Top 50 Transportation Angel Investors in Japan (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Yusuke Sato
Angel
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4 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Software | $320k–$43M |
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Yu Akasaka
Angel
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3 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Content, Food and Beverage, Apps | $425k–$43M |
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Takao Ozawa
Angel
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3 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Real Estate, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $20k–$71M |
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Mamoru Taniya
Angel
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3 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A, Angel | Apps, Content, FinTech | $2.1M–$47M |
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Nobuhiro Ariyasu
Angel
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3 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel, Series A | Finance, Content, Internet | $420k–$354M |
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Ken Soga
Angel
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2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D | Music, Content, E-Commerce | $457k–$9.9M |
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Makoto Takano
Angel
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2 | Japan, Philippines | Seed, Series B, Angel | Apps, Sports, Content | $735k–$221M |
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Masao Ito
Angel
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2 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Content, Social Media, Information Technology | $661k–$17M |
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Daisaku Harada
Angel
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2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Finance, Tourism, Automotive | |
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Kensuke Furukawa
Angel
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2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, SNS, Internet | $690k–$33M |
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Masaru Tange
Angel
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Internet, Food Delivery | $3.2M–$43M |
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Kazuma Ieiri
Angel
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2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Content, Fashion, FinTech | $380k–$47M |
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Kotaro Chiba
Angel
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Content, Information Technology, Travel | $700k–$75M |
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Yusuke Mitsumoto
Angel
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series C | Internet, Consulting, Financial Services | $3.3M–$33M |
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Bart Joseph Broadman
Angel
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1 | Japan | Series A | Robotics, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles | |
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Nagatsuka Masayoshi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Angel | Internet, Software, Automotive | |
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Yuto Nagashima
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Logistics, Transportation, Business Development | |
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Kenji Kasahara
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Aerospace, Information Technology, Robotics | |
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Yu Yamaoka
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Travel, Transportation | |
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Takeyuki Aritomi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Travel, Transportation | |
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Yuji Mizoguchi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, Internet, E-Commerce | |
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Fumiaki Koizumi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Internet, E-Commerce, Human Resources | $455k–$73M |
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Ayataro Nakagawa
Angel
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1 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Content | $425k–$26M |
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Kataoka Shinya
Angel
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1 | Japan | Series A | Logistics, Service Industry, Professional Services | |
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Chikako Morimoto
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Employment, Human Resources, Marketing | $609k–$18M |
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Scott McNealy
Angel
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1 | United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Analytics, Information Technology | $950k–$234M |
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Dave McClure
Angel
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1 | United States, Canada, Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software | $159k–$30M |
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Yoshinori Fukushima
Angel
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1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Software, Marketing | $2.5M–$41M |
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Tamura Atsushi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Internet, Apps, Soccer | $3.3M–$4.3M |
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Koji Yamada
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Software, Logistics, E-Commerce | $457k–$2.1M |
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Jun Nishikawa
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Human Resources | $968k–$71M |
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Nishio Kentaro
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Information Technology, Shoes, AgTech | $926k–$6.4M |
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Kiyohiro Sugashita
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Marketing, Travel, Reservations | $8.5M–$45M |
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Soga Takeshi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Music, Mobile, Content | $609k–$9.9M |
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Jun Ogawa
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Software, Education, Information Technology | $2.1M–$20M |
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Yuma Umeda
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Gift, AgTech, Internet | $836k–$17M |
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Shoji Miyata
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Travel, Organic, Software | $764k–$11M |
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Eric Kwan
Angel
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1 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, E-Commerce | $125k–$9.5M |
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Takaya Shinozuka
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | E-Commerce, Local, Content | $3.3M–$9M |
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Chihiro Asano
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Content, FinTech, Financial Services | $733k–$14M |
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Kiyoshi Nishikawa
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | News, Social Media, Big Data | $680k–$2.8M |
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Kotaro Yamagishi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Robotics, Manufacturing, Aerospace | |
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Hisashi Itoh
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Travel, Internet, E-Commerce | $6.4M–$11M |
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Minoru Moriya
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Nursing and Residential Care, Internet | $378k–$14M |
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Taizo Son
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Angel | Financial Services, Information Technology, Apps | $737k–$30M |
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Shinji Yamamoto
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Software, Logistics, Service Industry | |
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Nobuyuki Idei
Angel
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1 | Japan, France, United States | Seed, Corporate Round, Angel | Information Technology, Manufacturing, Internet | $4.5M–$31M |
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Koya Arikawa
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Content, Media and Entertainment, SNS | $968k–$1.8M |
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Hidetoshi Takano
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Content | $482k–$30M |
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Noguchi Keito
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Marketing, Media and Entertainment, Content | $619k–$11M |
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Yusuke Sato is the Co-Representative and Co-Founder of Pulit.
