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Top 50 SaaS Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Saas startups based in Japan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Saas companies from Japan. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 SaaS Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

Investor SaaS Japan investments
Ayataro Nakagawa 29
Kensuke Furukawa 22
Hidetoshi Takano 22
Kotaro Chiba 22
Nobuhiro Ariyasu 22
Kotaro Chiba 22
Yusuke Sato 20
Yu Akasaka 20
Hirofumi Miki 20
Masao Ito 13
Tatsuo Sakamoto 12
Toru Shimada 12
Mamoru Taniya 11
Yoshinori Fukushima 11
Shunsuke Oyu 9
Yasuyuki Kin 9
Soichiro Kawai 9
Fumiaki Koizumi 9
Masanori Sugiyama 8
Shintaro Yamada 8
Shogo Kawada 8
Jun Nishikawa 8
Ryosuke Matsumoto 7
Noguchi Keito 7
Kiyoshi Nishikawa 6
Yuki Naito 6
Naoki Aoyagi 6
Narita Shuzo 6
Hironao Kunimitsu 6
Tomohito Ebine 6
Shota Horii 5
Yoshitsune Ido 5
Kazuhiro Ishikura 5
Kazuma Ieiri 5
Chihiro Asano 5
Yuto Nagatomo 5
Suzuki Tatsuya 5
Yuichi Kawasaki 5
Sotaro Karasawa 4
Makoto Takano 4
Hiroshi Tomishima 4
Taizo Son 4
Yusuke Mitsumoto 4
Shuichi Takenaga 4
Dai Tamesue 4
Yuzuru Honda 4
Hiroki Nakamura 4
Nishio Kentaro 4
Takaya Shinozuka 4
Kenji Kasahara 4

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Ayataro Nakagawa
Angel

2011 At university, participated in the founding period as a director of Atcole Co., Ltd., and started the web service experience.2012 Founded Peroli Co., Ltd., which operates a curation platform for women "MERY" .2014 Founded Peroli Co., Ltd. Sold to DeNA 2015 Jointly established Tokyo Founders Fund as an angel investor and startedinvesting in startups in Japan and overseas 2019 Appointed outside director of FIREBUG Co., Ltd.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Software, Content
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan, Hong Kong, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Mepple — Mepple is planning, developing, and operating internet services.
  • For you — For you is a comprehensive Advertising agency business specializing in SNS.
  • SPORTS CROWN — SPORTS CROWN engages in the development and operation of fantasy sports.
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Kensuke Furukawa
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kensuke Furukawa was born in June 2, 1981. He graduated Waseda University majoring Political Science and Economics, and in 2000, he launched "Milkcafe", a student community, which has grown to a site with 10 million PV per month. In 2004, he became the CEO of Media Clip, which operates a rental bulletin board service "ShitarabaBBS". After that year, he had transfer "Shitaraba BBS" to Livedoor, and took charge of starting up the Consumer Generated Media sector. In 2006, he joined Recruit, and took charge of starting up a new business at Business development sector. In June of 2009, he left Recruit, and became the CEO of nanapi (formerly Rocket Start), which operates the How-to Site "nanapi".

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Investment focus

  • Content, SNS, Software
  • Seed, Funding Round, Angel
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • iiba — Iiba is a geospatial platform that specializes in providing location information related to child-rearing.
  • Plott — Plott producing youtube animation platform under Vision “Become a Content holder from YouTube”. In August 2019, the company name was changed from Fabo to Plott. Plott, the new company name, is derived from the plot that you make before writing novels, etc., and the idea that “I want to make content all the time” is put in the company name.
  • Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
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Hidetoshi Takano
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Joined Intelligence in 1999. Established Key Players Inc. in 2005. Consultation with more than 3,000 managers and career counseling for more than 10,000 individuals. In addition, we have invested in more than 55 outside directors, advisors and angels in Silicon Valley and Bangladesh in Japan. Over 100 lectures on careers, entrepreneurship andstartups.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Information Technology, Content
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Cocoach — Cocoach provides online education service.
  • Data Viz Lab — Data Viz Lab is a platform that offers data analysis, visualization consulting, and data human resource development support.
  • ElevationSpace — ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment .
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Kotaro Chiba
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kotaro Chiba is the founder of ChibaDojo Fund. Kotaro Chiba attended Keio University.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Information Technology, Travel
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
  • ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
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Nobuhiro Ariyasu
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Nobuhiro Ariyasu is the CEO at Coach United.

