# Yusuke Murata

> Yusuke Murata is a seed investor at Kiheitai (Tokyo) backing Software and Health Care. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kiheitai](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiheitai)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yusukemurata
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/yusukemurata
- Website: https://incubatefund.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yusuke.murata

Yusuke Murata is a seed investor at Kiheitai in Tokyo focused on Software and Health Care. In 1999, he founded SaaS startup (towards financial institutions). After exited, he joined the NIF Ventures (now Daiwa Corporate Investment) in 2003, and mainly dealt with investment for internet-related startups and fund management. In 2010, founded Incubate Fund as one of co-founder and general partner, and works on investment and incubation inmedia, gaming, digital health, and frontier-tech areas. He won #1 prize of Forbes JAPAN’s MIDAS LIST 2017. Since 2015, he is on the Japan Venture Capital Association (JVCA) as General Manager of planing department and Chairperson of Fund Eco-System Committee and Director of LP Relationship department.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $41k–$10M |
| Series A | $2M–$33M |
| Series B | $6.7M–$119M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 11% |
| Health Care | 3 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 8% |
| Medical | 2 | 6% |
| Consulting | 2 | 6% |

52 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 31% |
| Series A | 11 | 31% |
| Series B | 3 | 8% |
| Series C | 3 | 8% |
| Series D | 2 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SolaNika | SolaNika mission is to shackle energy with laser wireless power transfer and accelerate human progress. |  | Seed | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Pixie Dust Technologies | Pixie Dust Technologies is a developer of computational technologies, including its ultrasonic phased array system with which one can generate force in mid-air; transport things in mid-air without touching anything; target and deliver different sounds from person to person in a crowd; direct guide-dogs; and even apply this in agricultural farming. | $20.7M | Series D | May 19, 2026 |  |
| Akari Hosho | Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service. |  |  | Feb 13, 2026 |  |
| Akari Hosho | Akari Hosho provides a group of trusted professionals, including lawyers and judicial scriveners. Akari Hosho provides a guarantee service. | $843.3K | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 10, 2025 |  |
| UMIAILE | UMIAILE is a marine robotics startup spun out of Honda. | $10.5M | Seed | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| NABLA Mobility | NABLA Mobility develops, so-called, "Smart navigation system for Aviation", an adaptive advisory tool to implement better flight trajectories and flight settings. In fact, airspace is usually filled with many uncertainties in the various aspects of flight conditions. Our solution utilizes the power of AI/ML in the algorithms of dataplatform and optimization solvers and we contribute to augment the operational excellence and the decarbonization of the aviation industry. | $2.8M | Series A | May 01, 2025 |  |
| Fager | Fager is an agriculture firm specializing in promoting decarbonization projects, agricultural carbon production, and sales. | $7.5M | Series A | Jan 20, 2025 |  |
| KOMPEITO | Office de Yasai is an online platform that enables users to order and get vegetables delivered to their offices. The platform’s operations are based in Tokyo, Japan. | $7.4M | Series D | Aug 20, 2024 |  |
| Woodstock | Woodstock is an investment app that allows to invest in US stocks. | $106.3M |  | May 20, 2024 |  |
| Woodstock | Woodstock is an investment app that allows to invest in US stocks. | $4.8M | Series A | May 20, 2024 |  |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itochu-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsui-sumitomo-insuarance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [UntroD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-tech-holdings) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [YJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yj-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Energy & Environment Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-environment-investment) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Kiheitai

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Kiheitai is a global communication platform that develops mobile application. Taptrip, which is a service that provides users with chances to feel free to communicate with foreigners and enjoy cultural shock. Nowadays, users from over 200 countries worldwide are enjoying their virtual trip on Taptrip.It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered inTokyo, Japan.

4 contacts available at Kiheitai.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Keisuke Wada | Co-Founder & Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keisuke-wada |
| Keita Mori | Co-Founder & Chief Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keita-mori |
| Ryosuke Abe | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryosuke-abe |
| Yusuke Murata | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yusuke-murata |

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## FAQ

### What does Yusuke Murata invest in?

Yusuke Murata invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Yusuke Murata's check size?

Yusuke Murata typically joins rounds of $41k–$10M at Seed, $2M–$33M at Series A and $6.7M–$119M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Yusuke Murata participates in.

### When did Yusuke Murata last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yusuke Murata closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 36 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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