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- Industry: Internet, Content, Software
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 59
- Round size: Seed $3.3M–$41M; Angel $320k–$43M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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.
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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- Industry: Content, Food and Beverage, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, Australia, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $1M–$43M; Angel $425k–$7.4M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
- RE — RE specializes in smartphone application design and development.
- Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health is a hormone testing service intended to provide access to hormones and medical care. They allow users to self-check the physical condition for pregnancy and how hormones affect it, whether the symptoms are related to menopause, and provide personalized test results, commented on by physicians.
Takao is the former CEO of YJ Capital. He is also the President of Shopping Company at Yahoo Japan. Prior to Yahoo, he founded Bizseek, Inc. in 1999 which was acquired by Rakuten, Inc. in 2001. He joined Rakuten after the acquisition and was the Corporate Officer in charge of auctions. During his career in Rakuten, he was engaged in projects suchas formation of Rakuten Eagles. He left Rakuten in 2006 and founded Ozawa Research Institute where he enhanced business in areas such as investments to start-up companies and consulting. In 2011, he founded Crocos, Inc. which was sold to Yahoo Japan in 2012. As an angel investor, he invested/founded companies like nanapi, Appgrooves, STARFESTIVAL, Crocos, Netage and many others.
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- Industry: Real Estate, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $41k–$17M; Series A $20k–$19M; Series B $8.1M–$71M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tokyo — Tokyo provides consistently-designed signage and projector installation, as well as maintenance company support. All customers need is “product selection” considering installation. This is a service that does not take time and effort!
- 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.
- Driver Technologies — Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands.
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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- Industry: Apps, Content, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: Japan, Singapore, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$28M; Angel $2.1M–$20M; Series A $2.3M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- On the Trip — On The Trip is an iOS app that turns your iPhone into an GPS-enabled audio travel guide. It was launched last week and is now available on the iTunes AppStore.
- Amateras Space — Amateras Space is a startup driven by the mission to “expand the realm of human activity,” aiming to establish a next-generation spacesuit business by developing advanced, practical technologies that enable humans to work, explore, and thrive in space and other extreme environments.
- 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.
Nobuhiro Ariyasu is the CEO at Coach United.
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- Industry: Finance, Content, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 52
- Round size: Seed $628k–$43M; Angel $420k–$7.1M; Series A $1.3M–$354M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Grafto — Grafto operates “Mylo Magazine,” a platform dedicated to sharing and promoting trend culture, where readers can explore the latest developments in lifestyle, fashion, art, and emerging cultural movements through engaging and curated content.
- FLASH — FLASH is an entertainment and technology startup.
- OPERA TECH — OPERA Lead is a sales-focused AI web chatbot service from Opera Technology that turns websites into 24/7 "exhibit booths" for lead generation.It deploys AI sales assistants on existing sites (via simple tag embedding, no redesign needed) to engage the 99% of visitors who don't convert via inbound methods alone. Key capabilitiesinclude direct booking of meetings, guiding users to whitepapers/webinars, and targeted lead qualification for efficient deal progression.
Ken Soga is an individual investor.
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- Industry: Music, Content, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $457k–$9.9M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tooon — Tooon Inc. is a technology company that deals with development and operations of business management tools .
- Kids Snack Lab — Kids Snack Lab is a food manufacturing firm that produces and sells nutritional sweets for children.
- Volve Creative — Volve Creative is a media company that provides virtual artist management, events, advertising video, and music production services.
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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- Industry: Apps, Sports, Content
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Angel
- Geography: Japan, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$14M; Angel $735k–$2.1M; Series B $5.2M–$221M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CAN EAT — CAN EAT is an information-intensive web service that can be expected to prevent allergic accidents.
- Progrit — PROGRIT is an English-related media management company.
- 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.
Masao Ito is a Founder & CEO at User Local.
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- Industry: Content, Social Media, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $661k–$17M; Series A $12M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
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.
