# Top 45 FinTech Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kotaro Chiba | 7 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, Drones, Software |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | 7 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Finance |
| Yusuke Sato | 5 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Food and Beverage |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 4 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Software |
| Yu Akasaka | 4 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Internet |
| Shintaro Yamada | 4 | Japan, United States, Kenya | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Internet, Finance, Information Technology |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 4 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Information Technology |
| Yoshinori Fukushima | 3 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Marketing, Media and Entertainment |
| Masaru Sunagawa | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Artificial Intelligence, SNS, Music |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Recruiting |
| Shunsuke Oyu | 3 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Media and Entertainment |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment |
| Chihiro Asano | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Content, Legal, FinTech |
| Hirofumi Miki | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Marketing, Internet |
| Fumiaki Koizumi | 2 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Internet, E-Commerce, Content |
| Yusuke Asakura | 2 | Japan | Seed | Finance, Internet, Consulting |
| Yuzuru Honda | 2 | Japan, Nigeria, Singapore | Seed, Angel | SNS, Internet, Software |
| Jun Nishikawa | 2 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Mobile, Content |
| Daisaku Harada | 2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Finance, Tourism, Automotive |
| Ryota Matsuzaki | 2 | Japan, France, United States | Seed, Angel | Marketing, Finance, Advertising |
| Yusuke Mitsumoto | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series C | Internet, Financial Services, Energy |
| Yosuke Tsuji | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Task Management, Information Technology, Software |
| Yusuke Tanaka | 2 | Japan | Seed | Tourism, Consulting, E-Commerce |
| Sagehashi Yuki | 2 | Japan | Angel, Seed | Content, FinTech, Finance |
| Komura Fujio | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Ethereum, Marketing |
| Takeshi Natsuno | 2 | Japan, United States | Angel, Series A | Financial Services, Music, Venture Capital |
| Shuichi Takenaga | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Information Technology, Management Consulting, Marketing |
| Masao Ito | 2 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Content, Social Media, Information Technology |
| Bae Yong-Joon | 1 | Japan, South Korea | Seed | Apps, Hotel, Mobile Apps |
| Tomohiro Kinoshita | 1 |  |  |  |
| Taizo Son | 1 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A, Angel | Financial Services, Information Technology, Venture Capital |
| Mamoru Taniya | 1 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A | Apps, Content, FinTech |
| Kevin Ryan | 1 | United States, Japan, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Real Estate, Health Care, E-Commerce |
| Kazuhiro Ishikura | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Beauty, Content, Fashion |
| Jay Zaveri | 1 | United States, Japan, Canada | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology |
| Koki Yabu | 1 | Japan | Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Finance, Data Mining |
| David Smilow | 1 | Japan | Series A | Incubators, Venture Capital |
| Gabriel Fong | 1 | Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea | Seed | Apps, Hotel, Mobile Apps |
| Naoki Aoyagi | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Fashion, Software |
| Shinichi Iwata | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Apps, Events, Finance |
| Nishiki Takashi | 1 | Japan | Angel | Content, Education, Social Media |
| Dan Neary | 1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed | News, Events, Travel |
| Gaku Saito | 1 | Japan | Seed | Finance, Cryptocurrency, Asset Management |
| Takanori Katagiri | 1 | Japan | Seed | SNS, SaaS, Billing |
| Richard Chen | 1 | United States, Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, SaaS, Information Technology |

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