# Top 45 Finance Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | 6 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Finance |
| Shintaro Yamada | 4 | Japan, United States, Kenya | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Internet, Finance, Information Technology |
| Kotaro Chiba | 4 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, Content, Software |
| Yu Akasaka | 3 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Internet |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Recruiting |
| Ryota Matsuzaki | 2 | Japan, France, United States | Seed, Angel | Marketing, Finance, Advertising |
| Hirofumi Miki | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Marketing, Internet |
| Yuzuru Honda | 2 | Japan, Nigeria, Singapore | Seed, Angel | SNS, Internet, Software |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 2 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Information Technology |
| Daisaku Harada | 2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Finance, Tourism, Automotive |
| Jun Nishikawa | 2 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Mobile, Content |
| Yusuke Asakura | 2 | Japan | Seed | Finance, Internet, Consulting |
| Yoshifumi Seki | 1 | Japan | Seed | Finance, Security, Logistics |
| Toru Shimada | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Task Management, Manufacturing, Content |
| Masahiko Inada | 1 | Japan | Angel, Seed | SNS, Content, Finance |
| Tatsuo Sakamoto | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Education, Task Management, Recruiting |
| Shigeru Urushibara | 1 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Angel | Task Management, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media |
| Ryan Collins | 1 | Singapore, United Kingdom, India | Series A, Seed | Financial Services, Health Care, FinTech |
| Mochio Umeda | 1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed | FinTech, Finance, Education |
| Yuichi Kawasaki | 1 | Japan | Angel, Seed | CRM, Finance, Security |
| Mamoru Taniya | 1 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A | Apps, Content, FinTech |
| Taizo Son | 1 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A, Angel | Financial Services, Information Technology, Venture Capital |
| Teruhide Sato | 1 | India, Japan, Singapore | Seed, Series B, Series A | E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace |
| Masaru Sunagawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Artificial Intelligence, SNS, Music |
| Shuichi Takenaga | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Information Technology, Management Consulting, Marketing |
| Sagehashi Yuki | 1 | Japan | Angel, Seed | Content, FinTech, Finance |
| Taiga Matsuyama | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Internet |
| Kentaro Sakakibara | 1 | Japan | Seed | Finance, Crowdfunding, Financial Services |
| Gaku Saito | 1 | Japan | Seed | Finance, Cryptocurrency, Asset Management |
| Yamazaki Reijiro | 1 | Japan | Angel | CRM, Finance, Security |
| Edward Ronkowski | 1 | Japan | Seed | FinTech, Finance, Financial Services |
| Toshiro Wakimaru | 1 | Japan, India | Seed | Task Management, Food and Beverage, SNS |
| Yusuke Sato | 1 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Food and Beverage |
| Tomohito Ebine | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Home Services, Information Technology, Consulting |
| Shunsuke Sasaki | 1 | Japan, Myanmar | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Social Media, Content, SNS |
| Daisuke Takanashi | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | SNS, Content, Finance |
| Tomohiro Kinoshita | 1 |  |  |  |
| Tomokaz Saito | 1 | Japan | Angel | Finance, Security, Blockchain |
| Mizuki Inoue | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | CRM, Finance, Security |
| Daisuke Yanagisawa | 1 | Japan | Angel | Finance, Financial Services, Small and Medium Businesses |
| Takeshi Natsuno | 1 | Japan, United States | Angel, Series A | Financial Services, Music, Venture Capital |
| Kiyoshi Nishikawa | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | News, Social Media, Big Data |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Software |
| Takao Ozawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | News, E-Commerce, B2B |
| Masanori Sugiyama | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Internet, Media and Entertainment |

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