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Investment focus

  • Finance, Content, Internet
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

  • Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
  • Finovo — Finovo specializes in the research, development, operation, and maintenance of cutting-edge accounting and financial software solutions.
  • 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.
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Kotaro Chiba
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kotaro Chiba is the founder of ChibaDojo Fund. Kotaro Chiba attended Keio University.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Drones, Travel
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
  • ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
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Yusuke Sato
Angel

Yusuke Sato is the Co-Representative and Co-Founder of Pulit.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Internet, Food and Beverage
  • Seed, Funding Round, Angel
  • Japan, Indonesia, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Kaimak — Kaymak is a recruitment platform that focuses on creating a recruitment website, planning a recruitment strategy, and managing candidates.
  • Meetscare — Meetscare provides correct information and supports the self-awareness of all people involved in care. The company provides a wealth of information to ensure optimal care and create a mechanism for the realization. Users can make a telephone consultation and web diagnosis and search for free information using the system.Meetscare was founded on2016 and is headquartered in Arakawa, Tokyo.
  • Driver Technologies — Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands.
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Yu Akasaka
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

During Hosei University student, and intern at Hakuhodo C & D. After joining the Image-net, I do media monetization of EC site as a media planner. Then, new business, engaged in Alliance. Launched a crowdsourcing site "MILLION DESIGNS" of design in the individual, sold to Ransazu Corporation. Established the Eureka Co., Ltd., wasappointed Representative Director CEO.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Food and Beverage, Apps
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan, Australia, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

  • Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
  • RE — RE specializes in smartphone application design and development.
  • Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health offers Canvas, a home-based hormone testing service for women.
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Hirofumi Miki
Angel · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan

After JTB Co., Ltd. and CYBIRD Co., Ltd. as an initial member of Glee Co., Ltd. is responsible for business development. Currently, he is mainly engaged in venture support in the Internet area, investing in venture and venture capital, and served as management advisor for dozens of companies. Hands-on business development, growth strategydevelopment, financing advice, HR organization design support, partner referral and Recruit Support. He is also engaged in business support for ventures in the healthcare and university venture fields. He served as Digital Health Meetup Advisor, NEDOTCP Mentor and Future 2016 Mentor.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Internet, Marketing
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Epicbase — Epicbase is an AI-based automatic voice transcription service based on voice recognition technology.
  • Go Visions — Go Visions engages in the edutainment tech for children and human resources services.
  • Ai-Dounyu.com — Ai-Dounyu.com is a platform that helps organizations looking to integrate AI choose their ideal AI implementation partner for free.
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Masao Ito
Angel

Masao Ito is a Founder & CEO at User Local.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Social Media, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Illusil — Illusil is a service that makes it easier for anyone to generate slide materials and reduces the amount of time needed to do it. Additionally, presentations can be automatically generated from text input by AI, and over 1,000 design templates can be used to build original slides.
  • Alyaum — Aryaum supports "regional revitalization through NFT" by offering local governments all around the nation hometown tax and tourism NFT solutions.
  • Driver Technologies — Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands.
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Tatsuo Sakamoto
Angel

Tatsuo Sakamoto is a Head of Sales, Japan at MOLOCO. He Attended The University of Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Content, Education
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • bgrass — bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry.
  • Cloudbase — Cloudbase is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of cloud services and management.
  • Metaverse Creators — Metaverse Creators is a feature-rich virtual platform providing gamers with a wide range of games, creation tools, and avatar editing tools.
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Toru Shimada
Angel

Toru Shimada is a Senior Executive Officer and Director of Rakuten. Mr. Shimada is a Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc., and Head of Asia Regional Headquarters Office of the Company.Mr. Shimada joined Rakuten in 2004. Prior to joining Rakuten, Mr. Shimada was founder and Director of INTELLIGENCE, LTD from 1989 to 2004. Prior to INTELLIGENCE, LTD.Mr. Shimada worked at RECRUIT CO., LTD. from 1987 to 1989.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Task Management, Content
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Ixyas — Ixyas offers internet service planning, operation, marketing support, and sales services.
  • Neith — Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women.
  • Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
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Mamoru Taniya
Angel · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, he joined Solomon Brothers, where he became the youngest managing director in Asia, where he was in charge of Asian investment. After that, he created one of the largest independent Asuka assets. He also launched Japan's first independent online life insurance company,LifeNet Life Insurance, and inspired Japan's first International.

