# Takeyuki Kato

> Takeyuki Kato is a Series B investor at Persol venture partners backing Recycling and Social Media. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Persol venture partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/persol-venture-partners)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takekato/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/takeyuki.kato

Takeyuki Kato is a Series B investor at Persol venture partners in Tokyo focused on Recycling and Social Media. Takeyuki Kato - Vice President @ Persol Holdings

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recycling | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Content Creators | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising Platforms | 1 | 50% |
| Management Consulting | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ecommit | Ecommit is a venture company that creates new environmental businesses with reuse and recycling as the main axis | $9.4M | Series B | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| BitStar | BitStar is the EnterTech company that accelerates the growth of video creators and content with our proprietary data and technology. |  |  | Oct 25, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Adlib Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adlib-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ag-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hakuhodo DY Media Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakuhodo-dy-media-partners-incorporated) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Interrelate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/interrelate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Post Bank Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-post-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KDDI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kddi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Persol venture partners

VC Fund · Minami-aoyama, Japan

Persol venture partners is an investment firm.

1 contacts available at Persol venture partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Takeyuki Kato | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takeyuki-kato |

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## FAQ

### What does Takeyuki Kato invest in?

Takeyuki Kato invests primarily in Recycling, Social Media and Content Creators startups, most often at Series B and Funding 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 Takeyuki Kato last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takeyuki Kato closed in Apr 2026. 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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