About KSK Angel Fund
KSK Angel Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of San Diego, United States. As of Apr 2025, KSK Angel Fund is an active investor, having invested in 29 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Japan based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it participated in the €***** Seed round of Piece Overall, KSK Angel Fund portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 2 IPOs and 3 acquisitions including key companies like AnyMind Group, Playco and Skygarden. A lot of funds co-invest with KSK Angel Fund, with names like Uncovered Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. KSK Angel Fund has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
KSK Angel Fund's List of Top Investments
KSK Angel Fund has a portfolio of 29 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Aerial Lab Industries and Terra Motors.Their portfolio spans across Japan, United States, Kenya and 6 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain Technology and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by KSK Angel Fund:Provider of e-commerce, marketing, and manufacturing platforms. It develops and offers proprietary platforms supporting brand design, planning, production, e-commerce enablement, marketing, and logistics. These platforms also assist publishers and creators in monetizing and growing their brands through various tools for revenue maximization, marketing, and optimization. The company provides solutions for influencer marketing, live commerce, and conversational commerce, along with international shipping and cloud manufacturing capabilities. Its offerings encompass data and AI-driven solutions to streamline operations and enhance decision-making.
Key facts about AnyMind Group
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $91.7M
- Employee Count: 704 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Nomura, JP Investment and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 19, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Quantstamp
Smart contract security solutions and services. It provides an automated security tool named Quantstamp protocol. The company conducts manual smart contract audits. Also offers blockchain consulting services. Users can use QSP tokens to scan the smart contracts with off-chain computation from scan nodes.
Key facts about Quantstamp
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.43M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: Nomura, Eight Roads Ventures and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 05, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of AI-powered robotic arms for industrial automation. It is a platform that provides robotic arms for various applications, including pick-and-place operations, visual inspection, powder coating, bartending, and spray painting.
Key facts about Orangewood Labs
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $4.65M
- Employee Count: 35 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: For Good Ventures, Y Combinator and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 02, 2023, $*****
4. Startale
Provider of web3 infrastructure platform. It is focused on building a robust blockchain infrastructure, providing advanced RPC node solutions, and Web3 APIs. It also developing multi-chain applications and infrastructure in collaboration with Astar Foundation and large enterprises. Its mission is to make Web3 accessible to billions of people.
Key facts about Startale
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: 3.49M SGD as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $70M
- Investors: Samsung NEXT, Sony and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 26, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Playco
Developer of social web games for PC and console. It offers web-based games which include Sway stories, Heads up, and Asks away. Trip royale, Snake squad, Cat life, and others.
Key facts about Playco
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Tokyo (Japan)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $100M
- Employee Count: 74 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: La Maison Partners, Sozo Ventures and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 21, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
KSK Angel Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
KSK Angel Fund has invested in 29 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Piece and most recent follow-on round was in LOCKON.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
KSK Angel Fund's Investments by Stage
KSK Angel Fund has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.79M, 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $23.7M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $6M and 1 investment in Series C stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 7 |
Series A | 7 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
KSK Angel Fund's Investments by Sector
KSK Angel Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and Auto Tech. Notably, it has invested in 20 Tech companies, 13 Consumer (B2C) companies, 13 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
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Consumer | 5 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
High Tech | 5 |
FinTech | 4 |
Auto Tech | 3 |
Others | 27 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
KSK Angel Fund's Investments by Geography
KSK Angel Fund has made most investments in Japan (8), followed by Kenya where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Japan | 8 |
Kenya | 2 |
United States | 2 |
China | 1 |
India | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
KSK Angel Fund's recent investments
KSK Angel Fund has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by KSK Angel Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 21, 2025 | Italy | Seed | 3475 | [+3] | |
Dec 06, 2024 | United Arab Emirates | Seed | 6400 | ||
Jun 19, 2024 | China | Series B | 3183 | [+2] | |
Mar 27, 2024 | India | Seed | 9696 | [+6] | |
Feb 14, 2024 | Japan | Seed | 2735 | [+6] |
Unicorns in KSK Angel Fund's Portfolio
KSK Angel Fund has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Playco. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Playco which became a unicorn in 2020.Here is a list of unicorns in KSK Angel Fund's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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61 | Developer of social web games for PC and console | 2020 | Tokyo | Series A | cuo{zjg |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in KSK Angel Fund's Portfolio
2 of KSK Angel Fund's portfolio companies have become public. W TOKYO got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), in Jun 2023 at marketcap of $51.1M and AnyMind Group got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) at marketcap of $423M.Here are KSK Angel Fund's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 29, 2023 | - | - | 4586 | |
Mar 29, 2023 | - | - | 1998 |
Acquired companies in KSK Angel Fund's Portfolio
3 companies from KSK Angel Fund's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was HR Brain in Nov 2023 by EQT for $*****.Here are KSK Angel Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Nov 27, 2023 | Dec 18, 2017 | Series A | 1224 | |
Dec 05, 2022 | Jun 14, 2021 | Series A | 6206 | |
Sep 19, 2019 | - | - | 7044 |
Team profile of KSK Angel Fund
KSK Angel Fund has a team of 1 member located in Japan. KSK Angel Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of KSK Angel Fund
Over the past 9 years, 133 investors have co-invested in KSK Angel Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before KSK Angel Fund: Y Combinator, 7percent Ventures and 21 others have invested in rounds before KSK Angel Fund. There is 1 company where Y Combinator has invested before KSK Angel Fund and 1 company where 7percent Ventures has invested before KSK Angel Fund.
- Top Co-investors of KSK Angel Fund: 62 investors entered a company along with KSK Angel Fund. These include investors like Uncovered Fund (2 companies).
- Invested after KSK Angel Fund: A total of 48 investors have invested in KSK Angel Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Spiral Capital (1 company), Chishima Real Estate (1 company) and Kenedix (1 company).
Recent News related to KSK Angel Fund
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Buyandship secures oversubscribed US$16M funding led by Altara Venturese27•Jun 19, 2024•, Altara Ventures, Buyandship, KSK Angel Fund and 1 other
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Infobox Co., Ltd., which provides the sales data platform “infobox”, raises 666 million yen in pre-series A roundstartuplog.com•Feb 14, 2024•Infobox, XTech Ventures, GREE Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and 3 others
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OMTrade Raises $6M in Seed Round FundingAlexaBlockchain•Nov 19, 2023•OM Trade, KSK Angel Fund, Find Satoshi Lab, Folius Ventures and 3 others
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Operates DeFi protocol “LOCKON” that provides INDEX utilizing on-chain analysis, raises seed of 120 million yenTHE BRIDGE•Oct 04, 2023•LOCKON, Global Brain, Arriba Studio, HYPERITHM and 2 others
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ImaliPay gets $3M to offer financial services to underserved gig workers across AfricaTechCrunch+•Apr 07, 2022•ImaliPay, TEN13, Uncovered Fund, MyAsiaVc and 12 others
