# Toshi Eguchi

> Toshi Eguchi is a Series B investor at Social Starts backing IT Management and Web Development. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Social Starts](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-starts)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eguchi-toshimitsu-15267b19b

Toshi Eguchi is a Series B investor at Social Starts in San Francisco focused on IT Management and Web Development. Toshi Eguchi is CEO of DMX Ventures, Inc., a subsidiary of a major Japanese consumer goods company, where he leads investments in US-based startups. Toshi has 20+ years of experience in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods. He began his career at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, where he led a successful turnaround effort for a majorbusiness group and built the task force that brought the bullet train to China. At Eli Lilly Japan, Toshi was responsible for finance and strategy for the manufacturing division. Prior to DMX, Toshi led strategic growth initiatives spanning 20+ countries at DMX’s parent company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| IT Management | 1 | 100% |
| Web Development | 1 | 100% |
| Event Management | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan Culture and Technology | Japan Culture and Technology assists artists and craftspeople in expanding their activities by providing IT support. | $7.8M | Series B | May 15, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jfr-mirai-creators-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DBJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insuarance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Social Starts

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Social Starts is a venture capital firm with a data-driven approach to investing in moment-of-inception and Series A financing rounds. The firm prefers to invest in early-stage companies operating in the technology, health tech, internet, and mobile tech sectors.

5 contacts available at Social Starts.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nicole Staudinger | Director of Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicole-staudinger |
| Toshi Eguchi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toshi-eguchi |
| Andrew Nealon | Chief Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-nealon |
| Charles Smith | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-c-smith |
| Charles Smith | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-smith |

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## FAQ

### What does Toshi Eguchi invest in?

Toshi Eguchi invests primarily in IT Management, Web Development and Event Management startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Toshi Eguchi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Toshi Eguchi closed in May 2025. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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