Fundraising FoxAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.
Venture capitalTokyo · Seed–Series B · 9 people tracked
Also known as Angel Bridge株式会社
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Investment thesis
Angel Bridge invests primarily in seed and early-stage startups that need substantial support, as well as mid-stage companies requiring larger capital, backing entrepreneurs with the potential to build innovative, world-changing mega-ventures. The firm emphasizes hands-on value creation beyond capital, supporting portfolio companies across organizational, business, financial, and management dimensions. It manages roughly JPY 41.2 billion in cumulative funds, invests up to JPY 5 billion per deal including follow-on, and prides itself on flexible, fast decision-making with a review period of about one to two months.
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Team · 9 people
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Representative Partner of Angel Bridge, signatory of the firm's founding statement.
Ryosuke Yao is a Director at Angel Bridge Inc., which he joined in 2020 as its first full-time employee, working as a venture capitalist focused on lead investments in early-stage startups across sourcing, due diligence, deal execution, and post-investment support. He was involved as a Director in the 2025 formation of the firm's third fund, totaling ¥26 billion. Prior to Angel Bridge, he worked at McKinsey & Company from 2017 to 2020 on pricing, sales and marketing, and financial strategy across industries including beverages, construction machinery, logistics, pharmaceuticals, and electronics.
Arisa Kono is an associate at Angel Bridge, where her work centers on sourcing investment opportunities and conducting due diligence. She previously studied biostatistics and worked on deep learning models for medical data analysis, interned at RIKEN and a healthcare venture, and spent about four years at McKinsey working on M&A due diligence and post-merger integration before joining Angel Bridge in 2026. Given her medical background, she often works on healthcare deals and focuses on university-originated and deep tech startups.
Takahashi was born in Saitama, Japan, spent 12 years in Dubai, and studied Financial Economics at the University of Toronto in Canada. Before joining Angel Bridge, he worked at BofA Securities, first on a coverage team focused on renewable energy, automotive, and technology M&A and financing, then on the M&A execution team handling valuation work. At Angel Bridge he focuses on sourcing and evaluating new deals alongside supporting existing portfolio companies, working in a pair with a senior associate.
Hirofumi Miyoshi is a Senior Associate at Angel Bridge, a venture capital firm that makes lead investments in seed to early-stage startups. He began his career at JR West, where he was a founding member of its corporate venture capital arm, JR West Innovations, working on startup investments and new business development. He subsequently worked at Bain & Company on projects in the financial, retail, and consumer electronics sectors, including cost reduction, profit-structure reform, and business due diligence.
Takuya Yamaguchi is an Associate at Angel Bridge株式会社, where he invests in early-stage startups, with a focus on B2B SaaS, LLM, supply chain, climate tech, and space. He previously worked as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group, handling corporate strategy, new business development, business due diligence, and turnaround projects across the consumer, industrial goods, and private equity sectors. Yamaguchi studied applied mathematics at Keio University and the University of Tokyo.
What they invest in
from 51 of 74 portfolio companiesSaaS ×21AI & Machine Learning ×17Enterprise Software ×15Fintech ×9Biotech ×7Deep Tech ×7Digital Health ×5Logistics & Supply Chain ×5
HQs:Japan×49
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×83 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
The University of Tokyo ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2Waseda University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×4Life Sciences ×2
Investments · 74 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathHydro Powtech develops proprietary hydrolysis technology and provides equipment and expertise to food manufacturers for creating plant-based food ingredients and products.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechCircular EconomyCleantechFoodTechNew MaterialsNagaoka, JP
熊澤 正純(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Co-investorsInspire Corporation
Neusignal Therapeutics develops novel drugs for central nervous system disorders, including dementia and psychiatric conditions, with research focused on calcium signaling in neurons and target discovery for brain diseases.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesTokyo, JP
有本 達(代表取締役社長CEO)in森口 茂樹(創業科学者/特別顧問)
Co-investorsRed CapitalFast Track InitiativeKeio Innovation InitiativeNippon Venture CapitalThe Gogin Capital
PLAINER develops a no-code software enablement platform that lets SaaS and software vendors build interactive product demos in virtual environments for sales, onboarding, internal demos, and training.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechTokyo, JP
小林 大(代表取締役CEO)in佐野(CXO)
Co-investorsALL STAR SAAS FUNDMIRAISE