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Investment focus

  • Apps, Content, FinTech
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, Singapore, Spain

Portfolio highlights

  • Revorf — Revorf analyzes data and develops AI-related to infectious diseases and healthcare.
  • abillion — Find tips for plant-based food & products near you. Join the community to share reviews of restaurants & brands. Raise funds & drive sustainability!
  • RIMM Sustainability — RIMM Sustainability provides a SaaS platform that enables companies of all sizes to optimise their sustainability management effort. It builds tools for sustainability management, reporting and optimisation.
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Yoshinori Fukushima
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshinori Fukushima - CEO @ LayerX

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Software, Marketing
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

  • Jizai — Jizai is a provider of artificial intelligence technology, offering AI solutions, software-as-a-service products powered by AI, and robots that utilize AI capabilities for businesses across various industries. The company focuses on generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and robotics, offering customizable AI platforms and automation tools.It also engages in AI consulting and research collaborations.
  • Amptalk — Amptalk is a software development firm specializing in operating automatic transcription and analysis of online business negotiations.
  • PeopleX — PeopleX encourages and assists employees in their professional development.
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Shunsuke Oyu
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Shunsuke Oyu is the co-founder of Connehito Inc. Started an online Q&A platform “mamari” which is the largest platform for moms in Japan. Connehito was acquired by one of the telecom giant KDDI in 2016. Selected as a “Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia” at consumer technology department. Angel-investing 50+ companies globally.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Internet, Media and Entertainment
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Lecto — Lecto provides Saas solutions to eliminate the tedious practices behind financial services
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
  • Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
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Yasuyuki Kin
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yasuyuki Kin

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Investment focus

  • Media and Entertainment, Recruiting, Career Planning
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Onepair — Onepair is a job consulting and recruiting company. Onepair is to co-creating careers by talking about real-world ace with active ace.
  • Strainer Co., Ltd. — Strainer Co., Ltd. is an information distribution platform that conveys corporate information centered on financial data. Although there are not a few media to deliver financial information, the company's strengths are strong to be easily viewed, including financial information of overseas companies.
  • LAMILA — LAMILA develops system that improves the creation of retail stores.
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Soichiro Kawai
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Soichiro Kawai - CEO @ ReBoost

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Mobile Apps, Human Resources
  • Seed, Funding Round, Angel
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Villio — Villio provides talent experience SaaS which helps companies with human resource development and recruitment of talented engineers.
  • Back Dooor — Back Dooor is an app that provides 1on1 chatting services with favorite player of the users.
  • SPeak — SPeak Corporation operates JPort Match that is involved in direct recruiting service. It is a global career platform for budding new talents.
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Fumiaki Koizumi
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Fumiaki Koizumi - Executive Director @ Mercari

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Investment focus

  • Internet, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • FiT — FiT encourages the use of information technology in fitness to address industrial concerns. We will build a highly sustainable fitness facility using a business model that allows consumers to easily use the gym without being burdened by price or procedures, while also allowing owners to build a very successful business with low running costs.
  • Aoyama Arts — Aoyama Arts is an architecture and consulting company that develops design offices and supports land search and financing plans.
  • Fabric Tokyo — FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.). It enables customers to save their sizes, idea fabrics, and favorite designs, allowing them to make their original clothing later.FABRIC TOKYO was founded in 2012 by Yuichiro Mori and is based in Tokyo,Japan.
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Masanori Sugiyama
Angel

He graduated from Kansai University in 1988. He was enrolled in Ljoma while he was in college. 2002 Vice President of Practice (now index lights). In 2004, he became president of zappallas. Listed on the TSE Mothers in the second year of his appointment, and in 2010 he was listed in part of the TSE. In 2011 he became the CEO of enish. Listed on apart of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Thereafter, he served as outside directors such as Nikkatsu and JibannetHD.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Software, Web Design
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
  • STUDIO — The easiest and quickest way to build your beautiful portfolio website, landing page or anything. No code. All creative freedom.
  • STUDIO Japan — STUDIO is a development and operation of the next-generation design tool.
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Shintaro Yamada
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investment in the past 12 months

