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Top 30 Hospitality Angel Investors in Asia (October 2023)

The most active angel investors investing in Asia Hospitality startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Asia Hospitality startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Angel round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Boon Hwee Koh
Angel
2 Singapore, United States, China Seed, Series A Software, Financial Services, FinTech $383k–$20M
Serguei Netessine
Angel
2 Singapore, United States, Malaysia Seed, Series A, Convertible Note E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Fashion $400k–$800k
Alexander Rittweger
Angel
1 United States, Greece, Germany Seed, Series A, Series B SaaS, Snack Food, Business Intelligence
Toivo Annus
Angel
1 Singapore, United States, Estonia Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Software, FinTech $900k–$7M
Huang Shao Ning
Angel
1 Singapore Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Marketplace
Goshi Yamaguchi
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Pre-Seed, Corporate Round Food and Beverage, Digital Media, Apps
William Heinecke
Angel
1 Hong Kong Series A Mobile, Travel, Hospitality
Lim Der Shing
Angel
1 Singapore, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Internet, Wellness, Health Care $737k–$885k
Ken Takayama
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel Reservations, Travel, Apps $6.2M–$41M
Yoshida Yukihiro
Angel
1 Japan Seed Hospitality, Reservations, Media and Entertainment
Tian Gu
Angel
1 Indonesia Seed Hospitality, Marketplace, Real Estate
Zhenzhen Sun
Angel
1 Indonesia Seed Hospitality, Marketplace, Real Estate
William Hockey
Angel
1 United States, Singapore, Pakistan Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Financial Services $1.1M–$30M
Turner Novak
Angel
1 United States, Canada, Pakistan Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Software, Mobile Apps $100k–$15M
Shintaro Yamada
Angel
1 Japan, United States, Kenya Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Internet, Finance, Information Technology
Kiyohiro Sugashita
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Series A Marketing, Travel, Media and Entertainment $8.2M–$44M
Nobuyuki Idei
Angel
1 Japan, France, United States Seed, Corporate Round Information Technology, Manufacturing, Internet $27M–$30M
Mamoru Taniya
Angel
1 Japan, Singapore, Spain Seed, Series A Apps, Content, FinTech $2.3M–$45M
Axel Peyriere
Angel
1 Egypt, Nepal, Myanmar Seed, Series A Delivery, E-Commerce, Retail $1.5M–$4.7M
Farouk Kadous
Angel
1 Egypt, Singapore Seed SaaS, Shipping, Logistics $1.5M–$11M
Paul Kuo
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel, Series A Reservations, Travel, SaaS $41M–$41M
Hideto Fujino
Angel
1 Japan, United States Seed, Series A Reservations, Travel, Real Estate $3.4M–$41M
Kotaro Chiba
Angel
1 Japan, United States Seed, Series A Internet, Content, Software $343k–$73M
Yu Akasaka
Angel
1 Japan, Australia, Hong Kong Seed, Angel Food and Beverage, Content, Internet $412k–$66M
Teddy Himler
Angel
1 Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A News, Social Media, Facility Management
Michimasa Naka
Angel
1 Japan Seed, Angel Reservations, Travel, Employment $41M–$41M
Tim Draper
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Mobile $350k–$32M
James Tan
Angel
1 Singapore, Uzbekistan Seed, Angel, Series A Internet, Social Media, SaaS $150k–$750k
Yusuke Sato
Angel
1 Japan, Indonesia, United States Seed, Angel Internet, Content, Food and Beverage $2.1M–$41M
Saurabh Gupta
Angel
1 United States, India, Colombia Series C, Series D, Seed E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech $7M–$425M
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Boon Hwee Koh
Angel · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 2 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Boon Hwee is the founding partner of Credence and Chairman of the investment committee. Concurrently, Boon Hwee is a member of Agilent Technologies Inc, Chairman of AAC Technologies, Yeo Hiap Seng Limited, and Sunningdale Tech Limited.Boon Hwee began his career in 1977 at Hewlett Packard ("HP") and rose to become its Managing Directorin Singapore, a position he held from 1985 to 1990. Boon Hwee's other previous positions include:Chairman of Singapore Telecom Group ("SingTel") and its predecessor organisations for 17 yearsChairman of Singapore Airlines Limited ("SIA") for 4 yearsChairman of Development Bank of Singapore ("DBS") for 4 yearsDirector on the Board of Temasek Holdings Private Limited for 15 years (Boon Hwee also served as a member of the Executive Committee from January 1997 to September 2010)Chairman of the Wuthelam Group for 10 yearsBoon Hwee was named the Outstanding Manager of the Year in 1991 by Business Times and DHL Worldwide. He was conferred The International Herald Tribune Visionary and Leader Honour in January 2003.Boon Hwee contributes actively to non-profit organisations, and is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nanyang Technological University and a Director of the Hewlett Foundation in the United States.Boon Hwee obtained his Bachelor's Degree (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London in 1972 and his MBA (Distinction) from the Harvard Business School in 1976.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Singapore, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 46
  • Round size: Seed $383k–$3M; Series A $704k–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Faarms — FAARMS is a new age digital platform catering to the needs of farmers.
  • Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
  • Lyte Ventures — Built for creators, designed for the future of work. We do the hustling so that you can focus more on what matters to you.
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Serguei Netessine
