# Yo Shibata

> Yo Shibata is a seed investor at Code Start (Tokyo) backing Apps and Gaming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Code Start
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yo-shibata-12742621
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/yoyoshibata
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yo.yo.shibata

Yo Shibata is a seed investor at Code Start in Tokyo focused on Apps and Gaming. Yo Shibata is the Co-Founder of tailor inc. He previously worked at Spotlight, inc. as a Founder and CEO. Yo Shibata attended The University of Tokyo.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ENDROLL | ENDROLL is a startup that develops and provides entertainment content using XR. Company Profile |  | Angel | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| Autify | Autify is an AI-focused company that offers software testing solutions to address the challenges associated with automation testing. The company's flagship product, Autify No Code, empowers anyone to create automated end-to-end tests for their applications. Additionally, Autify's new product, Zenes, aims to simplify the process ofcreating new software tests through AI, allowing customers to work directly with the company's AI agent to generate tests from product documents. | $510K | Pre-Seed | Jul 31, 2017 |  |
| Regain | Regain provides remote on-demand physical rehabilitation treatment solutions and video tutorials through the internet. It was launched by Hiroki Watanabe. |  | Seed | Feb 08, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DG VENTURES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dg-incubation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANOBAKA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Code Start

VC Fund · Minato, Japan

Code Start provides Shoppi - the bar code scanning smart phone app in Japan. The app makes it easy to compare price and shop via smart phone. Shoppi is the one of the leading shopping iPhone application.

1 contacts available at Code Start.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yo Shibata | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yo-shibata |

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## FAQ

### What does Yo Shibata invest in?

Yo Shibata invests primarily in Apps, Gaming and Content startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Yo Shibata last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yo Shibata closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 3 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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