a seed investor at Yahoo! Japan in Tokyo focused on Real Estate and Information Technology. Takao is the former CEO of YJ Capital. He is also the President of Shopping Company at Yahoo Japan. Prior to Yahoo, he founded Bizseek, Inc. in 1999 which was acquired by Rakuten, Inc. in 2001. He joined Rakuten after the acquisition and was the Corporate Officer in charge of auctions. During his career in Rakuten, he was engaged in projects suchas formation of Rakuten Eagles. He left Rakuten in 2006 and founded Ozawa Research Institute where he enhanced business in areas such as investments to start-up companies and consulting. In 2011, he founded Crocos, Inc. which was sold to Yahoo Japan in 2012. As an angel investor, he invested/founded companies like nanapi, Appgrooves, STARFESTIVAL, Crocos, Netage and many others.
- Total investments:
- 25
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 16%
Last updated:
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Industries Takao Ozawa invests in
Stages Takao Ozawa invests in
Countries Takao Ozawa invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $41k–$17M
- Series A
- $20k–$19M
- Series B
- $8.1M–$71M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Real Estate 3 (12%)
- Information Technology 3 (12%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (12%)
- News 2 (8%)
- Robotics 2 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (36%)
- Series A 7 (28%)
- Series B 3 (12%)
- Series C 3 (12%)
- Angel 1 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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H2
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H2 Corporation offers an automation solution called "AI Estimation" for estimating tasks. | Seed / Dec 26, 2025 | |
Terass
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TERASS is a High-end real estate information site. | $13.4M / Series C / Jul 30, 2025 | |
Kotoba Technologies
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Kotoba Technologies develops and supports technology tailored to business fields and applications. It supports the implementation of language models into corporate applications by communicating closely with companies in Japanese to accurately understand the needs and actual situation of each company, and then provide optimal technical support.++ | $11.8M / Seed / Jun 30, 2025 | |
Driver Technologies
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Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands. | $3.7M / Series A / Mar 28, 2025 | |
Aeterlink
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Aeterlink is a wireless device maker and developer. They applied their technology to fields such as FA, robots, smart houses, and medicine and developed practical level technologies such as elemental technology that can wirelessly supply power. | $12.1M / Series B / Feb 26, 2025 | |
Pleap
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Pleap is a medical engineering company specializing in the development of AI and IoT-based technology solutions tailored for medical institutions. The company's product offerings include "medimo" which is an AI tool that automatically creates medical record manuscripts from medical audio. | $964.2K / Seed / Jan 28, 2025 | |
ARCH
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ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions | $5.9M / Series A / Nov 26, 2024 | |
HA-LU
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HA-LU is a Short Drama Label that aims to produce authentic "Youth 2.0 IP Contents" for the next generation. | Seed / Oct 24, 2024 | |
ACROVE
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ACROVE is an EC & D2C platform company that provides brand building services such as SaaS and consulting-service. | $14.1M / Series C / Sep 12, 2024 | |
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H2
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H2 Corporation offers an automation solution called "AI Estimation" for estimating tasks. | $2.1M / Seed / Aug 22, 2024 | |
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Co-Investors
About Yahoo! Japan
Yahoo! Japan is a technology company that operates an online ecosystem spanning search, e-commerce, communications, media, and digital services. Its platform offers web search, email, news, finance, weather, maps, and entertainment content, serving as a gateway for users accessing information and online tools. The company also manages marketplaces,payment services, and advertising solutions that support both consumers and businesses.
Yahoo! Japan Contacts
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Hide Makoto
Executive Officer
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Koji Tsukamoto
EVP, Corporate Officer
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Ryosuke Sakagami
Chief Financial Officer
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Takao Ozawa
COO, Director, Executive Vice President
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Akiko Takeda
Senior Marketing Manager
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FAQ
What does Takao Ozawa invest in?
Takao Ozawa invests primarily in Real Estate, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Takao Ozawa's check size?
Takao Ozawa typically joins rounds of $41k–$17M at Seed, $20k–$19M at Series A and $8.1M–$71M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Takao Ozawa participates in.
When did Takao Ozawa last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Takao Ozawa closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 25 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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