# Takeshi Natsuno

> Takeshi Natsuno is a angel investor at GWC (Tokyo) backing Financial Services and Music. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GWC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-wall-club)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/@tnatsu
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tnatsu

Takeshi Natsuno is a angel investor at GWC in Tokyo focused on Financial Services and Music. Mr. Takeshi Natsuno serves as the Chairman of Japan Operations at Great Wall Club. Mr. Natsuno is a Professor of KEIO University. He served as a General Manager of Consumer Services Division and Manager of Distribution Platform Business Development Division at Pia Corporation since April 2012 and served as its Chief of Sales Promotion Bureau sinceApril 2010. He joined DoCoMo in 1997. He served as the Managing Director of Multimedia Services, Products & Services Division for NTT DoCoMo Inc. until June 23, 2009 and served as its General Manager of i-Mode Planning Division since July 2001, Senior Vice President from June 21, 2005 to June 23, 2009, Executive Officer and General Manager Multimedia Service Division since June 2005. At NTT DoCoMo, he developed the business strategy of all of NTT DoCoMo’s multimedia-related services, including i-mode strategic alliances with global application/content providers and key Internet players. He served as Vice President of Hyper Net Co., Ltd. since June 1996. He started his career with Tokyo Gas. He held key executive positions with HyperNet. He has been a Director of Dwango Co. Ltd., since December 1, 2008. He has been a Outside Director at Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. since June 2008. He has been a Director at Pia Corporation since April 2010. He serves as a Director of D.L.E Co. Ltd. He has been a Director of Gree, Inc. since September 2009 and Trans Cosmos, Inc. since 2008. He serves as a Director of GREE Ventures, Inc. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Great Wall Club. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of SBI Holdings Inc. from June 27, 2008 to June 28, 2012. He served as a Director of Hyper Net Co., Ltd. since June 1996. He is the Author of i-mode Strategy, published in 2000, a la i-mode, published in 2002, Keitai-no-Mirai, published in 2006, Iccho-yen kaseida otokono shigotojutu, and Google ni izonshi Amazon wo maneru bakakigyou published in 2009. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Economics from Waseda University, Japan in 1988 and an Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Angel | $1.7M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 50% |
| Music | 1 | 17% |
| Events | 1 | 17% |
| Mobile | 1 | 17% |
| Content | 1 | 17% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 3 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 5 | 83% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Confidence | Confidence ensures that the entertainment industry's cutting-edge manufacturers will be able to fulfil their objectives in the future. | $47.5M |  | May 15, 2018 |  |
| Zuu Online | ZUU online is a Tokyo-based financial media which provides original insights on financial market news,the latest business trend and personal finance advice | $14.5M | Angel | Aug 24, 2014 |  |
| ZUU | ZUU is a Japan-based company that supports financial advisors with related consultancies and manages monetary websites. It also supports the asset management and asset advisor business of executives with finance and IT. | $13.8M | Angel | Aug 22, 2014 |  |
| GWC | GWC exists to enable innovation that improves the world.The GWC Membership is an invitation-only, private network for innovators and executives from leading mobile companies worldwide to build trusted relationships, share insights, explore collaboration and develop international growth strategy.GWC produce’s the Global Mobile InternetConference (GMIC) in Beijing, Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Tokyo, Jakarta, Sao Paulo, New York and Shenzhen. GMIC draws tens of thousands of mobile industry executives, entrepreneurs, developers, and investors to build partnerships, to learn from industry thought leaders, to better understand mobile technology trends, and to highlight how mobile is positively changing the world.GWC actively invests in innovative startups who have the potential for global growth.GWC has offices in Beijing, Mountain View and Tokyo. |  | Series A | Jan 01, 2012 |  |
| DLE | DLE Inc provides digital contents by developing or utilizing existing intellectual property. | $1.7M |  | Jun 26, 2009 |  |
| Dream Link Entertainment | Dream Link Entertainment (DLE) is a multimedia solution provider. Their flash animation studio has produced numerous original animation series and movies. The flagship animation is the ‘Secret Society Eagel Talon’, a Japanese hit series that has generated feature movies, merchandise sales and mobile applications. DLE provides comprehensive businesssolutions for clients who require creative multimedia design, development, production, and distribution as part of their marketing strategy. | $1.7M | Angel | Jun 26, 2009 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SBI Ventures Two](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-ventures-two) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UNITED](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About GWC

VC Fund · Santa Clara, United States

GWC exists to enable innovation that improves the world.The GWC Membership is an invitation-only, private network for innovators and executives from leading mobile companies worldwide to build trusted relationships, share insights, explore collaboration and develop international growth strategy.GWC produce’s the Global Mobile InternetConference (GMIC) in Beijing, Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Tokyo, Jakarta, Sao Paulo, New York and Shenzhen. GMIC draws tens of thousands of mobile industry executives, entrepreneurs, developers, and investors to build partnerships, to learn from industry thought leaders, to better understand mobile technology trends, and to highlight how mobile is positively changing the world.GWC actively invests in innovative startups who have the potential for global growth.GWC has offices in Beijing, Mountain View and Tokyo.

4 contacts available at GWC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daryl Yong | RoboMaster | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daryl-yong |
| E Hao | Co-CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e-hao |
| Takeshi Natsuno | Board Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takeshi-natsuno-2 |
| Wen Chu | CEO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wen-chu |

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## FAQ

### What does Takeshi Natsuno invest in?

Takeshi Natsuno invests primarily in Financial Services, Music and Events startups, most often at Angel and Funding Round stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Takeshi Natsuno's check size?

Takeshi Natsuno typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$15M at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Takeshi Natsuno participates in.

### When did Takeshi Natsuno last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takeshi Natsuno closed in May 2018. Shizune tracks 6 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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