Angel · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · 2 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Serguei Netessine is Vice-Dean for Global Initiatives and Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Operations, Information and Decisions Department at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He lived and worked in Russia, USA, France and Singapore., author and speaker on innovation.Prof. Netessine receivedBS/MS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology and, after working for Motorola and Lucent Technologies, he also received MS/Ph.D. degrees in Operations Management from the University of Rochester. His current research focuses on business model innovation and operational excellence and he worked on these topics with numerous organizations including Federal Aviation Administration (USA), Lockheed Martin, Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s, Rolls Royce, Comcast, Expedia, ABB and US Air Force. He serves on advisory boards of multiple startup companies and regularly speaks on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Professor Netessine has been the recipient of several teaching awards for delivering classes to MBA and Executive MBA students at the Wharton School and INSEAD, and he frequently teaches in Executive Education Programs. Prolific academic writer, professor Netessine holds senior editorial positions at several leading academic journals and he co-authored dozens of publications in prominent management journals, including Management Science, Operations Research, Harvard Business Review and other. His work has received extensive media coverage in CIO Magazine, the Economist, Forbes, Multichannel Merchant, New York Times, US News and Strategy & Business and other press. He regularly blogs about innovation on http://www.renaissanceinnovator.com and HBR Network. His latest book on Business Model Innovation is forthcoming with Harvard Business Press in 2014.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Fashion
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Singapore, United States, Malaysia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $400k–$800k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TabSquare — Look to the future of the F&B industry - Tabsquare's POS integrated online restaurant system increases hospitality profitability through AI Technology.
  • Comedywire — Comedywire offers an online platform that enables its users to find, share, and create posts of comedic content. Comedywire enables its users to connect with each other and share ideas. Comedywire was founded by Preston Gitlin in December 2014.
  • Alltius Inc. — Alltius is an AI-driven platform for conversational assistance in software products primarily to help and guide users in their product journeys.
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Alexander Rittweger
Angel · Munich, Bayern, Germany · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Alexander Rittweger is a Board Member & Lead Investo at ALOHA. He attended University of Mannheim.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Snack Food, Business Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Greece, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • GoZayaan — Welcome to GoZayaan, the ultimate online platform for next generation traveling! We aim to put you in charge of your travel plan. Your dream trip is just a few clicks away, with GoZayaan!
  • ALOHA — Healthy plant-based foods, snacks & meal replacements. Best organic plant based protein bars, shakes and powders. Nothing artificial. Welcome to ALOHA!
  • Frequenz — Frequenz empowers developers with innovative tools to orchestrate Decentralized Energy Resources (DERs) efficiently. Join us revolutionizing the way the world manages power.
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Toivo Annus
Angel · Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Active individual investor in flying drones, also looking at payments and ecommerce.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Singapore, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 37
  • Round size: Seed $900k–$7M; Series A $2.3M–$6M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Salv — Smart AML solutions. Detect and mitigate money laundering risks through advanced transaction monitoring, sanction screening, and KYC risk scoring.
  • Enview — Enview offers the next generation of Geospatial Analytics Software and GEOINT technology for energy companies and governments to protect their critical infrastructure.
  • GOSU Data Lab — Try the World`s first game voice assistant to master the game effortlessly. Learn more - how it works and how can it help you.
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Huang Shao Ning
Angel · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Co-founder of JobsCentral Singapore, Shao-Ning stayed on as the Singapore MD after the company was acquired. During this period, she oversaw operation integrations with the global business and started the company’s transition to become a SaaS player in its Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia operations. Since 2009, Shao-Ning has been mentoring startups in creative, digital and retail industries.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Marketplace
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Homage — Homage is a trusted senior home care marketplace and technology platform seamlessly connecting seniors to the best quality of care on demand.The Homage platform uses a proprietary matching engine that pairs seniors with the best care professionals for their needs in real-time. Family members can schedule, manage, and monitor care visits throughHomage family app from anywhere, stay in communication with the care professional and get real-time information on the care their senior is receiving. Homage app will let family members know who visited their loved ones, how long they spent in the home, and what activities they did. Homage's technology allows it to send a Homage care professional to senior's house within 2 hours. Homage's app for care professionals lets them efficiently run their business, gives them better client information: a care plan individualized to each senior, helpful tips, ability to run on their own schedule, easy communication with the family members through their app.
  • Motorist — Motorist is a Singapore-based automotive platform that simplifies vehicle ownership through smart solutions. We help drivers and car owners to manage their vehicle by providing them with a range of auto services. Stay informed with our network of motorists and motor services.
  • EngageRocket — We help organizations make better people decisions using real-time analytics. Our customers use EngageRocket platform to measure and improve employee experience.
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Goshi Yamaguchi
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Goshi Yamaguchi

