# Top 50 Marketplace Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kotaro Chiba | 8 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, Content, Software |
| Yu Akasaka | 8 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Internet |
| Yusuke Sato | 6 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Food and Beverage |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 4 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 4 | 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 |
| Shintaro Yamada | 3 | Japan, United States, Kenya | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Internet, Finance, Information Technology |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Recruiting |
| Takaya Shinozuka | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Local, Advertising |
| Hirofumi Miki | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Marketing, Internet |
| Kazuhiro Ishikura | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Beauty, Content, Fashion |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Software |
| Keisuke Kogure | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Beauty, Women's, Wellness |
| Daisaku Harada | 2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Finance, Tourism, Automotive |
| Richard Chen | 2 | United States, Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Mobile, Software, Advertising |
| Toru Shimada | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Task Management, Manufacturing, Content |
| Yuzuru Honda | 2 | Japan, Nigeria, Singapore | Seed, Angel | SNS, Internet, Software |
| Yasuyuki Kin | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Career Planning |
| Naoki Aoyagi | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Fashion, Software |
| Soichiro Kawai | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet |
| Tsunezawa Kahoko | 2 | Japan, Germany | Seed, Angel | Shopping, Apps, Travel |
| Masaru Tange | 2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, E-Commerce, SaaS |
| Mamoru Taniya | 2 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A | Apps, Content, FinTech |
| Christine Herron | 2 | United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Personalization, Social Media |
| Shintaro Tabata | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Sharing Economy, Audio, Content |
| Yusuke Tanaka | 2 | Japan | Seed | Tourism, Consulting, E-Commerce |
| Sachin Bhatia | 1 | India, Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Travel |
| Soga Takeshi | 1 | Japan | Seed | Music, Mobile, Content |
| Hayama Takashi | 1 | Japan | Seed | SNS, Beauty, Medical |
| Keith Yuki Isobe | 1 | United States, Japan, India | Seed, Series A, Series C | Advertising, SaaS, Information Technology |
| Shohei Sasaki | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Consulting |
| Narimatsu Jun | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | SEO, Mobile, Content |
| Fumiaki Koizumi | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Internet, E-Commerce, Content |
| Maneesh Arora | 1 | United States, Japan, Nigeria | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Mobile, Internet, Mobile Apps |
| Kiyohiro Sugashita | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Marketing, Travel, Media and Entertainment |
| Yoshikazu Azuma | 1 | Japan | Series A | Retail, Security, Marketing |
| Hiroaki Kitano | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Debt Financing | Health Care, Information Technology, Fitness |
| Yasumasa Manabe | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Drones, Big Data |
| Takato Hiroshi | 1 | Japan | Angel | Health Care, Legal, Beauty |
| Niklas Eklund | 1 | Sweden, Japan, Denmark | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Apps, Internet |
| Toshi Yamamoto | 1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, Beauty, Health Care |
| John Tan | 1 | Singapore, United States, Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Internet, Travel |
| Dan Neary | 1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed | News, Events, Travel |
| David Lloyd | 1 | Japan | Pre-Seed | E-Commerce |
| Will Neale | 1 | United Kingdom, Japan, Spain | Seed, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Sakano Atsushi | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series B | Medical, Nursing and Residential Care, SaaS |
| Abdo Achkar | 1 | United States, Japan, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | B2B, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence |
| Hisayoshi Mizutani | 1 | Japan | Seed | E-Commerce, Health Care |
| Eiko Matsumura | 1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, Beauty, Health Care |
| Toshiro Wakimaru | 1 | Japan, India | Seed | Task Management, Food and Beverage, SNS |

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