During his years at Waseda University, Shintaro worked at Japan’s biggest e-commerce mall, Rakuten, Inc. On August 1st 2001, Shintaro established “Unoh Inc.” after graduating university. At Unoh he was responsible for designing and developing several web services, one of which was the online magazine subscription . Services provided by Unohinclude planning, development and management of the film enthusiast community site “Movie Life” (acquired by PIA Corporation) as well as “Sugu.CC” , “NeoAd” (both acquired by GMOAP) and the photo sharing site “Photozou” (acquired by Digital Garage).In 2009 Unoh entered into social gaming, creating multiple successful social games. Among these games, “Machitsuku!” has been its biggest hit with over 5 million users. On August 3rd 2010, Unoh joined Zynga and Shintaro became General Manager of Zynga Japan. He resigned on January 2012. After traveling around the world, He established the new company “Mercari, Inc.” on February 2013 and released the resale shopping app “Mercari” on July 2013 in Japan.He is a true Internet geek, spending a lot of time on the Internet and boasts around 180,000 followers on Twitter.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Finance, Content
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

  • AssetHub — AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing.
  • Peach Cars — Buy or sell your car in Nairobi-Kenya with ease. Browse a wide range of vehicles, connect with trusted sellers, and find the perfect car today. Simple, fast, and secure transactions.
  • AnotherBall — AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain.
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Shogo Kawada
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Shogo Kawada is Co-founder and Adviser of DeNA, a global Internet company focused on a social games platform, social games, e-commerce and other Web services for mobile devices and PCs.

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Investment focus

  • Software, SaaS, Apps
  • Seed, Funding Round, Angel
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Voicy — Voicy is a mobile platform that recruits both media personalities and news organizations; the entertainers read the news so users can get the latest info from their favorite voices.
  • Sunblaze — sunblaze is a android-based smartphone users begin to experience stability issues after one to two years of use. For example, their device may get slower or they encounter unexpected app crashes. These stability issues also lead to security vulnerabilities.SUNBLAZE OS features essential functions only, meaning it does not have any unnecessaryfunctions. This allows the system to be more stable and secure, and users are able to use it for a longer period of time.
  • Spider Labs — Spider Labs offers solutions to help fight ad fraud and ensure data security.
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Jun Nishikawa
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Jun Nishikawa - Co-founder, Executive Vice President, COO @ Eureka

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Investment focus

  • Food and Beverage, Mobile, Content
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
  • Misaky Tokyo — Marine plant-based, handmade Japanese sweets. These crystal treats are individually handcrafted, the perfect gift idea! Vegan, gluten-free, and additive-free confectionery, with stunning flavors such as Yuzu, Matcha, and Rose. Supporting artisans in their craft. Japanese luxury sweets with a surprise inside.
  • Reiwa Travel — Reiwa Trave is a digital travel agency intended that optimizes overseas travel. The company's platform uses online travel booking tools that provide digitalized contracts along with trip management, thereby enabling its customers' vacation and leisure experiences.
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Ryosuke Matsumoto
Angel · Minato, Chiba, Japan

Ryosuke Matsumoto is the Founder / CEO at Kankak. Ryosuke Matsumoto attended Chuo University.

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Investment focus

  • Art, Software, Reservations
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • 6curry — 6curry is a brand that creates a new community around “curry”, one of the world's best Japanese foods. The concept is to mix many people and ideas like curry made by mixing various ingredients and spices. Original menu development, weekly events are held in the central kitchen, open only to members. We design and produce communication bornfrom food, such as event catering for over 500 people and communication proposals within the company.
  • TRiCERA — TRiCERA is a contemporary art global platform management company.
  • Vivid Garden — vivid garden is an Agriculture company.
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Noguchi Keito
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Noguchi Keito - Founder @ Vapes

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Investment focus

  • Marketing, Media and Entertainment, Content
  • Seed, Angel
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Dofa — Dofa aims to develop services that enrich the way of life and work of human resources that are active mainly in sales.
  • Alliance Cloud — Alliance Cloud primarily engages in the Sales Tech and BtoB Sales Outsourcing Business.
  • Cloud Franchise — Cloud Franchise is a cloud kitchen model that aims to maximize the kitchen occupancy rate of restaurants.
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Kiyoshi Nishikawa
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

