Top 30 Manufacturing Angel Investors in Japan (May 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Nobuhiro Ariyasu
Angel
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2 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Finance | $2.7M–$70M |
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Yusuke Sato
Angel
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2 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Food and Beverage | $2.1M–$41M |
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Nobuyuki Idei
Angel
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2 | Japan, France, United States | Seed, Corporate Round | Information Technology, Manufacturing, Internet | $27M–$30M |
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Hirofumi Miki
Angel
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2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Marketing, Internet | $3.7M–$32M |
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Shigeru Urushibara
Angel
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1 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Angel | Task Management, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media | $13M–$32M |
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Mamoru Taniya
Angel
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1 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A | Apps, Content, FinTech | $2.3M–$45M |
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Minoru Moriya
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Nursing and Residential Care, Internet | $5.5M–$14M |
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Fumiaki Koizumi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Internet, E-Commerce, Content | $6.9M–$73M |
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Keisuke Wada
Angel
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1 | Japan, The Netherlands | Seed, Series A | Human Resources, Software, Apps | $1.6M–$233M |
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Masahiko Homma
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | EdTech, Leisure, Software | $82M–$233M |
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Hidetoshi Takano
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment | $4.1M–$30M |
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Toru Shimada
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Task Management, Manufacturing, Content | $549k–$66M |
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Kenji Kasahara
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Series B, Seed, Angel | Aerospace, Travel, Robotics | |
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Hu Hua
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Aerospace, Consulting | |
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Yoshitsune Ido
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Robotics, Software | |
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Kazuhiro Ishikura
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Beauty, Content, Fashion | $6.9M–$6.9M |
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Otomi Tomohiro
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Health Care, Travel, Content | $5.5M–$8.2M |
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Yutaka Matsuo
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience, Machine Learning | |
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Yu Akasaka
Angel
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1 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Internet | $412k–$66M |
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Oki Matsumoto
Angel
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1 | Japan, Taiwan, Australia | Angel, Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Cryptocurrency, FinTech | $2.1M–$19M |
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Hiroaki Kitano
Angel
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1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Debt Financing | Health Care, Information Technology, Fitness | $6.9M–$41M |
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Kato Akihiro
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Aerospace, Manufacturing | |
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Yukihiro Maru
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Manufacturing, Beauty, Education | |
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Yuki Naito
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Manufacturing, Internet, SNS | |
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Daisuke Ikeda
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Aerospace, Manufacturing | |
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Kubo Keiichi
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Aerospace, Manufacturing | |
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Noriyuki Nakano
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Aerospace, Manufacturing | |
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Masato Bito
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Aerospace, Manufacturing | |
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Arai Yoshihide
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Aerospace, Manufacturing | |
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Yusuke Murata
Angel
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1 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Nursing and Residential Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $91k–$233M |
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Nobuhiro Ariyasu is the CEO at Coach United.
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- Industry: Content, Internet, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 38
- Round size: Seed $2.7M–$70M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
- Todoker — Todoker is a baggage delivery convenient service providing company.
- Seibii, Inc. — Transforming traditional car maintenance, repair, after-parts installation, road service industry of Japan by leveraging Technology.
Yusuke Sato is the Co-Representative and Co-Founder at Pulit.
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- 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.
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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- 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.
After JTB Co., Ltd. and CYBIRD Co., Ltd. as an initial member of Glee Co., Ltd. is responsible for business development. Currently, he is mainly engaged in venture support in the Internet area, investing in venture and venture capital, and served as management advisor for dozens of companies. Hands-on business development, growth strategydevelopment, financing advice, HR organization design support, partner referral and Recruit Support. He is also engaged in business support for ventures in the healthcare and university venture fields. He served as Digital Health Meetup Advisor, NEDOTCP Mentor and Future 2016 Mentor.
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- Industry: Content, Marketing, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $3.7M–$32M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AceRNA — AceRNA contributes to regenerative medicine and drug discovery through the discovery of novel miRNA functions. It began operation in April 2018, with its headquarters in Kyoto in Japan.
- Epicbase — Epicbase is an AI-based automatic voice transcription service based on voice recognition technology.
- Go Visions — Go Visions engages in the edutainment tech for children and human resources services.
Shigeru Urushibara - President & CEO @ UL Systems
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- Industry: Task Management, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Series A $13M–$32M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- EmbodyMe — Making the unimaginable, imaginable with AI
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
- SingulaNet Ltd — SingulaNet Ltd provides a total solution using cutting-edge blockchain services.
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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- 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.
Minoru Moriya is a director at AuB.
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- Industry: Health Care, Nursing and Residential Care, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $5.5M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- M-Box — M-Box provides IT solutions to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries and operates web services.