Daisaku Harada is the Director of Management Strategy at Mercari. Daisaku attended Chuo University.
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- Industry: Finance, Tourism, Automotive
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Carstay — Carstay Comfortable Overnight in car or tentdo itCar tripWith guests who want to enjoy.
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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- Industry: Content, SNS, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $690k–$33M; Angel $1M–$7.1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- iiba — Iiba is a geospatial platform that specializes in providing location information related to child-rearing.
- Tohakusha — Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services.
- Neighbor — Neighbor is a metaverse game developer that specializes in Fortnite.
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Browse database — It's Free!Masaru Tange graduated from Kyoto University and joined Incs Inc. in 2000 where he started their IT business and strategy consulting group with only 2 members and developed it into the company's main business with a team of 140 consultants with annual revenue of $50M in 5 years. He then founded SHIFT Inc in 2005 in his studio apartment. He wasthe only employee. The business world wasn't very kind to him - he made no revenue for a while but he kept experimenting with the business model listening to the needs of customers. In 2009, he finally found traction in the "software testing industry." In 2014, Masaru successfully IPO'ed the company. Shift now has 500 employees.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Food Delivery
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$28M; Series A $21M–$43M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Timee — Timee is a Planning, development and management of Internet media company.
- EMET Creation — Vimet is a video app that allows you to instantly watch your favorite topic videos.ViMET offers high-quality video content that is currently talked about, Realizing a world where everyone can see, by providing new services, Restructure the power relationships of all players involved in existing video
- S-Mat — S-Mat is an eco-friendly IoT purchase system for on-demand, no-hassle grocery with cost-effective shipping.
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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- Industry: Content, Fashion, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Seed $380k–$41M; Angel $1M–$7.4M; Series A $3.5M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
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.
Kotaro Chiba is the founder of ChibaDojo Fund. Kotaro Chiba attended Keio University.
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- Industry: Content, Information Technology, Travel
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Seed $700k–$30M; Series A $13M–$75M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
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 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.
Yusuke Mitsumoto is the founder of Cash.
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- Industry: Internet, Consulting, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series C
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $3.3M–$7.1M; Series C $20M–$33M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
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 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.
Bart Joseph Broadman
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- Industry: Robotics, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ascent Robotics — Ascent is a Tokyo-based AI and robotics company developing cutting-edge software with the goal of helping create a more autonomous future.
Nagatsuka Masayoshi
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- Industry: Internet, Software, Automotive
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Seibii — Transforming traditional car maintenance, repair, after-parts installation, road service industry of Japan by leveraging Technology.
Yuto Nagashima is an individual investor.
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- Industry: Logistics, Transportation, Business Development
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Driver Technologies — Driver Technologies is a cloud logistics platform provider. It provides a solution for driver matching and cargo vehicle demands.
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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- Industry: Aerospace, Information Technology, Robotics
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Lead/follow: no public data
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 .
Yu Yamaoka
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- Industry: Travel, Transportation
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Somewhere — Somewhere is engaged in the travel and transportation business.
Takeyuki Aritomi
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- Industry: Travel, Transportation
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Somewhere — Somewhere is engaged in the travel and transportation business.
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- Industry: Apps, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
Fumiaki Koizumi - Executive Director @ Mercari
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- Industry: Internet, E-Commerce, Human Resources
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $455k–$68M; Series A $62M–$73M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
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.
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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- Industry: Internet, Software, Content
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, Hong Kong, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 43
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$24M; Angel $425k–$26M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
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.
Kataoka Shinya - Director @ Strategic Decision Initiative
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- Industry: Logistics, Service Industry, Professional Services
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Chikako Morimoto - External Counsel @ Traimmu
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- Industry: Employment, Human Resources, Marketing
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $609k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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.
- Best Beer Japan — Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018.
- Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health is a hormone testing service intended to provide access to hormones and medical care. They allow users to self-check the physical condition for pregnancy and how hormones affect it, whether the symptoms are related to menopause, and provide personalized test results, commented on by physicians.
Scott McNealy is the Co Founder & Board Member at Curriki.