After working at KDD Corporation (Currently known as KDDI Corporation), Kiyoshi Nishikawa next went to work at Arthur D. Little Inc. in the United States, where he became inspired to start his own company. After returning to Japan, he established a Japanese corporation of the world’s largest Internet company, America On Line, LLC. Later andbased on this experience and the relationships he developed, he founded the first Internet business incubator, NETAGE, Inc. After serving as the President and CEO of NETAGE Group, he later became and still serves as the Chairman of ngi group, inc. Kiyoshi was one of the main entrepreneurs responsible for proposing and realization of “Shibuya Bit Valley Concept” and is well known for his various speeches and writings. He is a graduate of the Department of Education at Tokyo University.

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Investment focus

  • News, Social Media, Big Data
  • Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • PoliPoli — PoliPoli is a next-generation politics co-creation platform where you can participate like a game. Politicians from all over Japan post their policies in an easy-to-understand manner, and those who sympathize can enjoy working on the "missions" necessary to realize the policies.
  • Astroscale — Astroscale is one of the few companies in the world proposing to aid in the removal of orbital debris through the provision of End of Life (EOL) and Active Debris Removal (ADR) services. In addition to providing a technical solution, Astroscale is helping to define the business case for this service and are working with national space agencies,international institutions, non-profit organizations, insurance companies and satellite operators to develop norms, regulations and incentives that contribute to the responsible use of space.
  • TECHFUND — TechFund is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation and seed stage investments. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Yuki Naito
Angel

Yuki Naito - CEO,President @ Drecom

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Manufacturing, SNS
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • 1SEC — 1sec is a virtual influencers in Japan,develop in-house and management. IMPACT to CEKAI in 1 second. Based on the concept of making CEKAI happy in one second, US based in Los Angeles and Japan, based in Tokyo, virtual influencers × AI, fashion & music & The company will develop a number of CEKAI's first and first projects in Japan inthe field of enter teignment.
  • Fools — Fools is a footwear manufacturing company.
  • Interstellar Technologies — Interstellar Technologies is a rocket development, manufacturing and launch service.
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Naoki Aoyagi
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States

Naoki Aoyagi is a Senior Vice President at GREE, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of GREE International, Inc. He joined GREE, Inc. in March 2006 from Deutsche Bank, where he had specialized in tech and media sector IPOs and M&A advisory work. At GREE, Aoyagi oversaw the Company's partnership with KDDI and its IPO before leading thedevelopment of GREE’s global operations, a role he continues today. Aoyagi earned a bachelor's degree in policy management from Keio University in 2002.

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Investment focus

  • Fashion, Internet, Software
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Enechain — enechain provides liquidity in Japan’s energy market by brokering OTC transactions of energy.
  • Parallel — Parallel is the hangout app where you can enjoy games, videos, music, and more with friends.
  • Holmes — Holmesis a cloud contract system to consistently carry out the creation, conclusion and management of contracts in the cloud.
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Narita Shuzo
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Narita Shuzo is a Executive Vice President/COO, CrowdWorks Inc.

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Investment focus

  • Task Management, Content, Internet
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • MIL — MIL is a marketing company it can be used for a wide range of video marketing such as video commerce , O2O measures , recruitment videos , and landing videos.
  • Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
  • MiL Inc — Emerging products for healthcare food brands Producing food retailing and wholesale recipe development Restaurant management Catering media operation.
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Hironao Kunimitsu
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Hironao Kunimitsu was born in Hyogo, Japan. After graduating from Okayama High School, he spent several years traveling around the world. He visited over 30 countries including the US, China, India, Canada, and others in Central and South America.In 1996 he entered Fudan University in China, and then later went on to study at Santa MonicaCollege in the US. In 2004 he entered Atmovie Inc. where he produced movies and televised dramas, and was appointed company director in the same year. In 2007 he founded gumi Inc., and it started listing on first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December, 2014.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Virtual Reality, Gaming
  • Funding Round, Seed, Angel
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Gatari — Gatari is developing an AR audio platform, including the AR camera app Vismuth, which can call avatars in reality.
  • Graffity — Graffity to provide AR experiences globally and enrich life more conveniently and invent the AR entertainment experience and provide it globally.
  • Thirdverse — Thirdverse (formerly known as Yomuneco Inc) is engaged in Virtual Reality content and services planning, development, sales and management.
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Tomohito Ebine
Angel · Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

Tomohito Ebine is non-executive Director at Owls Co., Ltd.

