# Top 50 Software Angel Investors in Japan in June 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kotaro Chiba | 19 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Content, Information Technology, Travel |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 19 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Content |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 17 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, SNS, Software |
| Hirofumi Miki | 15 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Internet, Software |
| Yusuke Sato | 14 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Food and Beverage |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | 13 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel, Series A | Finance, Content, Internet |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 11 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Content |
| Yu Akasaka | 10 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Content, Food and Beverage, Apps |
| Mamoru Taniya | 9 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A, Angel | Apps, Content, FinTech |
| Masao Ito | 9 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Content, Social Media, Information Technology |
| Tatsuo Sakamoto | 8 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Content, Education |
| Yoshinori Fukushima | 7 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Software, Marketing |
| Shunsuke Oyu | 7 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Media and Entertainment |
| Toru Shimada | 7 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Internet, Task Management, Content |
| Yuichi Kawasaki | 6 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Apps, Finance, Internet |
| Hironao Kunimitsu | 6 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Virtual Reality, Gaming |
| Shintaro Yamada | 5 | Japan, United States, Kenya | Seed, Angel | Internet, Finance, Content |
| Masanori Sugiyama | 5 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Software, Web Design |
| Noguchi Keito | 5 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Marketing, Media and Entertainment, Content |
| Naoki Aoyagi | 5 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Fashion, Internet, Software |
| Noboru Miyata | 5 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Software, Apps, SaaS |
| Soichiro Kawai | 5 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Internet, Mobile Apps, Human Resources |
| Narita Shuzo | 4 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Task Management, Content, Internet |
| Hiroki Nakamura | 4 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Software, Web Design, Content |
| Shogo Kawada | 4 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Software, SaaS, Apps |
| Tomohito Ebine | 4 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Consulting, SaaS, Home Services |
| Taizo Son | 4 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Angel | Financial Services, Information Technology, Apps |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 4 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Content, Fashion, FinTech |
| Yoshitsune Ido | 4 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Robotics, Information Technology, B2C |
| Yutaka Matsuo | 4 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Robotics |
| Kiyoshi Nishikawa | 4 | Japan, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | News, Social Media, Big Data |
| Kenji Kasahara | 4 | Japan, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Aerospace, Education |
| Yasuyuki Kin | 4 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Media and Entertainment, Recruiting, Career Planning |
| Chihiro Asano | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Content, Legal, FinTech |
| Makoto Takano | 3 | Japan, Philippines | Seed, Series B, Angel | Content, Sports, Human Resources |
| Yuki Naito | 3 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Internet, Manufacturing, SNS |
| Masaru Sunagawa | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Artificial Intelligence, SNS, Music |
| Robert Huang | 3 | Japan | Series A | Education, E-Learning, Language Learning |
| Takaya Shinozuka | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Local, Sports |
| Yuzuru Honda | 3 | Japan, Nigeria, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Information Technology, SNS, Internet |
| Hiroshi Tomishima | 3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Big Data, Internet, E-Commerce |
| Shunsuke Sasaki | 3 | Japan, Myanmar | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Social Media, SNS |
| Mizuki Inoue | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | CRM, Finance, Security |
| Sotaro Karasawa | 3 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, Blockchain, Art |
| Jun Ogawa | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Software, Education, Information Technology |
| Masahiko Inada | 3 | Japan | Angel, Seed | SNS, Content, Finance |
| Shigeru Urushibara | 3 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Angel | Task Management, Artificial Intelligence, Video |
| Shuichi Takenaga | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Marketing, Financial Services, Management Consulting |
| Daisuke Takanashi | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | SNS, Content, Finance |
| Justin Waldron | 3 | United States, Japan, Chile | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Internet, E-Commerce |

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