Takao Ozawa

Active Investor

代表取締役CEO

Tokyo, Tokyo

Takao Ozawa, 代表取締役CEO is an active investor based in Tokyo, Tokyo. This profile covers what Takao Ozawa backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Takao Ozawa is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Boost Capital (Tokyo). Mr. Ozawa served as Director, Senior Managing Corporate Officer & E-Commerce Chief Product Officer at LY Corporation. Mr. Ozawa is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Boost Capital. Mr. Ozawa co-founded & served as Director at Crocos. He serves as an Outside Director at ASKUL. He serves as a Board Member at Machikoe. He is the former CEO of YJ Capital. He is also the President of the Shopping Company at Yahoo Japan. He was also the Founder and served as Chief Executive Officer and President at Bizseek. Before Yahoo, he founded Bizseek, Inc. in 1999 which was acquired by Rakuten in 2001. He joined Rakuten after the acquisition and was the Corporate Officer in charge of auctions. During his career in Rakuten, he was engaged in projects such as the formation of Rakuten Eagles. He left Rakuten in 2006 and founded Ozawa Research Institute where he enhanced business in areas such as investments to start-up companies and consulting. In 2011, he founded Crocos, which was sold to Yahoo Japan in 2012. As an angel investor, he invested/founded companies like Nanapi, Appgrooves, STARFESTIVAL, Crocos, Netage and many others.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseGaming & EntertainmentMedia & ContentGovTech & Defense
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 6

Notable investments

AppGroovesAstroscaleCrocos, Inc.Carnival GroupRakuten Baseball,Inc.GRAND

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