# Toru Shimada

> Toru Shimada is a seed investor at Rakuten backing Internet and Task Management. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rakuten](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rakuten)
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/toru-shimada/26/5ab/239
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Toru Shimada is a Senior Executive Officer and Director of Rakuten. Mr. Shimada is a Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc., and Head of Asia Regional Headquarters Office of the Company.Mr. Shimada joined Rakuten in 2004. Prior to joining Rakuten, Mr. Shimada was founder and Director of INTELLIGENCE, LTD from 1989 to 2004. Prior to INTELLIGENCE, LTD.Mr. Shimada worked at RECRUIT CO., LTD. from 1987 to 1989.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $453k–$14M |
| Angel | $553k–$6.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 3 | 16% |
| Task Management | 3 | 16% |
| Apps | 2 | 11% |
| Content | 2 | 11% |
| Fashion | 2 | 11% |

49 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 42% |
| Angel | 5 | 26% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 16% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| COELU | COELU wants to be at the forefront of organizations that decide to take on obstacles in order to become a "core of growth." |  | Angel | Apr 02, 2026 |  |
| Ixyas | Ixyas offers internet service planning, operation, marketing support, and sales services. | $3.2M | Series A | Apr 30, 2024 |  |
| CAN EAT | CAN EAT is an information-intensive web service that can be expected to prevent allergic accidents. | $734.6K | Angel | Jul 27, 2022 |  |
| Neith | Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 03, 2021 |  |
| Neith | Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women. | $453.4K | Seed | Jun 03, 2021 |  |
| Now Do | Now Do provides online growth revolution platform. | $4.3M | Seed | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| Abentry | Abentry is engaged in the SNS business and media advertising business. |  | Seed | Mar 16, 2021 |  |
| Luup | Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets. | $3.3M | Seed | Mar 01, 2020 |  |
| Moon-X | MOON-X serves as a launch pad for brands through co-creation with communities and manufacturing partners. MOON-X's brand categories include baby and maternity, leather accessories, business goods, liquor, and men's and women's skincare. | $138.3M |  | Feb 04, 2020 |  |
| Moon-X | MOON-X serves as a launch pad for brands through co-creation with communities and manufacturing partners. MOON-X's brand categories include baby and maternity, leather accessories, business goods, liquor, and men's and women's skincare. | $9.1M | Series A | Feb 04, 2020 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DNX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dnx-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spiral Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imj-fenox-pte-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [KSK Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ksk-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vector](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vector-inc-) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Rakuten

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Rakuten is a tech company that offers electronic commerce solutions in Japan and internationally. The company operates in three segments such as internet services, finance services, and others.The internet services segment comprises businesses running various e-commerce sites, including Rakuten Ichiba, an internet shopping mall; travel bookingsites; portal sites; and e-book businesses as well as businesses for advertising and sale of contents and similar on these sites.Its offerings include e-reading, online travel reservations, online auctions, online marketing, online golf course reservations, portal sites, search engines, integrated internet marketing, online recipe posting and browsing, student recruiting community, online purchase of discount coupons, online shopping, and video on demand services. It is involved in the online sale of books, CDs, and DVDs.The internet finance segment is engaged in providing services related to banking and securities, credit cards, life insurance, and electronic money. This segment provides credit card payment, internet banking, online brokerage, online comprehensive insurance, and face-to-face and online life insurance services as well as credit card transactions on smartphones and tablets.The other segments are involved in the provision of communications services such as next-generation LTE-compatible mobile data communication, telecommunications, internet connection and corporate mobile phone services, and management of a professional baseball team.The company was formerly known as MDM, Inc. and changed its name to Rakuten, Inc. in June 1999. Rakuten, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

5 contacts available at Rakuten.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hiroshi Mikitani | Chairman and President, Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroshi-mikitani |
| Masatada Kobayashi | Group Managing Executive Officer & Chief Well-Being Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masatada-kobayashi |
| Masayuki Hosaka | Representative Director and Vice Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masayuki-hosaka |
| Takahide Uchida | Auditor (Full-time) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takahide-uchida |
| Takashi Mitachi | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takashi-mitachi-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Toru Shimada invest in?

Toru Shimada invests primarily in Internet, Task Management and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Toru Shimada's check size?

Toru Shimada typically joins rounds of $453k–$14M at Seed and $553k–$6.2M at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Toru Shimada participates in.

### When did Toru Shimada last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Toru Shimada closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 19 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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