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Investment focus

  • Consulting, Home Services, Information Technology
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
  • Smartround — Smartround is a specialized finance management platform for startups and their investors. For start-ups, for entrepreneurs who are not familiar with finance, simply enter the necessary information according to the guide, prepare appropriate financing round, and prepare a function that can simulate and execute a capital increase. Support informationsharing and communication with shareholders even after the capital increase.
  • CAREER BIJIN — Career bijin is a total support company.
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Shota Horii
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Shota Horii

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Information Technology, Art
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • GMO Flatt Security — Flatt Security is a cyber security company for all developers.
  • Lecto — Lecto provides Saas solutions to eliminate the tedious practices behind financial services
  • Respo — Respo is a service that enables people to save money by buying things at a discount.
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Yoshitsune Ido
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshitsune Ido

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Robotics, Software
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • BionicM — BionicM develops high-performance robot prostheses that enhance mobility for people with disabilities.BionicM has been conducting research on innovative technologies since 2015 at the University of Tokyo's Information Systems Engineering Laboratory (JSK) under the guidance of Professor Inaba and utilizing the world's most advancedrobotics research. In 2016, we were adopted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency as part of "Program for Creating STart-ups from Advanced Research and Technology" (START), and in 2018, the company was established as a joint-stock company.
  • AndGAMER — AndGAMER is an eSports agency that develops custom controllers and gaming products for players.
  • Kisui Tech — Kisui Tech is an agricultural AI robotics company that help farmers for farming.
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Kazuhiro Ishikura
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kazuhiro Ishikura served as the head of the Akatsuki Business Management Department in 2013 and as a corporate auditor of Akatsuki in 2014, contributing to the company's listing on the TSE Mothers and TSE 1st sections. Appointed 3minute CFO in 2015, engaged in business start-up and organizational design, and succeeded in large-scale M & Adeal with Glee. After leaving the company, he became a WARC director in November 2018. Certified public accountant.

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Investment focus

  • Beauty, Content, Fashion
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Neith — Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women.
  • WARC — WARC provides hands-on support for business management departments as well as mergers and acquisition advisory services.
  • Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health offers Canvas, a home-based hormone testing service for women.
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Kazuma Ieiri
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Born in 1978 and raised in Fukuoka prefecture, Kazuma founded paperboy&co. inc. (currently GMO Pepabo) and went on to become the youngest CEO ever (at the time) to take a company public in Japan by taking paperboy&co. public on the JASDAQ Japanese stock exchange. After leaving paperboy&co, he continued his startup trail by foundingBASE, CAMPFIRE, and XIMERA. Kazuma also dabbled in the food services industry via the founding of On The Corner (a cafe) and is active in the startup investment scene. He also started the Liverty-house project which attempts to create shared housing for young people in need.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Fashion, FinTech
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Taliki — Taliki is a Coworking Space Operates Social Entrepreneurs Development Support for Intrepreneur Development.
  • One Nova — One Nova (ワンノバ) is a lifestyle brand and online platform that offers a range of innerwear products, such as men's boxers.
  • Vivid Garden — vivid garden is an Agriculture company.
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Chihiro Asano
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Chief Technology Officer at Money Forward.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Legal, FinTech
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • HERP — HERP is a recruitment management platform.
  • Issues — Issues provides development and management of web service issues that solve the problems.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
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Yuto Nagatomo
Angel

Yuto Nagatomo - President, CEO, and Founder @ Cuore Co., Ltd.

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Investment focus

  • SNS, Video, Beauty
  • Funding Round, Seed, Angel
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • MIL — MIL is a marketing company it can be used for a wide range of video marketing such as video commerce , O2O measures , recruitment videos , and landing videos.
  • Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
  • SAURUS JAPAN
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Suzuki Tatsuya
Angel

1985. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University. In 2008, he engaged in new business support and venture support for large companies at Inspire Co., Ltd. In 2011, he was appointed director of UXConsulting company wacul. In 2012, he was appointed director of giftee.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Agriculture, Information Technology
  • Seed, Funding Round, Angel
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Pleap — Pleap is a medical engineering company specializing in the development of AI and IoT-based technology solutions tailored for medical institutions. The company's product offerings include "medimo" which is an AI tool that automatically creates medical record manuscripts from medical audio.
  • AGRI SMILE — AGRI SMILE is a platform that focuses on sharing agricultural technology.
  • Conoris Technologies — Conoris Technologies is a staffing agency that offers security check support services for companies.
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Yuichi Kawasaki
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yuichi Kawasaki Prior joining SmartNews, I was COO at mixi, Founder & CEO at kamado, Executive Vice President at Hatena. I started my career at Cisco Systems G.K.