- HANOWA — HANAWA is a matching platform between freelance dental hygienists and dental clinics.
- Willbox — Willbox is an international logistics company providing an international logistics digital platform for shippers and logistics companies. The company's platform "Giho" connects shippers and logistics companies (transportation, packaging, warehousing, customs clearance, etc.) with a direct contract. It visualizes the three elements of[lead time, money, and safety], which have been regarded as a black box, and supports comparative examination and decision making. Willbox digitizes the packing technique of wooden boxes and steel, mandatory for international logistics, and incorporated them into their system. Their mission is to solve the logistics issues focusing on the large cargo of industrial products.The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa.
Fumiaki Koizumi - Executive Director @ Mercari
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- Industry: Internet, E-Commerce, Content
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $6.9M–$16M; Series A $62M–$73M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Osiro — Osiro is a community management firm.
- Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
- FABRIC TOKYO — FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.). It enables customers to save their sizes, idea fabrics, and favorite designs, allowing them to make their original clothing later.FABRIC TOKYO was founded in 2012 by Yuichiro Mori and is based in Tokyo,Japan.
After graduating from Kyoto University, Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd., CyberAgent Investment: through the (now Cyber Agent Ventures), established Selene Venture Partners (now representative partner). Then, has engaged in incubation activities of Internet ventures, including the establishment of the Corporation Pokerabo. The established:(typical current partner), you are doing investment and incubation activities with a focus on social apps field incubator fund bait in 2010.
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- Industry: Human Resources, Software, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$14M; Series A $27M–$233M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Meleap — HADO is a new sport utilizing the leading AR technology with players wearing a head mounted display and an armband sensor to compete against each other by using the ‘energy ball’ or ‘shield’ and earn points in a three-on-three, eighty-minutes game between two teams.
- Murasaki — Web3 game developer and creative studio Muraski B.V.. We are a mixed team of Japanese game creators and engineers and an international business team.
- Ark Edge Space — Ark Edge Space provides design, manufacturing & operational services for micro-satellites along with software solutions and consulting.
After graduating from Keio University, in the overseas investment arm of JAFCO, to carry out investments in Internet companies in Israel and Silicon Valley, JV establishment, the Japanese market business. From 2001, he worked in venture capital and corporate development department of Accenture. Works in the capital of Mitsubishi Corporationsubsidiary, to experience an IPO from venture capital MonotaRO, of Benchari public than in 2003. funds in 2007, specializing in seed stage investment of the net business, core People Partners establishment. He was appointed representative partner. is performed establishment phase of Pokerabo and gumi, the development of business investment in the establishment phase, significantly grow. 2010, incubate bait Fund No. 1 Limited Partnership establishment. Representative appointed partner.
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- Industry: EdTech, Leisure, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Series A $82M–$233M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- IoTBASE — IoTBASE offers IoT cloud services.
- Ark Edge Space — Ark Edge Space provides design, manufacturing & operational services for micro-satellites along with software solutions and consulting.
- PlaceHolder — Placeholder is a space value creation company that provides people with inspiring and exciting experiences by fusing digital technology and real space.
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- Industry: Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Round size: Seed $5.5M–$9.1M; Angel $4.1M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cocoach — Cocoach provides online education service.
- Data Viz Lab — Data Viz Lab is a platform that offers data analysis, visualization consulting, and data human resource development support.
- ElevationSpace — ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment .
Toru Shimada is a Senior Executive Officer and Director of Rakuten. Mr. Shimada is a Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc., and Head of Asia Regional Headquarters Office of the Company.Mr. Shimada joined Rakuten in 2004. Prior to joining Rakuten, Mr. Shimada was founder and Director of INTELLIGENCE, LTD from 1989 to 2004. Prior to INTELLIGENCE, LTD.Mr. Shimada worked at RECRUIT CO., LTD. from 1987 to 1989.
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- Industry: Task Management, Manufacturing, Content
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$66M; Angel $549k–$6.2M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Neith — Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women.
- Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
- Abentry — Abentry is engaged in the SNS business and media advertising business.
Born in 1975, Kenji Kasahara grew up in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Economics at the University of Tokyo. Inspired by the case studies of IT business he studied in a university seminar on management strategy and by the rapid rise of Internet business in Silicon Valley in the USA, he started up “Find Job !”, an online jobinformation site, in 1997. In 1999 Kasahara established eMercury, Inc. (mixi, Inc.) and assumed the post of representative director.
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- Industry: Aerospace, Travel, Robotics
- Stage:Series B, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Atmoph — A smart digital window that opens to beautiful scenery from around the world. By simply putting it on your desk or hanging it on the wall, Atmoph Window will open up a whole new world before you.
