Biotechnology Investors in Japan

Angel Roster lists 39 Biotechnology investors based in Japan. Most are venture capital firms and private equity firms and the most common stage is Seed.

Investors listed
39
With verified email
21%
Most common stage
Seed
Top location
Japan

Updated October 13, 2026 · How we compile this data

Top 39 Biotechnology investors in Japan

The most complete profiles first. Showing 39 of 39.

  • Kazuhiro KobayashiVerified

    Venture Capital, Private Equity Firm, Investor · Japan

    SeedAdvertisingAutonomous VehiclesCustomer ServiceMessaging

    Portfolio: Sprig, Insightly, Square, Handshake and 22 more

    Verified email available

  • Tsuyoshi ItoVerified

    Venture Capital, Incubator, Accelerator · Japan

    SeedHealth CareWellnessConsumer GoodsLifestyle Products

    Portfolio: miup, Photo electron Soul, Biomoneta Research, Academist and 34 more

    Verified email available

  • Yuji SugimotoVerified

    Venture Capital, Private Equity Firm, Investor · Japan

    Series BHealth CareGeneticsE-commerceWomen Founded

    Portfolio: Invoke Solutions, Evident.io, LaLa Media, INRIX and 80 more

    Verified email available

  • George KellermanVerified

    Venture Capital, Corporate Venture Capital · Japan

    Health CareWearablesE-commerceWellness

    Portfolio: MailLift, LaunchTrack, ChatCenter iO previously AppSocially, Cubie and 35 more

    Verified email available

  • Hiroshi YamamotoVerified

    Venture Capital · Japan

    Health CareWearablesAutonomous VehiclesE-commerce

    Portfolio: Hong Jing Drive, Iweecare, Notion, Bestmile and 61 more

    Verified email available

  • Kengo U.

    Venture Capital, Incubator, Accelerator · Japan

    SeedHealth CareWellnessConsumer GoodsLifestyle Products

    Portfolio: miup, Photo electron Soul, Biomoneta Research, Academist and 34 more

    Contact details available

  • Hironori MaedaVerified

    Venture Capital, Angel/Individual, Investment Partner · Japan

    SeedPre-SeedEnterprise SoftwareArtificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsMarketplace

    Portfolio: Holmes, DELY, POL, Lecto and 2 more

    Verified email available

  • Daiji Horibe

    Corporate Venture Capital · Japan

    Health CareAccountingPaymentsSports

    Portfolio: Loom.ai, Nextbit Systems, Two Bit Circus, FOLIO and 18 more

    Contact details available

  • Hideki Shigematsu

    Venture Capital, Private Equity Firm, Micro VC · Japan

    Health CareSouth East Asia-based StartupsAutonomous VehiclesWellness

    Portfolio: Coins.ph, LetsTransport, smove, iMoney Group and 20 more

    Contact details available

  • Isamu Sai

    Private Equity Firm · Japan

    Health CareData IntegrationCybersecurityWomen Founded

    Portfolio: Arctic Wolf, Lever, Snow Software, Partner Therapeutics and 61 more

    Contact details available

  • Katsuyuki (Kevin) Hasegawa

    Corporate Venture Capital · Japan

    Health CareAccountingPaymentsSports

    Portfolio: Loom.ai, Nextbit Systems, Two Bit Circus, FOLIO and 18 more

    Contact details available

  • Kinji Fuchikami

    Corporate Venture Capital, Finance Operator · Japan

    Health CareData IntegrationWearablesAutonomous Vehicles

    Portfolio: ContinuumRx, goBalto, Pinnacle Engines, StartForce and 75 more

    Contact details available

  • Megumi Kiyozuka

    Private Equity Firm · Japan

    Health CareTelecommunicationsGeneticsEvents Services

    Portfolio: NHOSA Corporation, BTIG, Holisol logistics, Beijing Scinor Water Technology and 6 more

    Contact details available

  • Nobuyuki Akimoto

    Venture Capital · Japan

    Health CareWearablesAutonomous VehiclesE-commerce

    Portfolio: Hong Jing Drive, Iweecare, Notion, Bestmile and 61 more

    Contact details available

  • Nozomi Okada

    Angel/Individual · Japan

    Health CareCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAndroid

    Portfolio: Metaps, Scanadu, Sidecar, Medikly and 8 more

    Contact details available

  • Shinya Kasuga

    Micro VC · Japan

    AdvertisingHealth CareWearablesWomen Founded

    Portfolio: DoseDr, Vreal, Handl Medical, JTOWER and 47 more

    Contact details available

  • Taro Inaba

    Venture Capital, Founder, Investor · Japan

    SeedHealth CareWomen FoundedLife ScienceBiotechnology

    Portfolio: OMEICOS Therapeutics, ENB Therapeutics, Tranquis Therapeutics, Mitoconix Bio and 4 more

    Contact details available

  • Tomokatsu Hongo

    Venture Capital · Japan

    Health CareWearablesTelecommunicationsSports

    Portfolio: Luxonus, Modulus Discovery, Kringle Pharma, CureApp and 15 more

    Contact details available

  • Taka Koda

    Venture Capital · Japan

    Health CareWomen FoundedLife ScienceBiotechnology

    Portfolio: OMEICOS Therapeutics, ENB Therapeutics, Tranquis Therapeutics, Mitoconix Bio and 4 more

