# Top 15 Music Angel Investors in Asia in October 2023

## Kotaro Chiba
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Drones, Software

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

## Michael Hansen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Art, SaaS

Michael’s responsible for strategic growth in the Asia Pacific region of Zendesk. An IT sales veteran, Michael has more than 20 years experience in a variety of sales and marketing roles spanning the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia.Prior to becoming Zendesk’s first employee, Michael was selling help desk projects in Australia. Michael is anarmy officer who has studied at the Danish Technical University.

## Yat Siu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Software

Yat Siu is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Outblaze a messaging communications company that services over 40 million users today based out of Hong Kong.Yat has previously worked for Atari Germany, served as Director and Head of East Coast Operations for Lexicor, established Hong Kong Cybercity (the first free web page and e-mail providerin Asia, later renamed Freenation), as well as AT&T Solutions System Integration practice.He has been named a Global Leader of Tomorrow and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.It has been reported that Yat Siu sold Outblaze messaging to IBM to become Lotus iNotes.Yat is also responsible FON's operations in China.

## Adam Lindemann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Post-IPO Debt, Post-IPO Equity
- Focus: Apps, Art, Music

Adam Lindemann is an entrepreneur and investor. He is currently the founder and Chairman of imindi.

## Ken Soga
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, Mobile, Content

Ken Soga is an individual investor.

## Takashi Shibayama
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, EBooks, Gaming

Takashi Shibayama

## Masaru Sunagawa
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, SNS, Music

After joining Mitsubishi Corporation, he studied at Harvard Business School. After graduating, he joined Globespan Capital Partners, an independent United States VC, and worked as a director of investment. He started LocationValue after the company's representative in Japan. Joined Google after selling the company to NTT DOCOMO. He served asDirector of Product Development for Google Maps and General Manager for Android. He left Google in February 2018 and started Smartround Co., Ltd. in May.

## Masanori Sugiyama
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Media and Entertainment

He graduated from Kansai University in 1988. He was enrolled in Ljoma while he was in college. 2002 Vice President of Practice (now index lights). In 2004, he became president of zappallas. Listed on the TSE Mothers in the second year of his appointment, and in 2010 he was listed in part of the TSE. In 2011 he became the CEO of enish. Listed on apart of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Thereafter, he served as outside directors such as Nikkatsu and JibannetHD.

## Minhong Yu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Education, Social Media, Mobile

Minhong Yu is the founder, Chairman and CEO of New Oriental, a company providing a comprehensive range of educational services. Yu is also the Vice Chairman of the Beijing Young Entrepreneurs Association and Vice Chairman of the Committee of Education of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League. Prior to founding New Oriental, Yu was anEnglish instructor at Peking University between 1985 and 1991. Yu received his Bachelor’s Degree in English from Peking University. Minhong Yu is the Director of Kidstone.

## Max Loong
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Music, Media and Entertainment

Max Loong

## Soga Takeshi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, Mobile, Content

Soga Takeshi

## Hongyu Zhang
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Art, Apps, Music

The founder of PPS, the leading peer-to-peer streaming video network software in China. After PPS was purchased by Baidu for USD 370m, Mr. Zhang served as the co-CEO of Iqiyi, one of the largest online video platform. Hongyu has extensive knowledge in the fields of internet and content streaming in China.

## Johan Lidström
- Type: Angel
- Location: Umeå, Vasterbottens Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Music, Big Data, Mobile Apps

Johan Lidström - Founding Partner @ Northern Light Capital

## Kazuomi Kaneto
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Music, Energy

Kazuomi Kaneto is the Founder & CEO of Dream Project Incubators. He previously worked at Pacifico Energy as a Founder, President & CEO. Kazuomi Kaneto attended Tsinghua University.

## Daiki Ichikawa
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, EBooks, Gaming

Daiki Ichikawa

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