# Yuji Akaba > Yuji Akaba is a seed investor at dango- backing Financial Services and Finance. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [dango-](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dango) - Total investments: 3 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yujiakaba - Website: https://x.com/YujiAkaba - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yuji.akaba Yuji Akaba is a seed investor at dango- focused on Financial Services and Finance. He was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Joined Komatsu after graduating from Tokyo University. He joined McKinsey after studying at Stanford University. Establishment of offices in Korea, management support of Zaibatsu, government support during financial crisis, etc. Established a breakthrough PARTNERS after McKinsey retirement to support thefounding of many ventures (current position). He participated in the founding of ZUU Co., Ltd. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Financial Services | 2 | 67% | | Finance | 1 | 33% | | Automotive | 1 | 33% | | Manufacturing | 1 | 33% | | Asset Management | 1 | 33% | 9 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 1 | 33% | | Angel | 1 | 33% | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Terra Motors | Terra Motors is an electric car manufacturing company that utilizes IoT and digitally connecting EV mobility. They develop the global enterprise for global warming. SEED48 is the first electronic motorcycles that have brilliant functionality such as the highest speed(40km/h)and practicality(40km/1charge) Their products are provided at thefamous electronic retail stores, do-it-yourself stores, bicycle stores, car stores, and gas stations. They achieve a dominant share of the electronic motorcycles market.In 2011, They would mainly focus on the south east Asian market. | $30.6M | Seed | Oct 04, 2011 | | | ZUU | ZUU is a Japan-based company that supports financial advisors with related consultancies and manages monetary websites. It also supports the asset management and asset advisor business of executives with finance and IT. | | Angel | | | | Zuu Online | ZUU online is a Tokyo-based financial media which provides original insights on financial market news,the latest business trend and personal finance advice | | Pre-Seed | | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## About dango- VC Fund 1 contacts available at dango-. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Yuji Akaba | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuji-akaba | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund - [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund - [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Manufacturing Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/manufacturing-angel-investors-japan) - [Automotive Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/automotive-angel-investors-japan) - [Climate Angel Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/climate-angel-investors-japan) - [Automotive Angel Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/automotive-angel-investors-asia) ## FAQ ### What does Yuji Akaba invest in? Yuji Akaba invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and Automotive 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. ### 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co