# Top 25 Automotive Startup Investors in Japan in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daisaku Harada | 2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Finance, Tourism, Automotive |
| Mobility Technologies | 2 |  |  |  |
| BroadBand Tower | 2 | Japan | Series A | Software, Automotive, Taxi Service |
| Drone Fund | 2 | Japan, United States, Canada | Seed, Series A | Drones, Robotics, Aerospace |
| Lifetime Ventures | 2 | Japan, South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Health Care, Marketing |
| Sojitz | 1 | Japan, United States, India | Corporate Round, Series A | Health Care, Medical, Manufacturing |
| Energy & Environment Investment | 1 | Japan, United States, Germany | Series A, Series B | Internet of Things, Software, Energy |
| Toru Yoshikawa | 1 | Japan | Angel, Series B | Internet, Software, Education |
| Mirai Creation Fund | 1 | Japan, United States, Israel | Series B, Series A | Robotics, Information Technology, Software |
| Yuya Taketani | 1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, News, Mobile |
| Nippon Venture Capital | 1 | Japan, United States | Series A, Seed | Software, Health Care, Information Technology |
| JapanTaxi | 1 |  |  |  |
| Yasuyuki Kin | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Career Planning |
| DMM.com | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed | Automotive, E-Commerce, Machine Learning |
| Legend Partners | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Marketing, Automotive, Enterprise |
| Quanta Computer | 1 | United States, Japan, Israel | Series C, Series A, Series B | Consumer Electronics, Software, Semiconductor |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment |
| Yamaha Motor | 1 | Japan, India, Brazil | Corporate Round, Series A, Series B | Transportation, Robotics, Logistics |
| Suzuki Tamon | 1 | Japan | Angel | Internet, Software, Automotive |
| Nobuyuki Idei | 1 | Japan, France, United States | Seed, Corporate Round | Information Technology, Manufacturing, Internet |
| Nagatsuka Masayoshi | 1 | Japan | Angel | Internet, Software, Automotive |
| Incubate Fund | 1 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce |
| JR West Innovations | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series C | Software, Product Design, CRM |
| Innovation Engine | 1 | Japan | Series A, Series C | Robotics, Information Technology, Medical |
| Shintaro Tabata | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Sharing Economy, Audio, Content |

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co