# Shogo Kawada: portfolio, investments and team

> Shogo Kawada is a vc firm based in Japan. 7 investments on record, latest Jun 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/shogo-kawada (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Shogo Kawada

Last cheque observed Jun 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **3793** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Mostly in **Japan, 57%**

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## Shogo Kawada highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 57% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed
- **Based in:** Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Midokura](https://millionrounds.com/company/midokura)** Series B · JP · TechCrunch **$20M** With 9 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Fast Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/fast-media)** Series A · JP **$2.7M** With 3 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Hachimenroppi](https://millionrounds.com/company/hachimenroppi)** Venture · JP **$4.4M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[SmartNews, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartnews-inc)** Series B · JP **$36M** With 5 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[FlyData](https://millionrounds.com/company/flydata)** Venture · US **$925K** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[AnyPerk](https://millionrounds.com/company/anyperk)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 5 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Sept** **[FlyData](https://millionrounds.com/company/flydata)** Seed · US **$680K** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2016

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *2*
- Series B *2*
- Venture *2*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2016

Often in the room with

- [CyberAgent Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures) 2
- [Globis Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners) 2
- [Kiyoshi Nishikawa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kiyoshi-nishikawa) 2
- [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Shogo Kawada. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**CyberAgent Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures)[**Globis Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners)[**Kiyoshi Nishikawa** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kiyoshi-nishikawa)[**Z Venture Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Shogo Kawada put money into.

[**Midokura** $20M · Jun 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/midokura)

## Quick answers about Shogo Kawada

### What does Shogo Kawada invest in?

Shogo Kawada invests most often at Seed and Series B (57% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Shogo Kawada?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2016.

### What has Shogo Kawada invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Midokura (Series B, Jun 2016).

### How big are Shogo Kawada's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Does Shogo Kawada lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Shogo Kawada invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (57%) and the United States (43%).

### Is Shogo Kawada investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2016.

### Who does Shogo Kawada invest alongside?

Most often CyberAgent Capital (2 rounds together), Globis Capital Partners (2 rounds together) and Kiyoshi Nishikawa (2 rounds together).

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