# Top 45 Transportation Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | 3 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Finance |
| Yu Akasaka | 3 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Internet |
| Yusuke Sato | 2 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Food and Beverage |
| Daisaku Harada | 2 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Finance, Tourism, Automotive |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Recruiting |
| Mamoru Taniya | 2 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A | Apps, Content, FinTech |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Software |
| Nobuyuki Idei | 1 | Japan, France, United States | Seed, Corporate Round | Information Technology, Manufacturing, Internet |
| Soichiro Kawai | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet |
| Yusuke Mitsumoto | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series C | Internet, Financial Services, Energy |
| Takao Ozawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | News, E-Commerce, B2B |
| Minoru Moriya | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Nursing and Residential Care, Internet |
| Jun Ogawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Software, Education, Information Technology |
| Kiyoshi Nishikawa | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | News, Social Media, Big Data |
| Keisuke Wada | 1 | Japan, The Netherlands | Seed, Series A | Human Resources, Software, Apps |
| Yusuke Murata | 1 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Nursing and Residential Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence |
| Toru Yoshikawa | 1 | Japan | Angel, Series B | Internet, Software, Education |
| Makoto Takano | 1 | Japan, Philippines | Seed, Series A, Series B | Content, Sports, Apps |
| Nishio Kentaro | 1 | Japan | Seed | Information Technology, Internet, Software |
| Kotaro Chiba | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, Content, Software |
| Masao Ito | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Content, Social Media, Information Technology |
| Yasuyuki Kin | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Career Planning |
| Yuya Taketani | 1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, News, Mobile |
| Ryosuke Matsumoto | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Art, Reservations, Software |
| Noguchi Keito | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Marketing, Financial Services |
| Nagatsuka Masayoshi | 1 | Japan | Angel | Internet, Software, Automotive |
| Ken Soga | 1 | Japan | Seed | Music, Mobile, Content |
| Shoji Miyata | 1 | Japan | Seed | Travel, Software, Transportation |
| Hiroaki Watatani | 1 | Japan | Seed | Content, Software, Logistics |
| Marco Valta | 1 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Secondary Market | E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace |
| Yuma Umeda | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Gift, Internet, Software |
| Koya Arikawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Media and Entertainment, Content, SNS |
| Kotaro Yamagishi | 1 | Japan | Series A, Series B | Robotics, Aerospace, Space Travel |
| Shinji Yamamoto | 1 | Japan | Seed | Software, Logistics, Service Industry |
| Naoki Yamada | 1 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Software, Sports |
| Shintaro Tabata | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Sharing Economy, Audio, Content |
| Soga Takeshi | 1 | Japan | Seed | Music, Mobile, Content |
| Masahiko Homma | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | EdTech, Leisure, Software |
| Suzuki Tamon | 1 | Japan | Angel | Internet, Software, Automotive |
| Jun Nishikawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Mobile, Content |
| Bart Joseph Broadman | 1 | Japan | Series A | Robotics, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles |
| Yu Yamaoka | 1 | Japan | Seed | Travel, Transportation |
| Takeyuki Aritomi | 1 | Japan | Seed | Travel, Transportation |
| Koji Yamada | 1 | Japan | Seed | Software, Logistics, Food Delivery |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment |

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