Top 15 Wine and Spirits Angel Investors in Asia (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Hayden Zou
Angel
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3 | China | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage | |
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James Robertson
Angel
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3 | China | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage | |
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Simon Szewach
Angel
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2 | China | Pre-Seed, Series A | Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage | |
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Lucas Driggers
Angel
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2 | China | Pre-Seed, Series A | Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage | |
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Jeffrey Olyniec
Angel
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2 | United States, China | Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed | Battery, Software, Analytics | $5M–$10M |
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Toru Shimada
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Internet, Task Management, Content | $553k–$68M |
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Ken Takayama
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Reservations, Travel, Apps | $6.2M–$43M |
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Seio Nagami
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Task Management, SaaS, Legal | $14M–$14M |
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Hideto Fujino
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Travel, Reservations, Real Estate | $3.5M–$43M |
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Nobuyuki Nakagawa
Angel
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1 | Japan | Angel | Apps, Mobile, Mobile Apps | |
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Wang Rui
Angel
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1 | China | Series A | Food and Beverage, Sales, AgTech | |
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Takashi Nagao
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | SNS, Video, Brewing | |
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Takashi Mitachi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | SNS, Brewing, Employment | |
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Shuai Wang
Angel
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1 | China, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A | EdTech, Winery, Robotics | |
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Zhou Hongbiao
Angel
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1 | China | Seed | Restaurants, Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage | |
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Hayden Zou
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- Industry: Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC — The story of what happened when a group of whisky loving friends decided it was time to put China on the international whisky map.
James Robertson
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- Industry: Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC — The story of what happened when a group of whisky loving friends decided it was time to put China on the international whisky map.
Simon Szewach - Managing Partner @ The Legats Group
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- Industry: Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC — The story of what happened when a group of whisky loving friends decided it was time to put China on the international whisky map.
Lucas Driggers
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- Industry: Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC — The story of what happened when a group of whisky loving friends decided it was time to put China on the international whisky map.
Jeffrey W. Olyniec is the Board of director of Peek. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration- Marketing from Mississippi State University. Jeff previously worked at International Display Works (which was later acquired by Flextronics and is now the current NVD) in senior management roles including sales and supply chain. He thenmoved on to Solar Power Inc, a worldwide leader in the design and construction of solar power generating facilities, overseeing all of the company’s operations in Asia as the EVP of the company.Jeff has lived and worked in China since 1996 and speaks fluent Chinese.
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- Industry: Battery, Software, Analytics
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Series A $5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Reelables — Reelables is a reel-to-reel manufacturing of ultra-thin wireless Bluetooth labels. The company is building ultra-thin flexible Bluetooth trackers that are built into labels that can be affixed to products. They enable businesses to keep track and find almost anything without any work.
- Kora — Outsmart the grid with the only unified home energy system: Power App + Smart Panel + Powerblocks Modular Batteries. Avoid blackouts, cut bills, and earn with free energy trading for life. Reserve your Founder Edition now.
- Nine Rivers Distillery Company PLC — The story of what happened when a group of whisky loving friends decided it was time to put China on the international whisky map.
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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- Industry: Internet, Task Management, Content
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$68M; Angel $553k–$6.2M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Abentry — Abentry is engaged in the SNS business and media advertising business.
- SakeWiz — SakeWiz is an App to enjoy, buy and record sake located in Tokyo
- Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
Ken Takayama - External Audit & Supervisory @ Media Do
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- Industry: Reservations, Travel, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $43M–$43M; Angel $6.2M–$43M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SakeWiz — SakeWiz is an App to enjoy, buy and record sake located in Tokyo
- 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.
Seio Nagami
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- Industry: Task Management, SaaS, Legal
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $14M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Enechain — enechain provides liquidity in Japan’s energy market by brokering OTC transactions of energy.
- Stock — Stock develops products that relieve the stress of sharing information from teams around the world.
- Overflow — OVERFLOW provides consulting and recruitment services.
Hideto Fujino - President, Cheif Investment Officer @ Rheos
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- Industry: Travel, Reservations, Real Estate
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $3.5M–$43M; Series A $8M–$38M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- HOMMA — Inspired Modern Living. Homes to elevate healthy urban lifestyles. Design. Build. Technology.
- Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
- Amateras Space —
Nobuyuki Nakagawa - President and CEO @ Mynavi
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- Industry: Apps, Mobile, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SakeWiz — SakeWiz is an App to enjoy, buy and record sake located in Tokyo
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Wang Rui
Show more...Investment focus
- Industry: Food and Beverage, Sales, AgTech
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Longmi Agro — Longmi Agro is a private company engaged in the agricultural products industry chain. It began operation on October 25, 2015, with its headquarters in Guangzhou in China.
- Putian Cool Drink — Putian Cool Drink focuses on the sales and promotion of plum wine, and has a full industrial chain from picking, brewing, filling, and sales.
Takashi Nagao
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- Industry: SNS, Video, Brewing
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FromTo — FromTo offers construction services.
- Wakaze — Wakaze is a Japanese sake brewing startup.
- FLATBOYS — FLATBOYS specializes in planning, development and operation of internet business.
Takashi Mitachi joined BCG in 1993 and is the head of BCG’s Japan operations. He leads the Strategy practice in Japan and is also a core member of the Financial Institutions, Marketing and Sales, and Organization practice areas.Takashi has led projects for Japanese and multinational clients in a wide range of financial and consumer industries.He has also written a book, The BCG Way – the Art of Strategic Insight, which focuses on how to develop capabilities to generate strategic insight.Before joining BCG, Takashi worked for 14 years at Japan Airlines, where his positions included manager of the corporate planning department at the head office in Tokyo. He holds an MBA with high distinction (Baker Scholar) from Harvard Business School and a BA in American literature from the University of Kyoto.
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- Industry: SNS, Brewing, Employment
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- POL — Make academia open & cool.
- Wakaze — Wakaze is a Japanese sake brewing startup.
Shuai Wang - Chairman of Marketing and Public Relations Committee @ Alibaba Group
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- Industry: EdTech, Winery, Robotics
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: China, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Guxiaojiu — Guxiaojiu is a Chinese liquor brand specializing in wine.
- Campus X — Campus X is an educational innovation centre founded by the original team behind Rice Robotics, designed to immerse children in real-world engineering and product development practices. Located in Hong Kong, the centre offers hands-on access to professional-grade tools—including 3D printers, selective laser sintering and robotics R&Dequipment—mirroring the same facilities used by Rice Robotics engineers.The organisation’s programmes emphasise not only technical skills in mechanical, electrical, or software engineering, but also the ability to communicate ideas effectively: students pitch, present and reflect on their creations, fostering a startup-style mindset.
Zhou Hongbiao is the founder of Zhou Mapo
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- Industry: Restaurants, Wine and Spirits, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Beer Halo Man — Beerbitt Man is a new catering chain brand, which combines the national supply chain of Tsingtao Brewery's craft beer.
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