# Yuta Tsuruoka

> Yuta Tsuruoka is a Series A investor at BASE backing Content, Internet and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BASE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-base)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuta-tsuruoka-323582102
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/0Q7
- Website: http://yutatsuruoka.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yuta.tsuruoka

Yuta Tsuruoka is a Series A investor at BASE focused on Content and Internet. Born in 1989. He was born in Oita Prefecture. My hobby is to watch the Internet I love. Attending high school, university and information school. Parents are managers. Work as an engineer intern at HyperInternets Inc., which performs the operation of jitsugen campfire. Paperboy & co. founder Ieiri Kazuma and Monozukuri collective Libertystarted the direction of multiple services, backend programming in 2012 yearHe started the BASE project in August, launched BASE in November of the same year, and assumed the position of President of BASE Corporation in December.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Note | Note develops a media platform that aims to help creators publish sentences, images, and audio over the Internet. The company's platform enables users to receive updates in order to keep track of daily information, allowing creators and readers to feel comfortable creating things and delivering them pleasantly to the recipients. |  | Corporate Round | Jan 12, 2021 |  |
| MOSH Japan | MOSH is a web page creation services for individual business owners. | $42.5M | Series A | Oct 16, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bungeishunju](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bungeishunju) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DBJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hakuhodo DY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakuodo-dy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About BASE

VC Fund · Roppongi, Japan

BASE provides web-based services that develop and build e-commerce platforms. The company provides its services across Japan, such as net shop creation, development of shopping applications, development of online payment, and other services.

5 contacts available at BASE.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yuta Tsuruoka | Representative Director & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuta-tsuruoka |
| Jinguuji Masahito | Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jinguuji-masahito |
| Kazuma Ieiri | Founder & Outside Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazuma-ieiri |
| Ken Harada | Director & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-harada |
| Kenichi Takano | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenichi-takano |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Yuta Tsuruoka invest in?

Yuta Tsuruoka invests primarily in Content, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Yuta Tsuruoka last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yuta Tsuruoka closed in Jan 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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.

# 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