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| Investor | Role | Firm | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cheng | Founder and Solo General Partner | Cherubic Ventures | VC PartnerTechnologyVenture Capital & Private Equityangel investorVenture CapitalStart-ups |
| Yoshihiko Kinoshita | General Partner , Founder and CEO | Skyland Ventures | VC PartnerTechnologyangel investorVenture CapitalPrivate Equity |
| Katsuyuki Hasegawa | Founder and Managing Partner | PrimePartners, Inc. | Managing PartnerTechnologyVenture CapitalStart-upsPrivate Equity |
| Michiko Kato | Chief Investment Officer and Partner | Woven Capital | VC PartnerTechnologyInvestment BankingCapital MarketsInvestments |
| Kimiyasu Kono | Managing Director, Japan co-Head of Client Business and Japan Head of Alternatives | BlackRock | Managing DirectorTechnologyPrivate EquityInvestment BankingHedge Funds |
| Christian Carrillo | Managing Director, Head of APAC Economics | BlackRock | Managing DirectorTechnologyCapital MarketsInvestment BankingHedge Funds |
| Takeo Kobayashi | Managing Director and Founder | BlackPage Capital LLC | Managing DirectorTechnologyVenture CapitalStart-upsMergers & Acquisitions |
| Masahiko Homma | Co-founder and Partner | SMBC Asia Rising Fund | VC PartnerTechnologyangel investorPrivate EquityM&A experience |
| David Cheong | Partner, Head of Acquisitions Asia Real Estate | KKR | VC PartnerTechnologyDebt & Equity FinancingPrivate EquityReal Estate Private Equity |
| Takeshi Minamoto | Founder and General Partner | 15th Rock Ventures | VC PartnerTechnologyVenture CapitalFinancial ModelingData Analysis |
Government's Startup Five-Year Plan aims to create 100,000 new startups by 2027. Tokyo is Asia's second-largest hub. J-KISS is the standard angel investment instrument. Strong CVC activity from Sony, SoftBank, NTT, and Toyota.
Tokyo is the largest startup market in the developed world where domestic capital still dominates: Japanese corporations, banks and government programmes fund the overwhelming share of rounds, and corporate venture arms are not a sideshow but the main event. The government's Startup Development Five-year Plan set a target of ten trillion yen of annual startup investment, backed by procurement programmes and the angel-tax deduction system. IPO timelines are shorter than anywhere comparable — the Tokyo Growth market lists companies at sizes that would be a Series C elsewhere — which shapes how investors price and exit.
The funds and networks writing the most cheques into Tokyo-based startups, from first money in to growth rounds.
The deals that set valuation expectations and produced the operator-angels now investing in Tokyo.
Tokyo raising runs on introductions and patience: cold outreach converts poorly compared to a referral from a portfolio founder, an accelerator or a corporate partner. IVS and B Dash Camp are the conferences where term sheets actually start, and Open Network Lab plus Code Republic are the seed programmes with the deepest investor ties. The angel-tax system (enjeru zeisei) gives individual investors income-tax deductions on qualifying startup investments, and JETRO actively supports foreign founders incorporating locally. Expect corporate VCs in almost every round — and treat their business-development intent as part of the deal terms.
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