# Yoshikazu Azuma

> Yoshikazu Azuma is a Series A investor at TWO (Minato) backing Retail and Security. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TWO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/two-3896)
- Location: Minato, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoshikazu-azuma-a97b46158
- Website: https://x.com/YOSHIKAZU_AZUMA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yoshikazu.azuma

Yoshikazu Azuma is a Series A investor at TWO in Minato focused on Retail and Security. Yoshikazu Azuma is based out of Tokyo, Tokyo and is the President and CEO of TWO.Inc. Yoshikazu previously worked at Material Group as a Founder and CEO.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AWL | AWL is a company that provides the leading edge AI camera solutions company . | $7.5M | Series A | Feb 03, 2020 |  |
| W Tokyo | W TOKYO is a content production company that offers the latest and highest quality solutions by multiplying its own original content and solutions, centered on women, using the know-how cultivated in the Tokyo Girls Collection as a weapon . |  |  | Jun 28, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Asukanet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asukanet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Culture Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/culture-entertainment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CyberAgent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kyodo News Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyodo-news-digital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mizuho Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TWO

VC Fund · Shibuya, Japan

TWO is a health and wellness company that offers innovative lifestyle solutions 2foods, a line of healthy and delicious food products.

1 contacts available at TWO.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yoshikazu Azuma | President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoshikazu-azuma |

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## FAQ

### What does Yoshikazu Azuma invest in?

Yoshikazu Azuma invests primarily in Retail, Security and Marketing startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round 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 Yoshikazu Azuma last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yoshikazu Azuma closed in Feb 2020. 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?

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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