    Contact details available

  • Takeshi Minamoto

    Venture Capital, Founder, Investor · Japan

    SeedWearablesWomen FoundedHR TechDesign

    Portfolio: Onera, Longan Vision, WHILL, Sun Asterisk and 1 more

    Contact details available

  • Tatsuya HayashiVerified

    Private Equity Firm, Investment Partner · Japan

    Health CareTelecommunicationsNetwork HardwareManufacturing

    Portfolio: AYUMI Pharmaceutical, Community Healthcare Coordination Platform, Idera Capital, Intelsat

    Verified email available

  • Tetsu Nakajima

    Venture Capital, Founder, Private Equity Firm · Japan

    SeedWearablesWomen FoundedHR TechDesign

    Portfolio: Onera, Longan Vision, WHILL, Sun Asterisk and 1 more

    Contact details available

  • T. J. Kono

    Private Equity Firm, Investment Partner · Japan

    Health CareTelecommunicationsNetwork HardwareManufacturing

    Portfolio: AYUMI Pharmaceutical, Community Healthcare Coordination Platform, Idera Capital, Intelsat

    Contact details available

  • Tatsuo Kawasaki

    Private Equity Firm, Investment Partner · Japan

    Health CareTelecommunicationsNetwork HardwareManufacturing

    Portfolio: AYUMI Pharmaceutical, Community Healthcare Coordination Platform, Idera Capital, Intelsat

    Contact details available

  • Kiran Mysore

    Venture Capital, Private Equity Firm · Japan

    SeedDeepTechEnterprise SoftwareArtificial Intelligence (AI)Internet of Things (IoT)

    Portfolio: Agara

    Contact details available

  • Suguru NishiokaVerified

    Angel/Individual · Japan

    AdvertisingAutomotiveArtificial Intelligence (AI)Biotechnology

    Verified email available

  • Chao Zen

    Venture Capital, Founder, Investor · Japan

    Series ABiotechnologyGamesMedia and Entertainment

    Contact details available

  • Hikaru Saito

    Venture Capital, Investor · Japan

    SeedHealth CareBiotechnologyTherapeuticsPharmaceuticals

    Contact details available

  • Joon Paek

    Venture Capital, Investor · Japan

    SeedBiotechnology

    Contact details available

  • Kazunori Maruyama

    Venture Capital, Investor · Japan

    SeedHealth CareBiotechnologyConsumer HealthAgriculture

    Contact details available

  • Khue Tran

    Venture Capital, Investor · Japan

    SeedInvestment ManagementBiotechnologyVirtual RealityFinTech

    Contact details available

  • Kimihito Usui, Ph.D.

    Venture Capital, Investor · Japan

    SeedBiotechnologyElectronic Health Records (EHR)Health and Hospital ServicesFinTech

    Contact details available

  • Mayu Yoshikawa, PhD

    Venture Capital, Investor · Japan

    SeedRoboticsBiotechnologyData ServicesElectronic Health Records (EHR)

    Contact details available

  • Taka Kumagai

    Venture Capital, CEO, Investor · Japan

    SeedInvestment ManagementBiotechnologyVirtual RealityFinTech

    Contact details available

  • Yoko Isobe

    Venture Capital, Private Equity Firm, Investor · Japan

    SeedRoboticsBiotechnologyVirtual RealityProductivity Software

    Contact details available

  • Yuichiro Hikosaka

    Venture Capital, Private Equity Firm, Investor · Japan

    SeedAndroidArtificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsBiotechnology

    Contact details available

  • Yukano Nishijima

    Venture Capital, Private Equity Firm, Micro VC · Japan

    SeedE-commercePaymentsEnterprise SoftwareArtificial Intelligence (AI)

    Contact details available

  • Takeshi Jibiki

    Angel/Individual · Japan

    Health SupplementsInformation Technology (IT)BiotechnologyConsumer Health

    Portfolio: So-Net Media

    Contact details available

  • Masafumi Kuroishi

    Venture Capital · Japan

    Health CareBiotechnologyTherapeuticsPharmaceuticals

    Contact details available

By investment stage

Related industries

Most-backed portfolio companies

  • Gojo & Company4
  • Community Healthcare Coordination Platform3
  • Intelsat3
  • CureApp3
  • WHILL3
  • Idera Capital3
  • POL3
  • AYUMI Pharmaceutical3
  • MediBuddy3
  • Loom.ai2
  • Ground X2
  • KOALA Tech Japan2

Frequently asked questions

How many Biotechnology investors in Japan are on Angel Roster?

Angel Roster lists 39 Biotechnology investors in Japan. 8 of them (21%) include a verified email address.

What types of investors are they?

The most common investor types are Venture Capital Firms (27), Private Equity Firms (15) and Investment Partner Investors (4). An investor can have more than one type, for example an angel who is also a venture partner.

Which stages do Biotechnology investors in Japan invest in?

Among those that list a stage, the most common are Seed (18), Series A (1) and Pre-Seed (1).

Which companies have Biotechnology investors in Japan backed?

The most-backed portfolio companies among them are Gojo & Company (4), Community Healthcare Coordination Platform (3), Intelsat (3), CureApp (3) and WHILL (3).

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