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Investment focus

  • CRM, Finance, Security
  • Angel, Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Blankr — Blankr inc has developed an application called Raidli. Using the app, Vtubers can hold a virtual handshake event.
  • Givearth — Givearth app enable users to make donations just by carrying out their daily shopping and consumption activities.
  • AVA Intelligence — AVA Intelligence is a Internet service development company.
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Sotaro Karasawa
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Sotaro Karasawa - Chief Technology Officer @ STAR FESTIVAL

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Investment focus

  • Software, Blockchain, Art
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Taian — Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii.
  • Atmoph — A smart digital window that opens to beautiful scenery from around the world. By simply putting it on your desk or hanging it on the wall, Atmoph Window will open up a whole new world before you.
  • Cloudbase — Cloudbase is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of cloud services and management.
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Makoto Takano
Angel

Makoto Takano is CEO of atomixmedia, inc., publisher and editor-in-chief of Forbes Japan and Rolling Stone Japan since June, 2014. Prior to joining Atomixmedia, Inc., he was Managing Director and President of PIMCO Japan Ltd. Before joining PIMCO in 2001, he was head of marketing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Makoto's prior experiencealso includes work at Daiwa Securities where he was head of the strategists team at Daiwa Institute of Research. He has published extensively on the capital markets. In 1992, he was awarded Securities Analysts Journal Prize by the Securities Analyst Association of Japan. He has also given lectures on asset management at Waseda University and Kyoto University. He holds master’s and undergraduate degrees in engineering from Waseda University. Makoto serves as Director of Nippon Finance Association and Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation.

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Investment focus

  • Content, Sports, Apps
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Japan, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

  • BeatFit — BeatFit is a fitness-tech startup based in Japan.
  • PROGRIT — PROGRIT is an English-related media management company.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
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Hiroshi Tomishima
Angel

Hiroshi Tomishima is the President and Founder of Zkyuun Entertainment and an Executive Director at Mercari.

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Investment focus

  • Big Data, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • Hireroo — HireRoo is an online coding test service that checks the skills of engineers through programming tests. It provides problems that correspond to a wide range of levels, from new graduates to mid-career tech leads, engineering managers, and various occupations. They also provide coding test planning and execution services.
  • Anyplace — Find furnished accommodations to rent for a month or longer. Choose apartments catered for remote work with an equipped home office and high-speed internet.
  • space data — Space Data is based on an algorithm that allows the AI to recognize geospatial data from the Earth and easily assign another Earth in VR. The company is developing an algorithm to automatically generate another "Earth" in virtual space using 3DCG technology by making the AI understand the geospatial information of the Earth by learningthe vast amount of ground observation data available from satellites. They want to create an AI that can reconstruct the "world" in virtual space by learning all kinds of data from this world, such as traffic volume, pedestrian traffic, day and night, four seasons, temperature, plant distribution, and nighttime light intensity. Its goal is to build a future in which everyone has the ability to create their own world (universe) and shape their own destiny without regard for race, gender, appearance, or environment.
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Taizo Son
Angel · 1 investment in the past 12 months

Taizo Son is the Co-Founder of VIVITA. Taizo Son attended the University of Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Financial Services, Information Technology, Water
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Japan, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

  • Favolist5 — Favolist5 is a software company that develops an abbreviated voice SNS based on web3 for personal media.
  • Smartround — Smartround is a specialized finance management platform for startups and their investors. For start-ups, for entrepreneurs who are not familiar with finance, simply enter the necessary information according to the guide, prepare appropriate financing round, and prepare a function that can simulate and execute a capital increase. Support informationsharing and communication with shareholders even after the capital increase.
  • AnotherBall — AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain.
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Yusuke Mitsumoto
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yusuke Mitsumoto is the founder of Cash.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Consulting, Financial Services
  • Seed, Angel, Series C
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • UPWARDS — UPWARDS develop and operate the “cloud loan” loan platform for individuals.
  • CrowdLoan — CrowdLoan is a platform that connects financial institutions and individuals with smooth loans.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
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Shuichi Takenaga
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Takenaga Shuuichi is an individual investor.

