# Tetsuro Yoshimatsu

> Tetsuro Yoshimatsu is a seed investor at Istyle (Tokyo) backing Legal and Sales. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Istyle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/istyle-kk)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tetsuro-yoshimatsu-0b7a6980

Tetsuro Yoshimatsu is a seed investor at Istyle in Tokyo focused on Legal and Sales. Tetsuro Yoshimatsu is the President and Chief Executive Officer of istyle.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 50% |
| Sales | 1 | 50% |
| Biofuel | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fermenstation | Fermen Station provides consulting services on the utilization of local resources, adding value, and creating new products. In addition, develop product development business by utilizing fermentation technology. We also provide education and information on brewing and fermentation technology. | $1.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 30, 2024 |  |
| Coconala | Coconala operates a website to buy and sell knowledge, skills and, experience from users who are willing to teach. It provides a broad range of services for sellers including fortune-telling, relieving mental anguish, illustration, design, consultation for hobbies, and travel destinations. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Japan. | $21.3M | Seed | Sep 04, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Adways](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adways) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Decarbonization Support Organization](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/decarbonization-support-organization) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nissay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nissay-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OPT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opt) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opt-holding-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spurcle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sprucle) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Istyle

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

istyle, Inc. engages in the management of beauty-related online platforms as well as the provision of advertising, marketing, and research services. It operates through the following segments: On Platform, Beauty Service, Global, and Others. The On Platform segment deals with domestic and overseas marketing, as well as premium membershipservices. The Beauty Service segment manages domestic cosmetics electronic commerce sites in addition to its specialty shop @cosme store. The Global segment includes services developed overseas. The Others segment covers beauty staff dispatching and investment training services. It has overseas subsidiaries including in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and The United States.

5 contacts available at Istyle.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tetsuro Yoshimatsu | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tetsuro-yoshimatsu |
| Hamada Kensaku | Executive officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamada-kensaku |
| Hara Hitoshi | Full-time Auditor (External) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hara-hitoshi |
| Ishiguri Masataka | Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ishiguri-masataka |
| Masuda Masafumi | Executive officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masuda-masafumi |

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## FAQ

### What does Tetsuro Yoshimatsu invest in?

Tetsuro Yoshimatsu invests primarily in Legal, Sales and Biofuel startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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 Tetsuro Yoshimatsu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tetsuro Yoshimatsu closed in Jan 2024. 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?

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