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, Digital Media, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • ReadHub — ReadHub is a Information technology , Planning, development and management of Internet media and applications company.
  • Pan For You — Pan For You is a Food & Beverage Company. We deliver delicious bread from all over the world with our unique freezing technology and propose a lifestyle where you can enjoy freshly baked bread anytime.
  • ZAZA — ZAZA is focus to make the world where people can respect each other even thought they have a different culture and belief.
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William Heinecke
Angel · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

William Heinecke - CEO & Chairman @ Minor International

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Travel, Hospitality
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • HotelQuickly — 1.5 million users. More than 200,000 hotels. Destinations in every corner of the globe. Since its founding, HotelQuickly has made traveler’s lives easier by providing a simple, stress-free way to book cheap hotel rooms last minute.In December 2012, five visionaries joined forces to give birth to a new idea that would change the way you travel.Out of the minds of Tomas Laboutka, Christian Mischler, Michal Juhas, Mario Peng and Raphael Cohen came mobile booking website and app HotelQuickly.The following March, they launched publicly in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Within less than a year, they had expanded to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Macau, as well as overseas to Australia and New Zealand, making HotelQuickly the first to provide last-minute mobile-only hotel booking on the two continents.In the years since, they have expanded throughout Asia and then all across the globe, with headquarters in Hong Kong and Bangkok and offices throughout the region. In 2016, HotelQuickly acquired and fully integrated Japanese app Tonight. And that’s just the start of what’s to come.Since their founding, they have raised a total of $US 5.6 million in investor funding, which they have used to make hotel bookers’ experiences as fantastic as possible. Their innovation and rapid growth has been featured by media outlets such as TechCrunch, Forbes, CBS, NBC, TechInAsia, TheNextWeb, Yahoo, and Tnooz.
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Lim Der Shing
Angel · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Der Shing is founder and CEO of the JobsCentral Group. His work scope includes strategic planning and responsibility for the group's P&L. His achievements include creating career media platforms that reach 10 million people in South East Asia. In 2011, he negotiated the acquisition of the group by CareerBuilder. Der Shing has a Bachelor ofEngineering (Summa cum laude) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a father of 3 and is an avid share investor and traveller. He is also involved in community work as a Council Member of the South West CDC and is a member of the Entrepreneurs Organisation in Singapore.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Wellness, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Singapore, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $737k–$885k
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Homage — Homage is a trusted senior home care marketplace and technology platform seamlessly connecting seniors to the best quality of care on demand.The Homage platform uses a proprietary matching engine that pairs seniors with the best care professionals for their needs in real-time. Family members can schedule, manage, and monitor care visits throughHomage family app from anywhere, stay in communication with the care professional and get real-time information on the care their senior is receiving. Homage app will let family members know who visited their loved ones, how long they spent in the home, and what activities they did. Homage's technology allows it to send a Homage care professional to senior's house within 2 hours. Homage's app for care professionals lets them efficiently run their business, gives them better client information: a care plan individualized to each senior, helpful tips, ability to run on their own schedule, easy communication with the family members through their app.
  • Motorist — Motorist is a Singapore-based automotive platform that simplifies vehicle ownership through smart solutions. We help drivers and car owners to manage their vehicle by providing them with a range of auto services. Stay informed with our network of motorists and motor services.
  • Alodokter — App Kesehatan No.1 Di Indonesia. Dapatkan Info Kesehatan Terkini & Terlengkap, Fasilitas Online Booking Rumah Sakit & Dokter, Chat Bersama Dokter, Gratis!
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Ken Takayama
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Ken Takayama - External Audit & Supervisory @ Media Do

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Reservations, Travel, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $41M–$41M; Angel $6.2M–$41M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SakeWiz — SakeWiz is an App to enjoy, buy and record sake located in Tokyo
  • Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
  • Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
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Yoshida Yukihiro
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Former executive director of Gulliver International (currently IDOM), one of the few hyper-growth companies in Japan that made public public public in four years and achieved 10 billion sales in 10 years. He held a role in charge of FC business, management strategy, marketing, human resources, education, IT and finance.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Hospitality, Reservations, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
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Tian Gu
Angel · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Tian Gu

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Hospitality, Marketplace, Real Estate
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Travelio — Temukan akomodasi yang cocok untuk liburan bersama keluarga, sahabat maupun urusan bisnis di www.travelio.com. Lebih luas, lebih nyaman dan lebih seru. Cek www.travelio.com
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Zhenzhen Sun
Angel · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Zhenzhen Sun - Partner @ Proxima Ventures Ltd

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Hospitality, Marketplace, Real Estate
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Travelio — Temukan akomodasi yang cocok untuk liburan bersama keluarga, sahabat maupun urusan bisnis di www.travelio.com. Lebih luas, lebih nyaman dan lebih seru. Cek www.travelio.com
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William Hockey
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

