# Yosuke Tomatsuri

> Yosuke Tomatsuri is a Series B investor at YJ Capital (Tokyo) backing Pet and Video. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [YJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yj-capital)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/yosuke.tomatsuri

Yosuke Tomatsuri is a Series B investor at YJ Capital in Tokyo focused on Pet and Video. Yosuke joined YJ Capital in 2012 where he was involved in projecting and founding the capital with Toshiki and Takao. He now serves as CFO and is responsible of conducting due diligence and managing fund operations. Previously, he worked in Mergers and Acquisition group of Yahoo Japan. Prior to joining Yahoo Japan, he began his career at DaiwaCorporate Investment Co., Ltd. (formerly Nippon Investment & Finance co., Ltd.) and then supported launching the venture capital of Aozora Bank, Ltd.Yosuke has invested in 17 companies which 6 went public such as F@N Communications, Inc., Anicom Holdings, Inc., Pharmarise Holdings Corp, etc. Total capital gain sums up to several billion.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 1 | 33% |
| Video | 1 | 33% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Biophilia | Biophilia is a company specializing in pet-related, consulting business, internet service business, and consignment development business. The company was established in August 2017 and is based in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. | $2.5M | Series B | Jan 24, 2024 |  |
| Candee | Candee is a PR and digital video marketing company that provides marketing services. | $354.4M | Series B | Dec 12, 2017 |  |
| Candee | Candee is a PR and digital video marketing company that provides marketing services. | $141.7M | Series A | Dec 21, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DAIICHI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daiichi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DIMENSION](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimension-0ef6) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eight Roads Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-roads-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gree](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gree) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [STRIVE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gree-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GREE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gree-ventures-e73a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About YJ Capital

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

YJ Capital is a Corporate Venture Capital of Yahoo Japan. Our value is to help global minded entrepreneurs build successful and lasting internet companies. We invest in all stages, all sectors in Asia, US and Israel.YJ Capital has a unique access to Yahoo Japan's operational experience and unparalleled Japan market entry support. Oursole LP allows us to focus only on our portfolio companies and make fast decision making.

5 contacts available at YJ Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kohei Okubo | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kohei-okubo |
| Shin Murakami | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shin-murakami-2 |
| Yosuke Tomatsuri | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yosuke-tomatsuri |
| Yusuke Tanaka | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yusuke-tanaka |
| Gen Miyazawa | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gen-miyazawa |

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## FAQ

### What does Yosuke Tomatsuri invest in?

Yosuke Tomatsuri invests primarily in Pet, Video and Content startups, most often at Series B and Series A 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.

### When did Yosuke Tomatsuri last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yosuke Tomatsuri closed in Jan 2024. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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