# Yasuhide Hayashi

> Yasuhide Hayashi is a Series D investor at MUFG Bank backing Brewing and Craft Beer. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MUFG Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mufg-bank)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Yasuhide Hayashi is an Executive Officer at MUFG Bank.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brewing | 1 | 100% |
| Craft Beer | 1 | 100% |
| Wine And Spirits | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bira 91 | Bira 91 is a craft beer brand that produces and offers 5 flavorful varieties in its portfolio.The company's five beers, Bira 91 White, a low bitterness wheat beer, Bira 91 Blonde, an extra hoppy craft lager, Bira 91 Light, a low-calorie lunchtime lager, Bira 91 Strong, a high intensity, high alcohol wheat beer, and Bira 91 “The IPA”, thefirst IPA brewed and bottled in locally. It operates four breweries and is backed by Sequoia Capital India, Sofina, Sixth Sense Ventures, Neoplux, and Kirin Holding.Ankur Jain established the New Delhi, Delhi, India-based company in 2015. | $10M | Series D | Mar 09, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Trifecta Capital Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trifecta-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MUFG Bank

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

UFG Bank offers corporate and investment banking, transaction services for financial institutions, and personal banking services. MUFG Bank is Japan's largest bank and one of the world's largest, with offices throughout Japan and in 40 other countries.

5 contacts available at MUFG Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hironori Kamezawa | Director, Representative Executive Officer, President & Group Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hironori-kamezawa-2237 |
| Junichi Hanzawa | president & chief executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junichi-hanzawa |
| Michael Kirschen | VP, ServiceNow Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-kirschen |
| Ryo Terazawa | Managing Director and Deputy Head of the Transaction Services Division | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryo-terazawa-c8c7 |
| Yasuhide Hayashi | Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yasuhide-hayashi |

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## FAQ

### What does Yasuhide Hayashi invest in?

Yasuhide Hayashi invests primarily in Brewing, Craft Beer and Wine And Spirits startups, most often at Series D stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Yasuhide Hayashi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yasuhide Hayashi closed in Mar 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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