Ricerca redefines business systems as AI-native software, making enterprise operations more intuitive and automating routine work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSTokyo, JP
Umeda(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsGenesia VenturesNew Commerce VenturesZ Venture Capital
Zen Intelligence (formerly SoftRoid) develops Physical AI, including AI foundation models and robots for automating construction site management, inspection, and data collection.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRoboticsTokyo, JP
野﨑 大幹(代表者)
Co-investorsRice CapitalFIRSTLIGHT Capital
precal is an automated pharmacy reception and prescription data-entry service for pharmacies in Japan, where patients scan prescriptions at a tablet and remote online clerks enter the data.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsDBJ CapitalNextblueOpen Network Lab
PR TIMES is a press release distribution service that helps companies distribute news releases to media and the public, with content syndicated across more than 260 partner sites.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsbasepartnersDD Holdings Venture CapitalDIMENSIONi Cubed Venturesi-nest capitalKintetsu Venture Partners+7 more
amptalk builds AI tools for sales teams that automate tasks such as SFA/Salesforce data entry, meeting-minute creation, and sales role-play coaching, aiming to improve sales productivity.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Masashi Takanobu(Founder)inRyoma I.(Founder)inRyoma Inose(Founder)猪瀬竜馬(代表 (CEO))
Co-investorsGenesia VenturesGlobal BrainMobile Internet Capital, Inc.Scrum Ventures
Atransen Pharma is a biotech company developing novel cancer treatments through LAT1 inhibitors and transporter-based drug discovery approaches.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesOsaka, JP
Tomoyuki Asano(Representative Director & CEO)
Operates short-drama app 'BUMP'.
Co-investorsDentsu VenturesHakuhodo DY VenturesPrime PartnersSamurai IncubateAozora Corporate Investment
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Fivot provides financial services for both businesses and individuals, offering lending products aimed at supporting startup growth and savings services that help individuals save money toward their goals.
FintechTokyo, JP
Shogo Abe(代表取締役 (Representative Director/CEO, founder))
Co-investorsCanal VenturesNippon Venture CapitalSony Ventures CorporationSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation Partners
Flex Capital provides debt financing for startups and SMEs in Japan, offering unsecured, unguaranteed products including venture debt (up to ¥300M), revenue-based financing, and invoice payment financing.
Fintech
Co-investorsEniac VenturesFlex Capital PartnersMaveronPear VCThe Family FundTown Hall Ventures+1 more
GenerativeX is an FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) consulting firm that helps large enterprises design and implement AI agents alongside strategy and organizational transformation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP
荒木 れい(代表取締役 CEO)上田 雄登(取締役 CAIO / 共同創業者)小坂 佳範(執行役員 CTO)桑原 茂雄(執行役員 / CDXO)
Board伊田 弥樹(取締役)
GeneTech provides non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using fetal cell-free DNA from maternal blood, along with clinical laboratory testing services, offered to certified medical institutions in Japan.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP
後藤 幸七(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
goooods is a Japanese B2B wholesale marketplace connecting retail shops with distinctive domestic and overseas brands, focusing on food, organic products, and specialty goods.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechTokyo, JP
Louis Nonouchi(Founder)inKeisuke Kanno(Founder)in
Co-investorsIncubate USVela PartnersZ Venture Capital
Hanji develops and provides an AI tutor for middle and high school students in Japan, using educational technology to support individualized learning.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechTokyo, JP
Yosuke Murata(Co-Founder & CEO)inNaoto Tsujimoto(Co-Founder & CPO)
Co-investorsCoreline Ventures
Heartseed develops cardiac regenerative medicine, creating heart muscle cells from iPS cells for transplantation to treat heart failure, with its lead pipeline HS-001 nearing clinical trials.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Keiichi Fukuda(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCKeio Innovation InitiativeMedical Incubator Japan K.K.SMBC Venture CapitalSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
HITOTSU develops digital transformation software for hospitals and healthcare providers, including communication tools, messaging platforms, and incident reporting systems.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP
佐藤 公彦(代表取締役)
Co-investorsBeyond Next Ventures
KYCC Corporation is a Japanese regtech company that provides corporate risk databases and a SaaS compliance-check tool (RiskAnalyze) for KYC/AML and customer due diligence, along with consulting and expert-support services.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTokyo, JP
飛内 尚正(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))北住 和弘(取締役 COO)
Co-investorsSeibu Shinkin Capital
LISUTO AI provides an AI solution specialized for e-commerce that leverages structured data and multilingual understanding to reduce store operational burdens and improve product discoverability.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Genome engineering-based drug discovery and biomanufacturing R&D support.