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- Industry: Software, Analytics, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $950k–$40M; Series A $6M–$152M; Series B $15M–$234M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Single Origin — Today, while platforms like Snowflake/GCP/AWS unlock insights and exploration, the volume of pipelines, the complexity of infrastructure, and the increasing cost of computing are overwhelming data teams. Single Origin helps data-driven organizations boost team productivity while realizing cloud cost savings. Our unique query optimizationplatform, operating between data warehouse and data tools/applications, automatically analyzes all of an organization's queries; identifies expensive and inefficient ones; then optimizes queries to be 10X simpler, faster and cheaper. We are the team that built and scaled uMetric at Uber, as well as other data infrastructure tools across snap, Reddit, Amazon, and Microsoft. More at https://docs.singleorigin.tech/
- Sandstone — Relationship management for legal departments.
- dweva.com — System Two Security offers a platform that combines AI agents and assistants to support detection engineering teams in processing intelligence, creating new detections, and managing detection libraries. The system enables users to draft and refine detections based on threat intelligence and coverage gaps.
Dave McClure is the founder of Practical Venture Capital and has been an investor and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley for over twenty-five years. Previously he was the founding partner of 500 Startups, a global VC firm and startup accelerator with over $500M in assets under management. Dave has invested in hundreds of companies around the world,including more than 15 unicorns and 5 IPOs. He was named by Forbes as one of the top VCs in the world in 2016 and 2017 (Forbes Midas List). Before 500 Startups, Dave worked at Founders Fund and PayPal, and he graduated from the Johns Hopkins University in 1988 with a BS in engineering and applied mathematics.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 94
- Round size: Seed $159k–$3M; Series A $673k–$10M; Series B $2.2M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ezra AI — Ezra provides full-body MRI screening for potential early cancer and abnormalities in up to 13 organs. Book a scan today.
- Tribal — Tribal is a payments and financing platform using the latest emerging technologies to provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in emerging markets with better access to financial services. Tribal offers these SMBs access to modern payment methods like multi-currency physical and virtual business credit cards, local and internationalwires, along with short-term financing, and a powerful spend management platform to track and control their expenses—all in one seamless interface. Tribal has raised from SoftBank Latin America Fund, QED Investors, BECO Capital, Stellar Development Foundation, and Coinbase Ventures. The company is also among an elite group of companies chosen as part of the Visa FinTech Fast Track program.
- Terraformation — Terraformation creates partnerships to scale reforestation with hardware, software, and knowledge based solutions.
Yoshinori Fukushima - CEO @ LayerX
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- Industry: Internet, Software, Marketing
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $3.3M–$41M; Angel $7.1M–$11M; Series A $2.5M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
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.
- Media Aid — Media Aid is an advertising agency that provides recruitment, marketing, web creation, and SNS management services
Atsushi Tamura is the CFO of LOCONDO.
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- Industry: Internet, Apps, Soccer
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $3.3M–$4.3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
- 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.
Participated in the management of a student venture company while attending Keio University's Faculty of Policy Management. After graduation, he worked at Accenture Co., Ltd. for consulting services for companies in different industries such as media, apparel, finance and entertainment. In 2012, founded boundary spanner Co., Ltd. He alsoserved as a project manager for JAPAN CON-TECH FUND and a director of the Japan Home Party Association.
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- Industry: Software, Logistics, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $457k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kids Snack Lab — Kids Snack Lab is a food manufacturing firm that produces and sells nutritional sweets for children.
- Best Beer Japan — Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Content, Human Resources
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $968k–$70M; Angel $2.8M–$8.5M; Series A $15M–$71M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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 Travel Company Overview Reiwa Travel is a digital travel agency with the mission to "Design New Travel Experiences." We aim to offer innovative experiences and new societal value in international travel. Since April 2022, we have been offering the international travel booking app 'NEWT'. Our goal is to maximize the digitaltransformation (DX) of booking and management tasks in the travel industry, providing unprecedented “easy, affordable, customizable, and secure” package tours. We are committed to creating social value through the experience of international travel.International Travel Booking App 'NEWT' Service Overview 'NEWT' is an international travel booking app designed to create new travel experiences for new era. It offers an easy booking process, achieves cost-effective pricing, creates customizable trips that meet individual needs, and provides the security that makes travelers feel they made the right choice with NEWT.International Travel Booking App 'NEWT': https://app.adjust.com/iidu9wiWeb version 'NEWT': https://newt.net/
Nishio Kentaro is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer & President at Game8.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Shoes, AgTech
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $926k–$6.4M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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.
