# Yuki Takemori

> Yuki Takemori is a Series A investor at Development Bank of Japan backing Aerospace and Automotive. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Development Bank of Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-japan)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Yuki Takemori is a general manager at the Development Bank of Japan and a Member of the Board of Directors of ispace

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace | 2 | 33% |
| Automotive | 2 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Drones | 1 | 17% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 50% |
| Series B | 3 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tenchijin | Tenchijin is optimiz human civilization using space big data. | $4.7M | Series B | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Alloyed | OxMet Technologies develops, licenses, and manufactures proprietary alloys, alloy powders and alloy components for the aerospace, automotive, industrial and biomedical markets. | $48M | Series B | Mar 12, 2025 |  |
| Qolab | Qolab mission is to build high quality qubits by leveraging the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes. | $16M | Series A | Dec 20, 2024 |  |
| Tenchijin | Tenchijin is optimiz human civilization using space big data. | $1.7M | Series A | Jan 31, 2024 |  |
| Albatross Technology | Albatross Technology is a technology company that develops offshore renewable energy devices and floating offshore wind turbines. | $2.9M | Series A | Dec 06, 2023 |  |
| SkyDrive | SkyDrive is a start-up for development,manufacturing,sales of the “Flying cars” established by CARTIVATOR members. | $36.8M | Series B | Aug 31, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Albacross](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albacross-346e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anglo American](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anglo-american) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aviva Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aviva-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Drone Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drone-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ENEOS Innovation Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eneos-innovation-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Energy & Environment Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-environment-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Development Bank of Japan

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Development Bank of Japan is an integrated investment and loan service provider to domestic and international clients. They will support sustainability management that balances economic and social value and will help to realize a sustainable society.

2 contacts available at Development Bank of Japan.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kimihiro Fukuyama | Deputy Director General, Growth & Cross Border Investment Department | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kimihiro-fukuyama |
| Yuki Takemori | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuki-takemori |

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## FAQ

### What does Yuki Takemori invest in?

Yuki Takemori invests primarily in Aerospace, Automotive and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Yuki Takemori last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yuki Takemori closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 6 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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