William Hockey is the Co-CEO of Column. He previously worked at Bain & Company as an Associate. William Hockey attended Emory University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Pakistan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$6.3M; Series A $12M–$30M; Series B $14M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Boom — Boom is the easiest way to build credit credit with your rent. With Boom, report your rent payments to all three credit bureaus for as little as $2 per month. Enroll in minutes.
  • Maza — Maza is a mobile app that offers financial products and digital banking services.
  • Slash — Tens of thousands of online businesses use Slash to track their profits, earn cash back, and get faster payouts from platforms like GOAT and Amazon. No LLC required, no account fees, no minimum balance, and no credit checks.
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Turner Novak
Angel · Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Turner Novak is a Investor at Banana Capital. He attended Grand Valley State University from 2014.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Pakistan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 58
  • Round size: Seed $750k–$11M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.1M; Series A $10M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Epoch — Bring all of your employee engagement initiatives together with Epoch. Our employee experience platform lets you create and track engagement for company programs.
  • Millie — Millie is a new kind of maternity clinic. Built by moms and providers who’ve been there.
  • Colabs — Colabs is Pakistan’s fastest growing flexible workspace. Our community today has 1000 seats and over 100 companies across multiple facilities in Lahore. COLABS has a network of 100+ ecosystem partners across universities, VC funds, corporates, government and industry leaders. COLABS is constantly innovating, creating new work experiences, andredefining the future of work in Pakistan. Our mission is to knit together a community of 100,000 entrepreneurs across Pakistan.
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Shintaro Yamada
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

During his years at Waseda University, Shintaro worked at Japan’s biggest e-commerce mall, Rakuten, Inc. On August 1st 2001, Shintaro established “Unoh Inc.” after graduating university. At Unoh he was responsible for designing and developing several web services, one of which was the online magazine subscription . Services provided by Unohinclude planning, development and management of the film enthusiast community site “Movie Life” (acquired by PIA Corporation) as well as “Sugu.CC” , “NeoAd” (both acquired by GMOAP) and the photo sharing site “Photozou” (acquired by Digital Garage).In 2009 Unoh entered into social gaming, creating multiple successful social games. Among these games, “Machitsuku!” has been its biggest hit with over 5 million users. On August 3rd 2010, Unoh joined Zynga and Shintaro became General Manager of Zynga Japan. He resigned on January 2012. After traveling around the world, He established the new company “Mercari, Inc.” on February 2013 and released the resale shopping app “Mercari” on July 2013 in Japan.He is a true Internet geek, spending a lot of time on the Internet and boasts around 180,000 followers on Twitter.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Finance, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Japan, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Autify — Autify - Revolutionizing Software Testing with the most advanced AI-powered Software Testing Tool
  • Peach Cars — Peach Cars building a solution for those looking to buy and sell vehicles whole information on vehicles and hassle-free transactions.
  • AnotherBall — AnotherBall = Digital + Entertainment + Token economy
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Kiyohiro Sugashita
Angel · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Mr. Sugashita joined Polaris as Advisor in May 2011. He is Director and CEO of Sugashita Partners, Ltd since 1998 and provides consulting services to financial institutions and ventures in and outside of Japan. Prior to that position, he was CEO of Lazard Japan Asset Management from 1991 to 1998. His business career also includes positions at DaiwaSecurities and Merrill Lynch Securities, Tokyo Branch. On the academic front, Mr. Sugashita received a BA in Economics from Ritsumeikan University and since 2009 is Special Advisor for the Dean of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Marketing, Travel, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $8.2M–$44M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • G NEXT — G NEXT is an Information Technology based company.
  • Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
  • Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
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Nobuyuki Idei
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Nobuyuki Idei has served as our independent director since June 2007.Being an experienced director, Nobuyuki Idei currently also serves as director of Accenture, director of FreeBit Co, Ltd., director of Lenovo Group, and chairman of the National Conference on Fostering Beautiful Forests in Japan.Nobuyuki Idei is the founder and chief executiveofficer of Quantum Leaps Corporation, a specialist consultancy that advises private and public institutions on the changing role of technology in the 21st century.Nobuyuki Idei is also the founder and chairman of the board of Asia Innovators’ Initiative, a private non-profit organization that he established in 2011 to serve as a catalyst for social innovation in Asia by bringing together a diverse range of individuals and promoting knowledge sharing.Nobuyuki Idei was chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Corporation from 2000 to 2005, chief corporate advisor from 2005 to 2007, and chairman of the advisory board from 2007 to 2012.Prior to that, Nobuyuki Idei held a range of leadership positions at Sony including general manager of the audio division, senior general manager of the home video group, and president and representative director.Nobuyuki Idei has also served in a number of other advisory positions including as counselor to the Bank of Japan, member of Japan’s national IT Strategy Council, and vice-chairman of Nippon Keidanren.Nobuyuki Idei received a bachelor of science degree in economics and politics from Waseda University in Tokyo.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan, France, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $27M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pyrenee — Pyrenee is a hardware startup that creates devices that protect people's lives.
  • Antescofo — Antescofo is the mariage of world-class R&D and Business endeavours. Their technology is the result of 7+ years of R&D in the world’s largest laboratory dedicated to Music and Technology, IRCAM in Paris, and public experience with the most important musicians and orchestras around the world. The principle? Through Intelligent MachineListening, they recognize how humans perform music in real-time and use that information to synchronize content and provide an immersive experience! Antescofo was incorporated in July 2016 and based in Paris, France.
  • Stake Technologies — Stake Technologies is a technology company that provides blockchain solutions to enterprises.
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Mamoru Taniya
Angel · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, he joined Solomon Brothers, where he became the youngest managing director in Asia, where he was in charge of Asian investment. After that, he created one of the largest independent Asuka assets. He also launched Japan's first independent online life insurance company,LifeNet Life Insurance, and inspired Japan's first International.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Content, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, Singapore, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $2.7M–$41M; Series A $2.3M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Revorf — Revorf analyzes data and develops AI-related to infectious diseases and healthcare.
  • abillion — Find tips for plant-based food & products near you. Join the community to share reviews of restaurants & brands. Raise funds & drive sustainability!
  • RIMM Sustainability — RIMM Sustainability provides a SaaS platform that enables companies of all sizes to optimise their sustainability management effort. It builds tools for sustainability management, reporting and optimisation.
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Axel Peyriere
Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Startups - Mentoring - Advising - Emerging Markets. I am a enthusiastic entrepreneur and angel investor working with startups all around the world. Have worked / mentored / coached / partnered / invested in more than 200 startups around the world. Specially keen on online marketplaces and emerging and frontier markets.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Delivery, E-Commerce, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Egypt, Nepal, Myanmar

