# Takashi Okutani

> Takashi Okutani is a seed investor at Showcase Gig (Tokyo) backing Wellness and Lifestyle. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Showcase Gig](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/showcase-gig)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takashi-okutani-02bb5b26
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/maustanuo
- Website: https://x.com/maustanuo

Takashi Okutani is a seed investor at Showcase Gig in Tokyo focused on Wellness and Lifestyle. Takashi Okutani Graduated from University of Washington( Seattle WA) 1997 Enter Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. 1997-2000 working at MUJI store in Tokyo Japan 2000-2002 be seconded to trading company called Sanyei Detschland GmbH(cooperated trading company) 2003-2007 working at household division & joined to establish MUJI in-house design office,mainly taking care of the project called World MUJI 2007-2010 working at Apparel Divison. Produced MUJI’s Iconic item called 90 Degree Sock. 2010-2015 General Manager of WEB Business Divison. Produce MUJI passport 2015-Join Oisix as Chief Omni-Channel officer.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wellness | 1 | 100% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 100% |
| Elder Care | 1 | 100% |
| Humanitarian | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AgeWell Japan | Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas. | $547.8K | Seed | Aug 04, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Z Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mint-495d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Showcase Gig

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Showcase Gig is a developer of a mobile platform designed for planning and development of digital services. The company's platform provides smartphone applications for next-generation IoT stores and a customer relationship management suite for small sized retailers, enabling users to use mobile wallet feature for credit card payment beforepicking up a product at shops.

5 contacts available at Showcase Gig.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Takashi Okutani | Omni Channel Supervisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takashi-okutani |
| Akira Ishigami | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-ishigami |
| Akira Nakano | Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-nakano-1954 |
| Hitoshi Kato | Full-time Audit & Supervisory | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hitoshi-kato |
| Mashita Yukihiro | External Audit & Supervisory | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mashita-yukihiro |

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## FAQ

### What does Takashi Okutani invest in?

Takashi Okutani invests primarily in Wellness, Lifestyle and Elder Care startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Takashi Okutani last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takashi Okutani closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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