Akio T.

Partner & Co-Founder @ Headline VC

📍 Japan🔄 Updated September 2026💼 35 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2022
VC🌍 Japan20+ investments
35
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19
Early stage
7
Mid stage
6
Late stage
21y
Years active

Portfolio

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Board Member
Feb 2022
Japan Crypto Asset Market Inc. launched in November 2019. Having obtained second-hand dealer in February 2020 and second-hand market owner in March 2020, we issued a Japanese prepaid coin, JPYC, for the first time in Japan as an ERC20 token. To make JPYC available to more people, we will enthusiastically form business alliances with friendly business person and group such as the NFT business.
Board Member
Jan 2022
Xen is the first zero-upfront fee platform that offers wealth advisors and asset managers a transparent alternative investment marketplace, enabling you to close deals anytime, anywhere, more efficiently. Our technology-enabled platform provided alternative investment managers a greater investor reach, and gave the wealth advisors greater product reach. We provide you with a branded investment portal for a seamless client experience. We help you operate more efficiently by digitizing and centralizing workflows – from marketing, to onboarding, to reporting – and simplifying administrative processes. Our platform connects product providers and wealth advisors to grow the pie for all. Alternative investments have never been this simple or accessible.
Investor
2021
Capitalise is the innovative way that lets you use natural language to make your investment ideas come to life. With Capitalise, there’s no more anxiously awaiting the right moment to act. Our natural language-based user interface makes it easy to automate trading scenarios. The platform integrates with trading accounts on multiple third-party exchanges and brokers, so you can manage all your trades in one place and take control over your trading. Visit us at http://www.capitalise.ai to see for yourself!
Board Member
2021
Zaiko is a platform that connects creators directly with fans through digital events, video streaming, and data analytics. Founded in 2019, we pioneered ticketed digital events in Japan and have hosted live streams for global audiences. We have returned over 10 billion yen to creators, supporting their independent success. Our mission is to empower creators to thrive by providing revenue opportunities and connecting them with fans worldwide.
Co-Founder & Board Member
2021
LUCA is a digital platform for Alternative Investment- private equity, real estate, infra and private credit. LUCA will introduce world-class investment opportunities with one-stop efficient solution to investors in Japan and beyond
Board Member
2021
Spider AF is an ad fraud detection tool that detects, blocks, and protects web ads from invalid clicks and conversions. With centralized fraud management and advanced automation, advertisers can easily detect fraudulent activity across published ads. Spider AF provides full digital advertising transparency, allowing advertisers to track ad placement, identify fraudulent behaviors, and analyze clean - fraud free data. With Spider AF, advertisers can view in-depth transparent reports that assist advertisers with making the right ad campaign decisions. Spider AF can stop suspicious users and bots in advance, and protect the advertising content and marketing analysis of any business. Advertisers can easily install Spider AF within a matter of minutes. Just add the Spider AF measurement tag to your website and start analyzing activity. Experience optimal ad performance without the fraud with Spider AF. Visit our website for more details and start preventing ad fraud with our one month free trial!
Investor
2020
Convenient & Reliable Services for Filipinos
Investor
2020
In response to the needs of our clients (heightened during the pandemic), SAViis offering has expanded beyond financial assistance to include on-demand learning, mental health support, and relevant FREE insurance protection. SAVii is the translation of our evolution into a holistic tool for empowerment of your workforce. At SAVii, a salary is more than just take home pay - it’s the safest vehicle to financial empowerment. We support over 400,000 employees with safe, convenient and affordable loans, advances, mental health support, financial education and COVID insurance, with no risk or obligation for employers. Our 200+ employer partners get data insight that can help manage attrition and unlock engaged, productive employees. We’re to transform lives with you. Let’s make financial power at work a reality in your workplace!
Board Member
2020
We use technology to network the siloed logistics and innovate the logistics from the data. We integrating fulfillment and last-mile delivery services for sellers through a cloud-based warehouse platform designed for e-commerce excellence, and designed to provide merchants with a full range of automated logistics services in Japan
Board Member
2020
ICW is a compliance supply chain platform enabled by testing, inspection & certification (TIC). We connect global retailers, manufacturers, and TIC providers to collaborate quality and sourcing process. We facilitate global trade success by reducing supply chain hassles in global sourcing, trade compliance and prohibitive spending in supplier audit/product testing. ICW business was built since 2016. It has built from scratch to: ✓ 20000+ active users on board ✓ Reached an annual revenue of 80 million, completed over 15,000 TIC projects a year ✓ Over 110,000 manufacturers have been vetted, across China, Southeast Asia and South America ✓ Expanded a team of 4 to 60 people in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Vietnam, India, Europe, US ✓ Connected to over 80 laboratories and certification bodies worldwide We were very proud to have raised and closed 3 rounds of fundraising, total USD10M from a dozen venture capitalists and HK Government onboarding, which helps fuel the development of ICW on multiple fronts. We are now working hard to advance the big data and machine learning technology of the ICW platform, hoping to drive exponential growth with the launch of a revolutionary product by 2021. This aligns with our new capital round of 8-digit USD funding series B.