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.7M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Appetito — Buy all your groceries and household essentials from your online supermarket. Order from the comfort of your home at your finger tips.
  • FreshGora — Food and Grocery delivery in Yangon, Myanmar.
  • Treepz — Treepz Inc. (formerly Plentywaka) is building the largest shared mobility platform in West Africa with over 500,000 satisfied customers.
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Farouk Kadous
Angel · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Farouk Kadous is a Limited Partner of Chapter One.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Shipping, Logistics
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Egypt, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • naqla — Fill in your shipment's details and get an immediate quote.
  • SOKNA — SOKNA is Egypt’s first end-to-end funeral service providing your loved ones with care and respect at the completion of their life’s journey.
  • Tablevibe — No setup fees, no fixed costs, no commission. Take direct orders on your own website and social media channels. Save on third-party commissions and get full access to all your customers' data. Build your customer databases and grow your business.
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Paul Kuo
Angel · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Paul Kuo - Director - Board of Directors @ Tamecco

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Reservations, Travel, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $41M–$41M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
  • Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
  • Fun Group — Hello! We are Fun Group (formally Tabinaka) and we are Japan's first Travel and Leisure startup offering unique tours and experiences. We currently offer experiences in 7 different locations globally.
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Hideto Fujino
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Hideto Fujino - President, Cheif Investment Officer @ Rheos

