# Takumi Yamaguchi

> Takumi Yamaguchi is a startup investor at PR Times (Tokyo). See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PR Times](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pr-times)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takumiyamaguchi/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/t_yamaguchi

Takumi Yamaguchi is a startup investor at PR Times in Tokyo. Takumi Yamaguchi is the President and CEO of PR TIMES.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| byFood.com | ByFood is Japan’s one-stop food platform for food tours, cooking classes, dining experiences, and tastings. ByFood strives to offer rare experiences and make Japanese food accessible for all with filters for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, and kosher experiences. In doing so, byFood brings locals and visitors together through food andcelebrates Japanese cuisine.In addition, byFood also gives to children in need through our Food for Happiness Program. When you book an experience on byFood, a portion of the proceeds goes toward NGOs that support children in developing countries, giving them access to necessities like nutritious meals, schools, and housing. | $2.2M | Series A | Apr 19, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [VELTRA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/veltra) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JTB Corp.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jtb-corp-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kemuri Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kemuri-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About PR Times

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Boasts more than two million monthly PV, share NO.1 of press release distribution listing services. Including monthly 100 million PV or more of the leading newspaper and communications company Web site, Japan's leading media functions that can be posted to the release to the features. The Facebook fan number of PR TIMES 4 million people morethan, followers number of Twitter accounts has become a 10 006 thousand people than, it is also effective in information diffusion in SNS.

2 contacts available at PR Times.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Takumi Yamaguchi | President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takumi-yamaguchi |
| Kensuke Yamada | Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kensuke-yamada |

## FAQ

### When did Takumi Yamaguchi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Takumi Yamaguchi closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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