Shogo Kawada is an angel investor and adviser at DeNA, a global Internet company. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Shogo Kawada is an angel investor and adviser at DeNA, a global Internet company, after co-founding the firm as COO with former McKinsey colleagues and earning a Ph.D. in engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1996. His investment thesis targets seed-stage companies in Tokyo, focusing on sectors including e-commerce, media, social networking services, SaaS, and high-tech industries. Kawada typically invests at the seed stage as an individual angel investor, with his portfolio comprising 10 to 23 documented investments across these areas. Notable portfolio companies include Yappli, which exited in December 2020, as well as Wantedly, Voicy, BASKET, and Spider Labs, the latter receiving his latest recorded investment in April 2018. He serves on the advisory board of Delight Ventures and holds roles as a fellow at DeNA and visiting professor at the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology. While no specific public writing or distinctive point of view is detailed in available sources, his background in engineering and social games platforms informs his sector focus.
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