Taiki Ishikura(Founder)in
Co-investorsAozora Corporate InvestmentDelight VenturesGlobis Capital PartnersMIRAI SOUZOUStartXUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.+2 more
M2X is a cloud-based mobile application for equipment maintenance and field operations management.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSTokyo, JP
岡部 晋太郎(Representative Director)
Co-investorsCoreline Ventures
MechanoCross is a Hokkaido University spin-out that develops and provides mechanochemical organic synthesis technology, including solvent-free "mechano" reaction methods and insoluble high-performance materials.
CleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsSapporo, JP
伊藤 肇(取締役 (Co-founder; Hokkaido University Distinguished Professor))久保田 浩司(取締役 (Co-founder; Hokkaido University Associate Professor))齋藤 智久(代表取締役 (CEO))
Co-investorsSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation PartnersXTech Ventures
Paytner offers an invoice factoring service that advances payment on outstanding invoices, often same-day, to sole proprietors and freelancers in Japan.
Fintech
Co-investorsAG Capital Co. Ltd.i Cubed VenturesW Inc.
Siiibo Securities is an online brokerage firm operating a platform for private placement bond investment and issuance using web-based private placement mechanisms.
FintechTokyo, JP
Kazuki Komura(CEO)in小村 (Komura)(CEO)
Co-investors15th RockAG Capital Co. Ltd.Beta venture capitalDnx VenturesRelicAozora Corporate Investment
Varinos develops and provides genetic testing services applying genome technology, including a uterine microbiome (endometrial flora) test used in fertility and reproductive medicine.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP
桜庭 喜行(Founder & Chairman (former CEO))長井 陽子(Co-founder)Sakuraba(CEO)Yoshiyuki Sakuraba(Founder)inYoko Nagai(Founder)in齊藤 洋一(代表取締役CEO)
Co-investorsFast Track InitiativeMIRAI SOUZOUMiyako CapitalSony Ventures Corporation
Craft Bank provides construction-industry-specific management support, including its Craft Bank Office tool for job-level cost management, daily reporting via LINE, plus back-office outsourcing and recruitment support.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Co-investorsCoreline VenturesDelight Ventures
PartnerProp offers an AI-powered partner marketing platform based on the ELG (Ecosystem-Led Growth) model that helps manufacturers and their sales partners generate more deals through a reseller/distributor channel.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Takumi Inoue(CEO)
Co-investorsDelight VenturesGenesia Ventures
Fermelanta develops programmable fermentation and biomanufacturing platforms to produce rare natural molecules, offering an alternative to traditional plant extraction and petrochemical synthesis.
BiotechCleantechDeep Tech
Shogo Fukizaki(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesKeio Innovation InitiativeMiyako CapitalPlug and Play VenturesUniversal Materials Incubator
Bloomo is a Japanese investment platform that enables automated periodic investment in securities with flexible frequency options (daily, weekly, or monthly).
FintechSaaSTokyo, JP
Jin Nakamura(Founder)inRyuya Yoshiokain
Co-investorsGlobal BrainSumisho Venture PartnersInsignia Ventures Partners
Lisse provides AI-powered legal document review and legal compliance support services to enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechTokyo, JP
Miki Fujita(Representative Director & CEO)藤田 美樹(代表取締役 CEO)
Co-investorsGlobal BrainMPowerNTT DOCOMO VenturesPrime PartnersSpiral CapitalSpiral Innovation Partners+1 more
Takumi Giken is a Japanese company addressing challenges in the manufacturing/machining industry, working with processing and fabrication firms.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTokyo, JP
前田 将太(代表取締役社長 (CEO))井坂 星南(取締役 CTO)原 崇文(取締役 CBO)
Co-investorsFIRSTLIGHT CapitalShizuoka CapitalUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.Genesia Ventures
Innovative Space Carrier (将来宇宙輸送システム株式会社) is a Japanese company developing future space transportation systems.
Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechTokyo, JP
畑田 (Hatakuta)(CEO)畑田 康二郎(代表取締役社長 兼 最高経営責任者 (CEO))in野村 (Nomura)(COO)
Co-investorsDentsu VenturesMiyako CapitalXTech Ventures
Facilo is an AI-powered sales operating system built for real estate brokerage firms, optimized for the mediation workflow of property search, proposal, viewing, and closing.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSYono, JP
Yasutaka Umebayashi(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoral CapitalDnx VenturesGlobis Capital Partners
Goals Inc. develops HANZO, a cloud service for restaurants that automates ordering, calculates food costs, and forecasts sales to reduce food industry waste and optimize restaurant operations.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaS
InProc provides AI-based services for procurement and supply chain management (SCM), combining data-driven operating models with expert support to help Japanese companies improve their procurement functions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainTokyo, JP
吉江 拓哉(代表取締役 (Representative Director))中島 康貴(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Co-investorsANOBAKA
MagicPod is a no-code test automation platform that helps organizations automate UI testing for web and mobile applications across browsers and devices.
