# Anri Samata

> Anri Samata is a seed investor at ANRI (Tokyo) backing Apps, Content and Internet. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 15%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Anri Samata is a seed investor at ANRI in Tokyo focused on Apps and Content. Anri Samata - Partner @ ANRI

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 3 | 23% |
| Content | 2 | 15% |
| Internet | 2 | 15% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 15% |
| Electric Vehicle | 2 | 15% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 38% |
| Series A | 3 | 23% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 15% |
| Angel | 1 | 8% |
| Series D | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atom | Atom is a humanoid robot built platform. Its bipedal, dual-armed robots are designed not just as industrial tools but as collaborators that expand human capability. By combining advanced Physical AI—environmental perception, judgment, and action planning—with robust robotic hardware, Atom is creating adaptive agents capable of working acrossdiverse settings to augment or, where appropriate, replace human labor. The company positions these robots as a next step in societal evolution: a new class of machines that learn and behave in human-like ways to advance productivity, safety, and quality of life. | $18.8M | Seed | May 27, 2026 |  |
| Tsunagari AI | Tsunagari specializes in developing and providing AI-powered consultation services tailored for local governments, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency, support citizen engagement, and streamline public service delivery. | $419.5K | Angel | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| iiba | Iiba is a geospatial platform that specializes in providing location information related to child-rearing. | $1M | Seed | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| ARCH | ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions | $5.9M | Series A | Nov 26, 2024 |  |
| Tanp | Gracia is an EC business and media business that provides coloring precious moments and enriching human connections. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 24, 2024 |  |
| One Medica | One Medica is a platform that provides people outside of China with access to Japan's state-of-the-art medical care. They collaborate with numerous Japanese medical facilities to offer online second opinions and comprehensive medical services for tourists visiting Japan. | $2.4M | Series A | Dec 11, 2023 |  |
| Luup | Luup is Japan's #1 e-scooter and e-bike sharing service provider. Luup currently operates in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, while planning to expand to other cities all over Japan. The service is based on a high-density port network, where anyone can rent and return to their original fleets. | $28.4M | Series D | Apr 25, 2023 |  |
| Turing | Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles. | $7.3M | Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Tacoms | CAMEL is a service that allows you to easily manage orders from multiple food delivery / takeout services on a single tablet. | $2.6M | Series A | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| KAUCHE | X Asia creates enjoyable shopping experience. | $24.9M | Seed | Nov 30, 2020 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [XTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xtech-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Boost Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boost-capital-ae75) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JAFCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jafco-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [31Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/31ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ANRI

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.

5 contacts available at ANRI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anri Samata | Partner; Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuri-samata |
| Anri Samata | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri-samata-6e86 |
| Junichiro Kono | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junichiro-kono |
| Kazuhiro Sakakibara | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuhiro-sakakibara |
| Masahiro Sameshima | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masahiro-sameshima |

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## FAQ

### What does Anri Samata invest in?

Anri Samata invests primarily in Apps, Content and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Anri Samata last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Anri Samata closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 13 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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