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Investment focus

  • Marketing, Financial Services, Management Consulting
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
  • Tagpic — Tagpic offers influencer marketing targeting services such as influencer casting, SNS branding, and talent production.
  • H&H Group Japan — H&H Holdingsis a Professional Services company.
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Dai Tamesue
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Dai Tamesue is the Chief Marketing Officer of Miekuru.

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Investment focus

  • Apps, Sports, Health Care
  • Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • MIL — MIL is a marketing company it can be used for a wide range of video marketing such as video commerce , O2O measures , recruitment videos , and landing videos.
  • Vivid Garden — vivid garden is an Agriculture company.
  • SAMURAI Security
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Yuzuru Honda
Angel

Yuzuru Honda is a Founder & Global CEO of FreakOut.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, SNS, Internet
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Japan, Nigeria, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

  • IVA — IVA ensures the safety of the market towards the threat of counterfeit goods.
  • Tyms — Tyms online accounting software for your business connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today. Also available in Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa.
  • ForCreators — ForCreators is a company operating the virtual talent agency ‘NEXAS', with the goal of globalizing Japan's world-class culture such as anime and VTubers.
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Hiroki Nakamura
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

After joining DENTSU, I initially produced only banner advertising, but it is expected to be active, and I will be able to work on a number of digital campaigns. In 2011, he became independent and founded PARTY with four members. Cannes Lions Young Competition, Japan's Cyber Division, 2nd place in the world. He has received more than 250advertising awards in Japan and abroad. Recent masterpieces include Lady Gaga's life-size hearing aids “GAGADOLL”, “UNIQLO / UT Picks”, “Suntory / Intensive Regain”, “TOYOTA / TOWN”, such as “Shizukita-” all digital campaigns. TOKYO FM Radio “Sawamoto Gonpachi will end soon.” Guest Personality.

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Investment focus

  • Software, Web Design, Content
  • Seed, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Edoga — Edoga is a VR production and education company. Edoga offer services such as "VR training" and "off-site VR".
  • Collectest — Collectest specializes in integrating AI into trading card appraisal procedures that show current market pricing and verify authenticity.
  • STUDIO Japan — STUDIO is a development and operation of the next-generation design tool.
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Nishio Kentaro
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Nishio Kentaro is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer & President at Game8.

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Investment focus

  • Information Technology, Internet, Software
  • Seed
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
  • YOUTRUST — YOUTRUST is a startup to operate YOUTRUST a referral recruitment platform for side-job change.
  • Cloud Franchise — Cloud Franchise is a cloud kitchen model that aims to maximize the kitchen occupancy rate of restaurants.
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Takaya Shinozuka
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Takaya Shinozuka is the President, CEO, and Founder at Reiwa Travel.

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Investment focus

  • Internet, Local, Sports
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Japan

Portfolio highlights

  • Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
  • KAUCHE — X Asia creates enjoyable shopping experience.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
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Kenji Kasahara
Angel · Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan · 2 investments in the past 12 months

Born in 1975, Kenji Kasahara grew up in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Economics at the University of Tokyo. Inspired by the case studies of IT business he studied in a university seminar on management strategy and by the rapid rise of Internet business in Silicon Valley in the USA, he started up “Find Job !”, an online jobinformation site, in 1997. In 1999 Kasahara established eMercury, Inc. (mixi, Inc.) and assumed the post of representative director.

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Investment focus

  • Aerospace, Information Technology, Robotics
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

  • AgeWell Japan — Age Well Japan is a conference and festival aimed at understanding Japan's super-aged society and defining new values for the future. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together young people and the elderly to exchange ideas.
  • ONE — One is a Japanese startup. It primarily creates and operates consumer apps, some of which have been sold to publicly traded Japanese corporations.This runs the BeReal exchange application "BeMatch."
  • Nicoli — Nicoli is a company that creates content and advertisements that increase happy time for parents and children .
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