# Top 45 Gaming Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yu Akasaka | 6 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Internet |
| Yusuke Sato | 5 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Food and Beverage |
| Kotaro Chiba | 5 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, Content, Software |
| Hironao Kunimitsu | 4 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Virtual Reality |
| Ryosuke Matsumoto | 4 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Art, Reservations, Software |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | 4 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Finance |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 3 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment |
| Jun Nishikawa | 3 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Mobile, Content |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 3 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Information Technology |
| Naruhisa Nakagawa | 3 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Manufacturing, Beauty, Environmental Consulting |
| Yusuke Tanaka | 2 | Japan | Seed | Tourism, Consulting, E-Commerce |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Recruiting |
| Soga Takeshi | 2 | Japan | Seed | Music, Mobile, Content |
| Hiroaki Kitano | 2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Debt Financing | Health Care, Information Technology, Fitness |
| Goshi Yamaguchi | 2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Corporate Round | Food and Beverage, Digital Media, Apps |
| Hirofumi Miki | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Marketing, Internet |
| Komura Fujio | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Ethereum, Marketing |
| Ken Soga | 2 | Japan | Seed | Music, Mobile, Content |
| Chikako Morimoto | 2 | Japan | Seed | Human Resources, Employment, Information Technology |
| Shunsuke Oyu | 2 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Media and Entertainment |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Software |
| Koki Yabu | 2 | Japan | Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Finance, Data Mining |
| Dai Tamesue | 2 | Japan | Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed | Apps, Sports, Health Care |
| Shintaro Yamada | 1 | Japan, United States, Kenya | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Internet, Finance, Information Technology |
| Takashi Nagao | 1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | SNS, Video, Brewing |
| Tomohito Ebine | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Home Services, Information Technology, Consulting |
| Kino Nobukuni | 1 | Japan | Seed | Food and Beverage |
| Shuuichi Wada | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Reservations, Content, Social Media |
| Chiba Hisayoshi | 1 | Japan | Seed | Food and Beverage |
| Shota Horii | 1 | Japan | Seed | Information Technology, Internet, Art |
| Yo Shibata | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Apps, Gaming, Content |
| Takashi Mitachi | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | SNS, Brewing, Employment |
| Toshiro Wakimaru | 1 | Japan, India | Seed | Task Management, Food and Beverage, SNS |
| Yusuke Inagaki | 1 | Japan | Seed | Marketing, Advertising, Cloud Computing |
| Josh Buckley | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, Ghana | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services |
| Hiroaki Watatani | 1 | Japan | Seed | Content, Software, Logistics |
| Naoki Yamada | 1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Software, Sports |
| Hayama Takashi | 1 | Japan | Seed | SNS, Beauty, Medical |
| Sota Horiuchi | 1 | Japan | Seed | Content, Food and Beverage |
| Masaru Tange | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, E-Commerce, SaaS |
| Yusuke Umeda | 1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Sports, Communities, Food Processing |
| Nobuyuki Nakagawa | 1 | Japan | Angel | Apps, Mobile, Mobile Apps |
| Masayuki SHOBAYASHI | 1 | Japan | Seed | Fitness, Software, Mobile Apps |
| Tsuyoshi Ide | 1 | Japan | Pre-Seed | Food Processing, Food and Beverage |
| Koji Yamada | 1 | Japan | Seed | Software, Logistics, Food Delivery |

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