Top 5 Wellness Angel Investors in Japan (May 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Hiroaki Kitano
Angel
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2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Debt Financing | Health Care, Information Technology, Fitness | $6.9M–$41M |
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Makoto Takano
Angel
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1 | Japan, Philippines | Seed, Series A, Series B | Content, Sports, Apps | $2.3M–$220M |
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Chikako Morimoto
Angel
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1 | Japan | Seed | Human Resources, Employment, Information Technology | $9.3M–$18M |
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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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Mamoru Taniya
Angel
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1 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A | Apps, Content, FinTech | $2.3M–$45M |
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Hiroaki Kitano is the SVP at Softbank Mobile. He attended Waseda University.
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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.
Makoto Takano is CEO of atomixmedia, inc., publisher and editor-in-chief of Forbes Japan and Rolling Stone Japan since June, 2014. Prior to joining Atomixmedia, Inc., he was Managing Director and President of PIMCO Japan Ltd. Before joining PIMCO in 2001, he was head of marketing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Makoto's prior experiencealso includes work at Daiwa Securities where he was head of the strategists team at Daiwa Institute of Research. He has published extensively on the capital markets. In 1992, he was awarded Securities Analysts Journal Prize by the Securities Analyst Association of Japan. He has also given lectures on asset management at Waseda University and Kyoto University. He holds master’s and undergraduate degrees in engineering from Waseda University. Makoto serves as Director of Nippon Finance Association and Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation.
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- Industry: Content, Sports, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $2.7M–$14M; Series A $2.3M–$25M; Series B $32M–$220M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BeatFit — BeatFit is a fitness-tech startup based in Japan.
- PROGRIT — PROGRIT is an English-related media management company.
- Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
Chikako Morimoto - External Counsel @ Traimmu
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- Industry: Human Resources, Employment, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $9.3M–$18M
- 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.
- Best Beer Japan — Best Beer Japan provides a barrel tracking software for craft beer and barrel sharing. The company was founded in 2018.
- Vitalogue Health — Vitalogue Health offers Canvas, a home-based hormone testing service for women.
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.
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.
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