Developer Tools
Nozomi Ito(Founder)in
mign builds vertical agentic AI products for the real estate and construction industry, using generative AI to automate tasks such as building code compliance review, architectural rendering, and site zoning/legal checks.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechPropTechTokyo, JP
Masahiro Taima(Founder | CEO | Ph.D.)
Co-investorsSamurai Incubate
Orbital Lasers develops space optical technology centered on satellite lasers, including systems aimed at addressing space debris, satellite bus, and mission instrument development.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechTokyo, JP
Tadanori Fukushima(Representative Director & CEO)inYoshiyuki Muramatsu(Director & CFO)Teppei Kato(Executive Officer, CBO (Chief Business Officer))inMasayuki Maruyama(CLTO (Chief Laser Technology Officer))in
Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsKeio Innovation InitiativeOSAKA University Venture CapitalUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
PeopleX is an AI-native HR platform that automates recruitment and employee development through AI-powered interviews, role-play simulations, and team assessments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechTokyo, JP
Co-investorsFIRSTLIGHT Capital
SmartRyde operates an online marketplace connecting taxi operators and travel agencies with international travellers to book airport-to-hotel ground transportation.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Sota Kimura(Founder)in
Co-investorsInventum Ventures
XAION DATA develops services using open data based on patented data collection and structuring technology, and provides AI/data solutions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHR TechTokyo, JP
Yasuhide Sato(代表取締役CEO)in石﨑優人(取締役CTO)金谷優樹(CFO)
Ondeck provides M&A advisory services for Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises, handling business analysis, valuation, buyer matching, deal structuring, and closing management.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechTokyo, JP
Co-investorsPayforward
CANARY is a Japanese rental housing app that lets users search apartments using detailed filters and a draw-on-map area search, with options tailored to students, working professionals, couples, and families.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsCoral CapitalCygames CapitalGMO VenturePartners
A Japanese IT company that offers UM SaaS Cloud, a cloud platform to support work practices, factory automation, and supply chain management for its business customers.
Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSTokyo, JP
徳山 満(代表取締役会長 (Chairman))藤本 繁夫(代表取締役社長 兼 CEO)鈴木 孝信(常務取締役 兼 COO)
Meetsmore (ミツモア) is an online marketplace that connects individuals and businesses with local professionals; this page focuses on matching users with tax accountants (税理士) experienced in handling tax investigations in Japan.
FintechLegalTechMarketplacesSaaSTokyo, JP
柄澤史也(Founder)Ayako Ishikawa(Founder)in
Co-investorsIyogin CapitalMPowerMS&AD VenturesNTT DOCOMO Ventures
Utoniq operates "UDom," a fandom platform that lets artists, athletes, and entertainment brands run paid fan communities and issue "digital-real" trading cards and member-only content and online lotteries.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSocialTokyo, JP
常田俊太郎Shuntaro Tokita(Representative Director)
Co-investorsHakuhodo DY Venturesi-nest capital
Reborna Biosciences is a Japanese biotech company that researches and develops RNA-targeting small-molecule drugs for hereditary rare diseases.
BiotechDeep TechFujisawa, JP
Koji Fuji(Representative Director)Yukimi Oda(Director, CFO)
Co-investorsUntroD Capital
Loglass builds cloud-based management accounting and planning software that centralizes financial and operational data so organizations can access up-to-date information and make data-driven business decisions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNagoya, JP
布川友也(代表取締役 執行役員CEO / Founder)
羽田市場 (Haneda Ichiba) sells seafood and operates a platform business connecting fishery products from source to buyers.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesTokyo, JP
Ryohei Nomoto(代表取締役社長 CEO)Tomoki Matoba(取締役 (Director))
Co-investorsAgribusiness Investment & Consultation Co. Ltd.Mitsubishi Estate
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latest coverage across their companiesFrequently asked questions
- How many investments has Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. made?
- Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. has 74 tracked investments.
- What stage does Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. invest at?
- Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd.'s typical check size?
- Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. typically writes checks of $70K – $33M.
- What sectors does Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. focus on?
- Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Construction Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, HR Tech, LegalTech, Medical Devices, PropTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. located?
- Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
- Who does Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. co-invest with?
- Angel Bridge Co.,Ltd. most often shares deals with Keio Innovation Initiative, Miyako Capital, UTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd., among 80 tracked co-investors.
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