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Reservations, Travel, Real Estate
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $3.4M–$41M; Series A $19M–$37M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HOMMA — Inspired Modern Living. Homes to elevate healthy urban lifestyles. Design. Build. Technology.
  • Address Japan — ADDress is a provider of co-living spaces in both urban and rural areas, enabling people to live in a range of luxurious residences at fixed prices.
  • Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
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Kotaro Chiba
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Kotaro Chiba is the founder of ChibaDojo Fund. Kotaro Chiba attended Keio University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Content, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 67
  • Round size: Seed $343k–$41M; Series A $13M–$73M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
  • ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
  • Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
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Yu Akasaka
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

During Hosei University student, and intern at Hakuhodo C & D. After joining the Image-net, I do media monetization of EC site as a media planner. Then, new business, engaged in Alliance. Launched a crowdsourcing site "MILLION DESIGNS" of design in the individual, sold to Ransazu Corporation. Established the Eureka Co., Ltd., wasappointed Representative Director CEO.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, Content, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, Australia, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $4.7M–$66M; Angel $412k–$7.1M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
  • RE — RE specializes in smartphone application design and development.
  • Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health offers Canvas, a home-based hormone testing service for women.
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Teddy Himler
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Teddy is a Vice President at SoftBank Group International, where he works on direct investing, M&A, and funds based out of New York City. He previously worked at SoftBank Capital in Silicon Valley and Jakarta, Indonesia where he co-founded and oversaw a set of SoftBank venture funds dedicated to early-stage Internet leaders throughoutSoutheast Asia. Teddy previously worked at Comcast Ventures in New York City, where he led investments in eCommerce and Media.He also worked as an analyst for Goldman Sachs’ Technology, Media and Telecom Investment Banking group in San Francisco advising on M&A and financing transactions across the technology landscape. He graduated with a B.A. in government and economics from Harvard.SoftBank Investments include: Tokopedia: Indonesian eCommerce leader Dialpad: Unified communications suite Qerja: Indonesian jobs portal Cybereason: Endpoint Security, board observer Berkshire Grey: warehouse automation leader Housing.com, board member Airspan, board member CaliBurger, board observerComcast Investments include: Zola: online wedding registry and services Cheddar: Post-cable network, sold to Altice USA PetCoach: Omni-channel vet service, sold to Petco Retina.ai: Data science-as-a-service, board observer Earny: Price protection service Madison Reed: Subscription D2C hair-color service YouNow: Decentralized live-streaming Nextdoor: Local social network Basis: Stable CryptocurrencyPersonal investments include: Bureau: B2B Furniture ABL Space: Space launch vehicles KindBody: Women's health

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Investment focus

  • Industry: News, Social Media, Facility Management
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Greenwork — Join the green workforce America needs now
  • Colabs — Colabs is Pakistan’s fastest growing flexible workspace. Our community today has 1000 seats and over 100 companies across multiple facilities in Lahore. COLABS has a network of 100+ ecosystem partners across universities, VC funds, corporates, government and industry leaders. COLABS is constantly innovating, creating new work experiences, andredefining the future of work in Pakistan. Our mission is to knit together a community of 100,000 entrepreneurs across Pakistan.
  • Wholesum Brands — Our mission is to transform the ecommerce entrepreneur journey by discovering their brands and inspiring innovative teams who re-think brand expansion and scaling strategies to elevate independent local products into global brands.
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Michimasa Naka
Angel · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Michimasa Naka is a member of the Board Of Directors of istyle.inc. He is an experienced Chairperson with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Reservations, Travel, Employment
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $41M–$41M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • DOFA — Dofa aims to develop services that enrich the way of life and work of human resources that are active mainly in sales.
  • Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
  • Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
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Tim Draper
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups, 18 in the past 12 months