Mr. Sugashita joined Polaris as Advisor in May 2011. He is Director and CEO of Sugashita Partners, Ltd since 1998 and provides consulting services to financial institutions and ventures in and outside of Japan. Prior to that position, he was CEO of Lazard Japan Asset Management from 1991 to 1998. His business career also includes positions at DaiwaSecurities and Merrill Lynch Securities, Tokyo Branch. On the academic front, Mr. Sugashita received a BA in Economics from Ritsumeikan University and since 2009 is Special Advisor for the Dean of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.
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- Industry: Marketing, Travel, Reservations
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $8.5M–$45M; Series A $14M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- G-Next — G NEXT is an Information Technology based company.
- Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
- Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
Soga Takeshi
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- Industry: Music, Mobile, Content
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $609k–$9.9M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Univrs — UNIVRS is a popular market and entertainment platform.
- SAKELOGY — SAKELOGY is a platform enables restaurants and retailers to easily create cloud-based sake menus.
- Best Beer Japan — Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018.
Jun Ogawa is the Managing Director at Pixie Dust Technologies. He was a former Country Manager at Kaizen Platform.
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- Industry: Software, Education, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Qurate Inc. (Japan) — Plan, create and manage all your content, across all your channels with all your teams. Try for free now.
- Kakedas — Kakedas specializes in the development and operation of web services.
- noFRAME schools — noFRAME schools is an EdTech startup is a mission to reinvent a textbook.
Yuma Umeda
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- Industry: Gift, AgTech, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $836k–$17M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Xmart — Xmart is a Costs can be reduced by simply sending invoices for one month.
- AGRI SMILE — AGRI SMILE employs technology to create sustainable agriculture, communities, and production areas. It promotes agricultural industry development by combining software as a tool for accumulating and inheriting technology with science, which creates new technology based on accumulated data. They seeks to establish a cultivation system that is inharmony with the environment and the region, allowing agricultural workers to live a rich life both financially and spiritually.
- Another works — Another works is a internet platform & the industry's first service that allows you to directly approach the talent you are interested in from a database of a variety of ready-to-work and multi-tasking personnel. You can also use the performance fee for free.
Shoji Miyata is the CEO of SmartHR.
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- Industry: Travel, Organic, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $764k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Morus — Morus is a university-based biotech startup developing functional food ingredients from silkworms to address global health and nutrition challenges.
- Epicbase — Epicbase is an AI-based automatic voice transcription service based on voice recognition technology.
- Somewhere — Somewhere is engaged in the travel and transportation business.
Eric Kwan - Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Locus Ventures
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 55
- Round size: Seed $1M–$9.5M; Pre-Seed $125k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Treinta — Treinta powers 7 million SMBs across the US and Latin America with simple finance, inventory, and sales tools.
- Ferveret — Ferveret develops liquid cooling technology for data centers and other infrastructure. Our company is backed by Y Combinator and MIT Media Lab's E14.
- Kriya AI is now Kalendar AI — Kalendar AI books new revenue on autopilot
Takaya Shinozuka is the President, CEO, and Founder at Reiwa Travel.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Local, Content
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $3.3M–$9M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- KAUCHE — KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together. They provide services for online retail shops. KAUCHE is committed in creating an exciting shopping experience for both customers and partners who want to sell products.
- Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
- KAUCHE — X Asia creates enjoyable shopping experience.
Chief Technology Officer at Money Forward.
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- Industry: Content, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $3M–$14M; Angel $733k–$3.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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 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.
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Browse database — It's Free!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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- Industry: News, Social Media, Big Data
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $680k–$2.8M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
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.
Kotaro Yamagishi is the Director at GREE. Additionally, Kotaro Yamagishi has had 4 past jobs including Vice President at GREE.
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- Industry: Robotics, Manufacturing, Aerospace
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- DigitalArchi — Realizing a revolution in architecture.
- FingerVision — FingerVision consists of specialists in this field to generate robot motions. The company solves social issues by putting advanced visual and haptic technology from universities into practice and expanding the application areas of robots and machines.
Hisashi Itoh
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- Industry: Travel, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $6.4M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Monokabu — Monokabu is a site where people can buy and sell new products at a price you decide. It specialises in sneakers.
- Somewhere — Somewhere is engaged in the travel and transportation business.
Minoru Moriya is a director at AuB.