Investor
2019
We are developing machine learning models for drug discovery and software for facilitating and automating research in the life-sciences industry.
early stageBiotechnology
Board Member
2018
We build locker networks and do it right. Our mission is to make deliveries sustainable, efficient, and convenient for all. Our automated systems enable couriers to make more deliveries with fewer vehicles. alfred24 provides hardware and software solutions that allow anyone to collect their deliveries anytime from a smart locker or retail shop conveniently located near you. With e-commerce more popular now than ever before, delivering online purchases to customers comes with increasing cost, carbon, and congestion (with no signs of slowing down). Thats why we built alfred24. To make the sustainable choice, the best choice. To optimise delivery networks. To save both time and trees. We have helped our clients set up 3,000+ lockers globally, and we operate a network of 9,000+ pickup points in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, and Brazil. Visit www.alfred24.com to learn more.
Investor
2017
KSHER: Asia’s leading technology platform for merchants’ payment, marketing services and digital transformation. Ksher, founded in Thailand, initially help merchants accept mobile payments from Chinese tourists, has grown into a leading technology platform in Asia that provides one-stop services to help merchants start, run and grow their businesses more easily. During the past few years, we have served merchants of all sizes, accumulated deep local insights and expanded our footprint into various geographic locations. Ksher also simplifies cross border e-commerce for international merchants with ubiquitous access to Southeast Asia markets through innovative plug and play solutions. MISSION: Empower merchants through technology We strive to be the pioneer that empowers merchants to actively participate in the digital economy. FOOTPRINTS: We operate through our offices in China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, UAE and expand through our local partners in other locations across Asia and Europe.
Investor
2017
Eyeota is a global provider of audience solutions for digital marketing. Brands and advertisers leverage Eyeota audience solutions to enrich insights, enhance personalization, and transform omnichannel targeting is the trusted global provider of audience solutions for digital marketing. Brands and advertisers leverage Eyeota to enrich insights, enhance personalization, and transform digital targeting.
Investor
2017
Mai, the social shopping engine- powered by visual AI technology mai produces state-of-the-art image recognition technology that identifies fashion products in photos and videos. Viewers can click or hover over the clothing they see while watching TV shows, movies, and other digital media, and mai will generate both exact and visually similar product results. Featuring a fully customizable user interface and a 0.5-second result time, Markable bridges the gap between digital media content and e-commerce, making the visual search a reality on every digital photo and video across any platform.
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2022
Board Member
Feb 2022
Japan Crypto Asset Market Inc. launched in November 2019. Having obtained second-hand dealer in February 2020 and second-hand market owner in March 2020, we issued a Japanese prepaid coin, JPYC, for the first time in Japan as an ERC20 token. To make JPYC available to more people, we will enthusiastically form business alliances with friendly business person and group such as the NFT business.
Board Member
Jan 2022
Xen is the first zero-upfront fee platform that offers wealth advisors and asset managers a transparent alternative investment marketplace, enabling you to close deals anytime, anywhere, more efficiently. Our technology-enabled platform provided alternative investment managers a greater investor reach, and gave the wealth advisors greater product reach. We provide you with a branded investment portal for a seamless client experience. We help you operate more efficiently by digitizing and centralizing workflows – from marketing, to onboarding, to reporting – and simplifying administrative processes. Our platform connects product providers and wealth advisors to grow the pie for all. Alternative investments have never been this simple or accessible.
2021
Investor
2021
Capitalise is the innovative way that lets you use natural language to make your investment ideas come to life. With Capitalise, there’s no more anxiously awaiting the right moment to act. Our natural language-based user interface makes it easy to automate trading scenarios. The platform integrates with trading accounts on multiple third-party exchanges and brokers, so you can manage all your trades in one place and take control over your trading. Visit us at http://www.capitalise.ai to see for yourself!
Board Member
2021
Zaiko is a platform that connects creators directly with fans through digital events, video streaming, and data analytics. Founded in 2019, we pioneered ticketed digital events in Japan and have hosted live streams for global audiences. We have returned over 10 billion yen to creators, supporting their independent success. Our mission is to empower creators to thrive by providing revenue opportunities and connecting them with fans worldwide.
Co-Founder & Partner
2021
Headline is a venture capital firm with teams on the ground in 8 cities around the world. We invest across geographies, stages, and sectors, from consumer and fintech to infrastructure and software. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global. Our Early Stage Funds, based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, back Early Stage companies locally, while our Venture Growth Fund invests globally from Series B and beyond. This allows us to see local trends up close, partner with winning founders, and lead rounds at every stage. Among the 300+ investments globally, current and former Headline portfolio companies include Acorns, Angi, AppFolio, Bumble, Bitwarden, Creditas, Farfetch, Fetch, Gopuff, Honeycomb, Mistral AI, NGINX, Numa, Pismo, Raisin, Scopely, Segment, SEMrush, Sonos, Staffbase, The RealReal, and Yeahka.
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