- Toposware — From pioneering cryptographic research to engineering global-scale distributed systems technologies, Toposware is committed to solving the hardest problems to advance open internet standards.
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
Hu Hua
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- Industry: Content, Aerospace, Consulting
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MICOLY — MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons. The company hosts lectures that are presented by the creators of all categories who are keen on sharing their techniques and philosophies in areas of nail art, Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, knitting and many more, as well as interacting with theirpassionate fans, enabling users to take creative lessons and start a new hobby.
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
- OVERFLOW — OVERFLOW provides consulting and recruitment services.
Yoshitsune Ido
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- Industry: Information Technology, Robotics, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
- BionicM — BionicM develops high-performance robot prostheses that enhance mobility for people with disabilities.BionicM has been conducting research on innovative technologies since 2015 at the University of Tokyo's Information Systems Engineering Laboratory (JSK) under the guidance of Professor Inaba and utilizing the world's most advancedrobotics research. In 2016, we were adopted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency as part of "Program for Creating STart-ups from Advanced Research and Technology" (START), and in 2018, the company was established as a joint-stock company.
- Dots for — Dots for is a technology that aims to improve the lives of rural residents by providing them with digital services.
Kazuhiro Ishikura served as the head of the Akatsuki Business Management Department in 2013 and as a corporate auditor of Akatsuki in 2014, contributing to the company's listing on the TSE Mothers and TSE 1st sections. Appointed 3minute CFO in 2015, engaged in business start-up and organizational design, and succeeded in large-scale M & Adeal with Glee. After leaving the company, he became a WARC director in November 2018. Certified public accountant.
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- Industry: Beauty, Content, Fashion
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $6.9M–$6.9M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Neith — Neith is a apparel manufacturer, seller and a whoelseller of water absorbing bralette, lingerie and shorts for women.
- WARC Japan — WARC provides hands-on support for business management departments as well as mergers and acquisition advisory services.
- Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health offers Canvas, a home-based hormone testing service for women.
Otomi Tomohiro - CEO @ Tyrus
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- Industry: Health Care, Travel, Content
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $5.5M–$8.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CUICIN — Quickin is changing the travel experience with the digital transformation.
- HANOWA — HANAWA is a matching platform between freelance dental hygienists and dental clinics.
- Magic Shields — Magic Shields is a manufacturer and seller of floors, nursing care, and welfare products.
1997 Graduated from Tokyo University, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering. In 2002, he completed the doctoral program at the same graduate school. Ph.D. (Engineering) He was a researcher at the Institute of Industrial Science and Technology since the same year. After working as a visiting researcher at Stanford University in August2005, Associate Professor of Technology Management Strategy, Institute of Research, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo in 2007. Co-Representative, Associate Professor, Global Consumption Intelligence Donation Course, Department of Technology Management Strategy, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University. Professor from 2019, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Engineering, Department of Technology Management Strategy. He specializes in artificial intelligence, web mining, big data analytics. The Society of Artificial Intelligence received the Paper Award (2002), the 20th Anniversary Project Award (2006), the Field Innovation Award (2011), and the Merit Award (2013). At the Society of Artificial Intelligence, he has been a student editorial committee and an editorial committee, and vice chair/director since 2010. Chairman of Ethics from 2014 to 2018. Chairman of Japan Deep Learning Association since 2017.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- DeepX — DeepX is an AI startup company based in Tokyo that was founded in 2016 by graduates from the University of Tokyo, Japan’s leading institution of higher education. After three strong years of establishing ourselves, we continue to grow and are ready to make an impact on society through our work. Our core mission is to ‘automate any machinery’ andsupported by our successful projects, we believe that Deep Learning and its real-world implementations will bring an unprecedented breakthrough to solve current and future societal problems. A key challenge that Japan is currently facing is a super-aging society and a shrinking labor population leading to shortages. We develop software to automate machines ranging from small industrial robots to big heavy equipment. Our control models can achieve flexible operation for various environments and conditions using cutting-edge technology such as Deep Reinforcement Learning.
- MinD in a Device — MinD in a Device Co., Ltd. is a university-launched venture that aims to port human consciousness to devices (machines and computers) in the medium to long term based on long-term research results on consciousness. As the first step toward realization, we will evolve and deepen the "generation model" considered to be the source ofconsciousness, and promote the development of next-generation AI and social implementation.
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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- 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.
