# Takaya Shinozuka

> Takaya Shinozuka is a seed investor at Reiwa Travel (Tokyo) backing E-Commerce and Local. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Reiwa Travel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reiwa-travel)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shinojapan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shinojapan

Takaya Shinozuka is a seed investor at Reiwa Travel in Tokyo focused on E-Commerce and Local. Takaya Shinozuka is the President, CEO, and Founder at Reiwa Travel.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.3M–$9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 43% |
| Local | 2 | 29% |
| Content | 2 | 29% |
| Internet | 2 | 29% |
| Shopping | 2 | 29% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Angel | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Now Do | Now Do provides online growth revolution platform. | $4.3M | Seed | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| KAUCHE | X Asia creates enjoyable shopping experience. |  | Angel | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| KAUCHE | KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together. They provide services for online retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products. |  | Angel | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| Luup | Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets. | $3.3M | Seed | Mar 01, 2020 |  |
| Neural Pocket | Neural Pocket provides Smart City related services for commercial buildings and urban spaces utilizing AI enabled image recognition technology. The company focuses on business development and co-creation serve its clients. Other applications include solutions for digitalization of factories, warehouses, parking lots and retail stores. | $83M | Series B | Mar 05, 2019 |  |
| Neural Pocket | Neural Pocket provides Smart City related services for commercial buildings and urban spaces utilizing AI enabled image recognition technology. The company focuses on business development and co-creation serve its clients. Other applications include solutions for digitalization of factories, warehouses, parking lots and retail stores. | $35.9M | Series A | Aug 17, 2018 |  |
| Neural Pocket | Neural Pocket provides Smart City related services for commercial buildings and urban spaces utilizing AI enabled image recognition technology. The company focuses on business development and co-creation serve its clients. Other applications include solutions for digitalization of factories, warehouses, parking lots and retail stores. | $9M | Seed | Mar 01, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utec) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deep30](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deep30) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/go-a290) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Reiwa Travel

VC Fund · Shibuya, Japan

Reiwa Travel Company Overview Reiwa Travel is a digital travel agency with the mission to "Design New Travel Experiences." We aim to offer innovative experiences and new societal value in international travel. Since April 2022, we have been offering the international travel booking app 'NEWT'. Our goal is to maximize the digitaltransformation (DX) of booking and management tasks in the travel industry, providing unprecedented “easy, affordable, customizable, and secure” package tours. We are committed to creating social value through the experience of international travel.International Travel Booking App 'NEWT' Service Overview 'NEWT' is an international travel booking app designed to create new travel experiences for new era. It offers an easy booking process, achieves cost-effective pricing, creates customizable trips that meet individual needs, and provides the security that makes travelers feel they made the right choice with NEWT.International Travel Booking App 'NEWT': https://app.adjust.com/iidu9wiWeb version 'NEWT': https://newt.net/

1 contacts available at Reiwa Travel.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Takaya Shinozuka | President, CEO, and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takaya-shinozuka-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Takaya Shinozuka invest in?

Takaya Shinozuka invests primarily in E-Commerce, Local and Content startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Takaya Shinozuka's check size?

Takaya Shinozuka typically joins rounds of $3.3M–$9M 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 Takaya Shinozuka participates in.

### When did Takaya Shinozuka last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takaya Shinozuka closed in Mar 2021. Shizune tracks 7 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?

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