# Takuma Iwasa

> Takuma Iwasa is a seed investor at Shiftall backing Water, Beauty and IT Management. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Shiftall](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shiftall)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://jp.linkedin.com/in/warenosyo
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/warenosyo

Takuma Iwasa is a Founder & CEO at Cerevo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Water | 1 | 50% |
| Beauty | 1 | 50% |
| IT Management | 1 | 50% |
| Public Safety | 1 | 50% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RABO | RABO is a Cat-Tech Company that "watches cat life with technology. | $13.8M | Seed | Jan 15, 2020 |  |
| nanoFreaks | nanoFreaks builds a rescue system on the sea, creating an environment where everyone can live with peace of mind. |  | Seed | Dec 10, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [D2 Garage Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d2-garage-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iPLAB Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iplab-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iSGS Investment Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isgs-investment-works) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Murata Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/murata-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [W ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/w-ventures-5f08) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yosemite](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yosemite) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Shiftall

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Shiftall is a Panasonic group company.

5 contacts available at Shiftall.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akihiko Sakata | Director (part-time) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akihiko-sakata |
| Hiroshi Kutsumi | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshi-kutsumi |
| Kazumasa Ito | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazumasa-ito |
| Kenichi Matsumoto | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenichi-matsumoto |
| Takuma Iwasa | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takuma-iwasa |

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## FAQ

### What does Takuma Iwasa invest in?

Takuma Iwasa invests primarily in Water, Beauty and IT Management startups, most often at Seed 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 Takuma Iwasa last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takuma Iwasa closed in Jan 2020. 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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