# Takeyuki Watanabe

> Takeyuki Watanabe is a seed investor at Oita Venture Capital backing Robotics and Communities. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Oita Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oita-venture-capital)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Takeyuki Watanabe is a seed investor at Oita Venture Capital focused on Robotics and Communities. Takeyuki Watanabe

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Communities | 1 | 33% |
| Crowdsourcing | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Better Place | Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money. | $53.9M | Series B | Aug 23, 2023 |  |
| F.MED | F.MED is a manufacturing company that designs and develops robotic microsurgical devices for the healthcare industry. | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 15, 2022 |  |
| Cocon | Cocon engages in the cybersecurity and AI/ automation business..The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $276.5M | Convertible Note | Dec 08, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [15th Rock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/15th-rock) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Astem](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astem-ace9) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chiba Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiba-dojo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chugin Capital Partner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chugin-capital-partner) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deepcore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepcore) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Oita Venture Capital

VC Fund · Oita, Japan

Oita Venture Capital Co. Ltd. is the investment arm of Oita Bank Ltd. It is a venture capital and private equity firm which specializes in growth capital, buyouts, and turnaround investments. It primarily invests in companies in the Oita region. Oita Venture Capital Co. Ltd. was founded in 1999 and is based in Oita, Japan.

2 contacts available at Oita Venture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shun Mehara | Investment Division | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shun-mehara |
| Takeyuki Watanabe | Representative Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takeyuki-watanabe |

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## FAQ

### What does Takeyuki Watanabe invest in?

Takeyuki Watanabe invests primarily in Robotics, Communities and Crowdsourcing startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 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 Watanabe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takeyuki Watanabe closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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