# Yoshinari Matsuda

> Yoshinari Matsuda is a seed investor backing Information Technology and SNS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

Yoshinari Matsuda is a seed investor focused on Information Technology and SNS. He served as the director of the lawyer, Urushima General Law Office, and in just two years, grew the firm to become the sixth-largest firm in the medium-sized M & A market (according to Thomson Reuters). He has performed more than 6 M & A transactions annually, has served as a legal advisor to many listed and unlisted companies, includingbio-related companies, and has a track record in financing and corporate acquisitions.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $582k–$6.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 100% |
| SNS | 1 | 50% |
| Database | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| POL | POL is creating a platform that maximizes the possibilities of researchers. It is a laboratory that is a place where innovative science and technology are created that greatly advances society.Its first project "LabBase" would like to create a society that can solve problems in job hunting for science-based human resources, issues ofcompanies wanting to adopt them, issues faced by laboratories, and so that science-based human resources can be used more effectively. | $581.7K | Seed | Nov 15, 2018 | https://pol.co.jp/ |
| Pulit | Pulit is the Japanese startup that develops distribution technologies for digital image. It directly connects Contents and User using its digital watermarking technology (RIC). | $6.9M | Seed | Sep 02, 2016 | https://pulit.jp |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BonAngels Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bon-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PKSHA Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pksha-technology-inc-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Yoshinari Matsuda invest in?

Yoshinari Matsuda invests primarily in Information Technology, SNS and Database startups, most often at Seed 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.

### What is Yoshinari Matsuda's check size?

Yoshinari Matsuda typically joins rounds of $582k–$6.9M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Yoshinari Matsuda participates in.

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### When did Yoshinari Matsuda last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yoshinari Matsuda closed in Nov 2018. 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?

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