# Yuichi Kawaji

> Yuichi Kawaji is a Series A investor backing Medical, Wearables and Electronics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Yuichi Kawaji is a Series A investor focused on Medical and Wearables. Yuichi Kawaji is the Deputy General Manager, General Consulting Department, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Shinkin Bank.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Wearables | 1 | 100% |
| Electronics | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Applications | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ashirase | Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes. | $4.8M | Series A | Jul 29, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Miraidoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Honda Motor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/honda-automobiles) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Yuichi Kawaji invest in?

Yuichi Kawaji invests primarily in Medical, Wearables and Electronics startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Yuichi Kawaji last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yuichi Kawaji closed in Jul 2025. 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?

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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