# Top 40 Consumer Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yusuke Sato | 6 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Food and Beverage |
| Yu Akasaka | 6 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Internet |
| Kotaro Chiba | 5 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, Content, Software |
| Hirofumi Miki | 5 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Marketing, Internet |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 4 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Information Technology |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Recruiting |
| Kazuhiro Ishikura | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Beauty, Content, Fashion |
| Takaya Shinozuka | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Local, Advertising |
| Shintaro Yamada | 2 | Japan, United States, Kenya | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Internet, Finance, Information Technology |
| Toru Shimada | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Task Management, Manufacturing, Content |
| Naoki Aoyagi | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Fashion, Software |
| Yuzuru Honda | 2 | Japan, Nigeria, Singapore | Seed, Angel | SNS, Internet, Software |
| Mamoru Taniya | 2 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A | Apps, Content, FinTech |
| Keisuke Kogure | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Beauty, Women's, Wellness |
| Toshi Yamamoto | 1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, Beauty, Health Care |
| Yasuyoshi Yanagisawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Post-IPO Equity | Media and Entertainment, Content, Men's |
| Hiroaki Kitano | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Debt Financing | Health Care, Information Technology, Fitness |
| Narimatsu Jun | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | SEO, Mobile, Content |
| Tsunezawa Kahoko | 1 | Japan, Germany | Seed, Angel | Shopping, Apps, Travel |
| Tatsuo Sakamoto | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Education, Task Management, Recruiting |
| Chikako Morimoto | 1 | Japan | Seed | Human Resources, Employment, Information Technology |
| Soichiro Kawai | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet |
| Yasumasa Manabe | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Drones, Big Data |
| Ryo Ishizuka | 1 | United States, Japan | Seed, Series A | SNS, Beauty, Content |
| Yusuke Mitsumoto | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series C | Internet, Financial Services, Energy |
| Masahiro Kotosaka | 1 | Japan | Angel | Education, EdTech, Fashion |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Software |
| Taiga Matsuyama | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Internet |
| Eiko Matsumura | 1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, Beauty, Health Care |
| Hayama Takashi | 1 | Japan | Seed | SNS, Beauty, Medical |
| Toshiro Wakimaru | 1 | Japan, India | Seed | Task Management, Food and Beverage, SNS |
| Shohei Sasaki | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Consulting |
| Ryosuke Matsumoto | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Art, Reservations, Software |
| Yuki Naito | 1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Manufacturing, Internet, SNS |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | 1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Finance |
| Hironari Umino | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Apps, Beauty, Incubators |
| Keith Yuki Isobe | 1 | United States, Japan, India | Seed, Series A, Series C | Advertising, SaaS, Information Technology |
| Yoshinori Fukushima | 1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Marketing, Media and Entertainment |
| Takuma Iwasa | 1 | Japan | Seed | Water, Beauty, IT Management |

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