# Takeshi Idezawa

> Takeshi Idezawa is a Series A investor at Venture Republic (Tokyo) backing Travel and Tourism. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Venture Republic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venture-republic)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2018
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/idezawa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000746301813

Takeshi Idezawa is a Series A investor at Venture Republic in Tokyo focused on Travel and Tourism. Takeshi Idezawa was appointed as a LINE Corporation Director after the company changed its name from NHN Japan in April 2013. He was named Chief Operating Officer in January 2014, and then Chief Executive Officer in April 2015.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Tourism | 1 | 50% |
| Stock Exchanges | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |
| Information Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Venture Republic | Venture Republic runs a group of online travel websites and services worldwide. Venture Republic aims to always be the best answer to every question and question of the user, where and how and how much they can go and what they can do where they go. the company operates a website with both quality and quantity by expanding the categories ofhandling and providing useful functions and services that assist users in purchasing activities, leveraging their expertise. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 11, 2018 |  |
| Folio | FOLIO is a financial Instruments Business Operator . | $992.2M | Series A | Jan 18, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DCM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dcm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dentsu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dentsu-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DNX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dnx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsui & Co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prime Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prime-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Venture Republic

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Venture Republic runs a group of online travel websites and services worldwide. Venture Republic aims to always be the best answer to every question and question of the user, where and how and how much they can go and what they can do where they go. the company operates a website with both quality and quantity by expanding the categories ofhandling and providing useful functions and services that assist users in purchasing activities, leveraging their expertise.

5 contacts available at Venture Republic.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kei Shibata | CEO and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kei-shibata-founder-travel-jp-hotel-jp |
| Kenichi Shibata | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenichi-shibata |
| Hideo Fujii | Outside Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hideo-fujii |
| Kunikyo Masaki | Outside Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kunikyo-masaki |
| Nishimura Tsutomu | Director and Founding Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nishimura-tsutomu-7d9a |

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## FAQ

### What does Takeshi Idezawa invest in?

Takeshi Idezawa invests primarily in Travel, Tourism and Stock Exchanges startups, most often at Series A and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Takeshi Idezawa last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takeshi Idezawa closed in Jul 2018. Shizune tracks 2 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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