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- Industry: Health Care, Nursing and Residential Care, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $378k–$14M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- HANOWA — Hanowa is a matching platform between freelance dental hygienists and dental clinics. It matches dental care workers who want to work in their spare time with dental clinics. It can be used for studying, side jobs, and job change activities.
- Smooth — Smooth is a smart parking service that enables unmanned parking lots.
- Willbox — Willbox is an international logistics company providing an international logistics digital platform for shippers and logistics companies. The company's platform "Giho" connects shippers and logistics companies (transportation, packaging, warehousing, customs clearance, etc.) with a direct contract. It visualizes the three elements of[lead time, money, and safety], which have been regarded as a black box, and supports comparative examination and decision making. Willbox digitizes the packing technique of wooden boxes and steel, mandatory for international logistics, and incorporated them into their system. Their mission is to solve the logistics issues focusing on the large cargo of industrial products.The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa.
Taizo Son is the Co-Founder of VIVITA. Taizo Son attended the University of Tokyo.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$14M; Angel $737k–$2.2M; Series A $1.8M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
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.
Shinji Yamamoto - Strategic Advisor @ BLINCAM
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- Industry: Software, Logistics, Service Industry
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- 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.
- New Revo — New Revo is a logistics start-up company that provides "strategic logistics".
Nobuyuki Idei has served as our independent director since June 2007.Being an experienced director, Nobuyuki Idei currently also serves as director of Accenture, director of FreeBit Co, Ltd., director of Lenovo Group, and chairman of the National Conference on Fostering Beautiful Forests in Japan.Nobuyuki Idei is the founder and chief executiveofficer of Quantum Leaps Corporation, a specialist consultancy that advises private and public institutions on the changing role of technology in the 21st century.Nobuyuki Idei is also the founder and chairman of the board of Asia Innovators’ Initiative, a private non-profit organization that he established in 2011 to serve as a catalyst for social innovation in Asia by bringing together a diverse range of individuals and promoting knowledge sharing.Nobuyuki Idei was chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Corporation from 2000 to 2005, chief corporate advisor from 2005 to 2007, and chairman of the advisory board from 2007 to 2012.Prior to that, Nobuyuki Idei held a range of leadership positions at Sony including general manager of the audio division, senior general manager of the home video group, and president and representative director.Nobuyuki Idei has also served in a number of other advisory positions including as counselor to the Bank of Japan, member of Japan’s national IT Strategy Council, and vice-chairman of Nippon Keidanren.Nobuyuki Idei received a bachelor of science degree in economics and politics from Waseda University in Tokyo.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round, Angel
- Geography: Japan, France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $4.5M–$31M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pyrenee — Pyrenee provides traffic data collection and analysis in addition to developing, producing, and selling AI driving aids. The addition of an AI driving assistance system to existing vehicles. It improves safe driving and reduces traffic accidents as a capable driver's assistant.
- Antescofo — Antescofo is the mariage of world-class R&D and Business endeavours. Their technology is the result of 7+ years of R&D in the world’s largest laboratory dedicated to Music and Technology, IRCAM in Paris, and public experience with the most important musicians and orchestras around the world. The principle? Through Intelligent MachineListening, they recognize how humans perform music in real-time and use that information to synchronize content and provide an immersive experience! Antescofo was incorporated in July 2016 and based in Paris, France.
- Stake Technologies — Stake Technologies is a technology company that provides blockchain solutions to enterprises.
Koya Arikawa is the Representative Director and Founder at Hotspring.
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- Industry: Content, Media and Entertainment, SNS
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $968k–$1.8M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tanp — Gracia is an EC business and media business that provides coloring precious moments and enriching human connections.
- Syukatsu Labo — Syukatsu Labo is a leading company that solves various problems in an aging society.
- Somewhere — Somewhere is engaged in the travel and transportation business.
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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- Industry: Internet, Information Technology, Content
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Seed $482k–$21M; Angel $4.3M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- D-Chain — D-Chain offers services related to IT development and production in the Web3 and Web2 fields.
- Rayout — Rayout is a business consulting company that provides creative content development, recruitment videos, and web production services.
- CAREER BIJIN — Career bijin is a total support company.
Noguchi Keito - Founder @ Vapes
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- Industry: Marketing, Media and Entertainment, Content
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $619k–$1.8M; Angel $7.3M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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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