Tim Draper is the Founder of Draper Associates. He was a Member of the Advisory Board at Mode Media. He attended Harvard Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 216
  • Round size: Seed $350k–$3.7M; Series A $2.3M–$20M; Series B $3M–$32M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • EtherMail — EtherMail is the Web 3.0 Email Solution setting the standard for anonymous and encrypted wallet-to-wallet communication.
  • Arkam Intelligence — See intelligence on the addresses, entities, individuals, and assets most important to you.
  • SignalRank Corporation — SignalRank Corporation is a FinTech company in the Venture space. It focuses on the seed stage asset class and uses data analytics to allocate capital to the best seed fund managers for their top performing companies. GPRank and CompanyRank are two proprietary algorithms it leverages to automate capital allocation. The company invests from balancesheet. Its customers are seed stage investors with outstanding companies in their portfolio.
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James Tan
Angel · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

James is the Founder and Managing Partner of Quest Ventures – China’s leading seed to angel fund for technology companies that have scalability and replicability in large internet communities. He is also the Co-Founder and former COO of 55tuan (NASDAQ: WOWO), one of the largest social e-commerce site in China with a presence across more than onehundred cities. James was recognised as a finalist in the Telstra Sensis Australia China Alumni Award for ICT and New Media. He has been guest speaker at China-centric and entrepreneurship events such as Global Entrepreneurship Week and Venture Lab. He is a regular guest lecturer at IE Business School and Tsinghua SEM.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Social Media, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Singapore, Uzbekistan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $150k–$750k
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Burpple — Burpple - great food and local experiences, where people gatherFounded in Silicon Valley by three Singaporeans, Burpple was launched in May 2012 with a mission to help people find the perfect places to enjoy their meals with the people that matter. Three years on, Burpple is now the food discovery platform of choice in Singapore and KualaLumpur. Powered by over two million photo reviews from the community, in 2015 alone, over four million people used Burpple to discover great places to eat – be it for first date, a quick meal nearby, brunch with friends, or a family celebration. We believe that food has a special bonding power, and the idea at the core of our company is simple: enjoyment.Burpple is supported by leading international venture capitalists, Tembusu Partners, SPH Media Fund, Triumph Capital, Silicon Straits, Neoteny Labs, QuestVC, NUS Enterprise and Brad Porteus. For more information, visit www.burpple.com.
  • Ion Mobility — Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space.
  • Spiking — Spiking, founded by Dr. Clemen Chiang, PhD. is the No. 1 stock market trading, cryptocurrency, options trading AI data platform for legal insider trading.
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Yusuke Sato
Angel · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Yusuke Sato is the Co-Representative and Co-Founder at Pulit.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Content, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Japan, Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$41M; Angel $3.8M–$41M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AirX — AirX is a management service company specializing in air transportation agency business and travel arrangement business. The company leverages technology to transform the notion of mobility into an unprecedented experience. It also provides services such as CodeShare, AIROS Skyview, and AIROS Air Loss. AirX will create the movement of the futuresociety, sightseeing and the way of life of helicopter, Empty MaaS, Flying taxi, eVTOL, and Next-generation traffic.AirX was established on February 23, 2015, and is based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
  • yup — yup is providing services to support freelance people's funding.The freelance population in Japan has been shown to continue to increase in many Chosa. While working styles are diversified, they are not able to respond to the development of the working environment, and they will develop their business to change the situation where problemssuch as funding, credit, sexual harassment, and power harassment are accumulated.
  • Meetscare — Meetscare provides correct information and supports the self-awareness of all people involved in care. The company provides a wealth of information to ensure optimal care and create a mechanism for the realization. Users can make a telephone consultation and web diagnosis and search for free information using the system.Meetscare was founded on2016 and is headquartered in Arakawa, Tokyo.
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Saurabh Gupta
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Asia Hospitality startups

Saurabh Gupta is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at DST Global.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Series C, Series D, Seed
  • Geography: United States, India, Colombia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 42
  • Round size: Series C $7M–$225M; Series D $190M–$425M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Repool — Repool makes it easy to create and manage hedge funds. Save time, delight investors, and focus on what matters.
  • Yuno — A fast checkout that integrates your company to the payments and fraud ecosystem.
  • Checkmate — Never miss a deal.
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