Oki Matsumoto began his career at Salomon Brothers Asia Limited in April 1987. He then joined Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. in April 1990 and was appointed General Partner of The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. in November 1994. As a General Partner, he was Co-Head of its Tokyo Branch’s FX & Fixed Income Business and was in charge of FX and fixedincome products and the related risk management. It was in April 1999 that Matsumoto jointly established (the former) Monex, Inc. with Sony Corporation. In August 2004, Matsumoto become the Representative Director and CEO of the Company (former name: Monex Beans Holdings, Inc.) upon its formation through management integration of Monex, Inc. and Nikko Beans Inc. He was named the Representative Director, Chairman and CEO of the Company in February 2011 and then assumed his current position in June 2013.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Stage:Angel, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, Taiwan, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Angel $2.1M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Toposware — From pioneering cryptographic research to engineering global-scale distributed systems technologies, Toposware is committed to solving the hardest problems to advance open internet standards.
- WATASHIHA — WATASHIHA is a communication company.
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Fitness
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Debt Financing
- Geography: Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $6.9M–$41M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GPx — GPx is a biotech company that revolutionizes remote chronic disease management with bloodless blood tests. It is dedicated to transforming the standard of care of cardiorenal diseases and enabling patients to better understand their condition, much like the continuous glucose monitor has transformed diabetes care.The company was founded in 2020and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Epistra — Epistra accelerates research and development in life sciences.
- Activaid — Activaid owns and operates a social data platform for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. It allows patients to support and exchange information within the patient community with the same disease; provide information necessary for new drug development and matching to clinical trials that suits them; and improve medical treatment. YasuakiHasebe founded Activaid in 2018. It has its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan.
Kato Akihiro
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- Industry: Aerospace, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
Yukihiro Maru is the Co-Founder of Glocalink Singapore. He previously worked at Euglena Co., Ltd. as a Technical Adviser. Yukihiro Maru attended the Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Beauty, Education
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ElevationSpace — ElevationSpace offers high quality & well equipped workspaces giving tenants a nurturing environment .
- Integriculture — Integriculture makes cellular agriculture products to improve sustainability, food security, and reduce public health problems. The company offers a developed patented general-purpose large-scale cell culture system that can culture wide range of cells without external addition of expensive growth factors and provide consumers with affordable cleanmeat.Founded in 2015, Integriculture is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Yuki Naito - CEO,President @ Drecom
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Internet, SNS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- 1SEC — 1sec is a virtual influencers in Japan,develop in-house and management. IMPACT to CEKAI in 1 second. Based on the concept of making CEKAI happy in one second, US based in Los Angeles and Japan, based in Tokyo, virtual influencers × AI, fashion & music & The company will develop a number of CEKAI's first and first projects in Japan inthe field of enter teignment.
- Fools — Fools is a footwear manufacturing company.
- Interstellar Technologies Japan — Interstellar Technologies is a rocket development, manufacturing and launch service.
Daisuke Ikeda - Director / Chief Technology Officer / CTO @ EventRegist
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- Industry: Aerospace, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
Kubo Keiichi
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- Industry: Aerospace, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
Noriyuki Nakano
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- Industry: Aerospace, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
Masato Bito is the Chief Technology Officer at Repro Inc.
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- Industry: Content, Aerospace, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MICOLY — MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons. The company hosts lectures that are presented by the creators of all categories who are keen on sharing their techniques and philosophies in areas of nail art, Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, knitting and many more, as well as interacting with theirpassionate fans, enabling users to take creative lessons and start a new hobby.
- Code Climber —
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
Arai Yoshihide - CEO & Chairman @ Atrae
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- Industry: Aerospace, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SPACE WALKER — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
In 1999, he founded SaaS startup (towards financial institutions). After exited, he joined the NIF Ventures (now Daiwa Corporate Investment) in 2003, and mainly dealt with investment for internet-related startups and fund management. In 2010, founded Incubate Fund as one of co-founder and general partner, and works on investment and incubation inmedia, gaming, digital health, and frontier-tech areas. He won #1 prize of Forbes JAPAN’s MIDAS LIST 2017. Since 2015, he is on the Japan Venture Capital Association (JVCA) as General Manager of planing department and Chairperson of Fund Eco-System Committee and Director of LP Relationship department.
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- Industry: Nursing and Residential Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $91k–$14M; Series A $30M–$233M; Series B $69M–$116M
- Lead/follow: 59% lead, 41% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Linc'well — Linc'well is a health care company providing SaaS for medical institutions in order to improve medical inefficiencies with technology.
- Ark Edge Space — Ark Edge Space provides design, manufacturing & operational services for micro-satellites along with software solutions and consulting.
- AI Medical Service — AI Medical Service is a start-up company that develops artificial intelligence that brings together the wisdom of Japanese endoscopic specialists and contributes to the development of endoscopic medical care worldwide.
Manufacturing Angel investor funding in Japan at a glance
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