Media & Insights — Kunihisa Miyamoto

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Selected interviews and profiles from major publications and investor platforms.

Forbes JAPAN

The Listed Company Founder Who Became an Angel Investor

Feature story on the journey from founding Net Marketing to a ¥13.5 billion exit with Bain Capital, and the transition to full-time angel investing. Covers investment philosophy, deal flow, and vision for the Japanese startup ecosystem.

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SmartRound

"I want to see landscapes I couldn't see through angel investing"

In-depth interview covering the decision framework behind investments, the "Hands-if" support style, and how the experience of building a listed company shapes every investment conversation.

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X / Twitter

@an0gel0 — 8,991 Followers · 1,463 Posts

The primary platform for sharing insights on founding, IPO preparation, capital strategy, team building, and angel investing. Threads regularly reach hundreds of likes and wide industry engagement.

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ANGEL PORT

Official Angel Investor Portfolio

Comprehensive investor profile on Japan's leading angel investor platform. Includes investment criteria, portfolio companies, and application pathway. Goal: 60 investments, ¥1B total by 2030.

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PROTOCOL

Investor Profile

Public investor profile on PROTOCOL, a platform connecting startups with investors. Includes investment track record, sector focus, and availability for new deals.

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Facebook

Direct Contact for Founders

The preferred channel for investment inquiries and founder introductions. Reach out via Facebook Messenger to discuss your startup and fundraising plans.

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Insights from X

Selected posts by category

Curated highlights from @an0gel0 — organized by the topics founders ask about most.

Founding & IPO

♥ 563 Aug 2025 Founding → IPO

◆ From Founding to IPO — 15 Steps
A step-by-step guide from founding to IPO. First, build a foundation so the company doesn't die. Step 0: Muster the courage to leave your current job and commit to founding. Step 1: Build a cash-cow business generating ¥5M gross profit per month. Covers everything from initial revenue to governance, audit preparation, and the listing ceremony.

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♥ 449 Oct 2023 Organization

◆ Organization Management Failures — A Summary
A candid look at the organization management mistakes made while scaling from a small team to 200+ employees. Covers hiring missteps, premature management layers, culture erosion during rapid growth, and the painful lessons learned through restructuring. A must-read for founders approaching their first scaling phase.

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Investment Philosophy

♥ 712 Aug 2023 Investment Style

◆ My Ideal Investment Style: "Hands-if"
There are many investment styles — hands-on, hands-off, and hands-if. "Hands-if" means: I'm here if you need me, just reach out. The founder should run the business freely. I won't impose my views or call every week. But when you're stuck — fundraising, org issues, cap table decisions — I'll clear my calendar and go deep. That's the ideal angel-founder relationship.

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♥ 480 Sep 2025 Market Observation

70% of founders I meet now say "we're an AI company"
But they're not actually developing AI themselves — most are just piggybacking on it. Companies that simply bolt AI onto their keyword list without building genuine technical moats or differentiated data pipelines face a reckoning. The real opportunity lies in companies where AI is the core engine, not the marketing pitch.

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Capital Strategy

♥ 289 Oct 2025 Valuation

◆ How valuation gets determined at each stage
A detailed breakdown of how startup valuations are set from pre-seed through Series A and beyond. Covers the role of comparable transactions, revenue multiples, investor competition, and the founder's negotiating leverage at each stage. Practical advice on avoiding common valuation traps and dilution mistakes.

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♥ 119 Mar 2024 Instruments

◆ Preferred stock (Minashi Yuusen Kabu) over JKISS
Why I recommend deemed preferred stock over JKISS convertible notes in many seed-stage scenarios. JKISS is simple, but preferred stock gives both sides clearer governance rights, liquidation preferences, and anti-dilution protection from day one. A practical comparison for Japanese founders choosing their first funding instrument.

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Team & Organization

♥ 195 Sep 2023 Team Building

◆ How to build your initial team
Practical advice on assembling the founding team and first hires. Covers when to bring on a co-founder vs. solo founding, how to evaluate early employees, the importance of culture fit over credentials, and the critical mistake of hiring managers before you have anyone to manage. Based on personal experience scaling from 1 to 200+.

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♥ 118 Oct 2023 HR Systems

◆ Building HR evaluation systems
A framework for creating evaluation systems that actually work at a growing startup. Covers grade-based compensation structures, MBO (Management by Objectives) implementation, the right timing to introduce formal evaluations, and how to handle the inevitable pushback. Includes specific mistakes to avoid from personal experience.

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Brief Bio

Kunihisa Miyamoto is a full-time angel investor and former founder & CEO of Net Marketing Inc. (TSE First Section, now acquired by Bain Capital for ¥13.5 billion). Since 2022, he has met with over 994 startups and invested ¥437M across 29 companies, focusing on seed-stage IT/web service startups in Japan. He also serves as an LP in 12 VC funds and holds qualified institutional investor status.

His investment style, "Hands-if," emphasizes being available when founders need support without micromanaging. He draws on 18 years of operating experience spanning B2B advertising and B2C matchmaking (Omiai) to help portfolio companies with business strategy, capital planning, IPO preparation, and investor introductions.

Contact for Press

For interview requests, speaking engagements, or media inquiries, please reach out via Facebook Messenger or X (@an0gel0) DMs.

Full Name: Kunihisa Miyamoto (宮本邦久)
Title: Angel Investor / Qualified Institutional Investor
Previously: Founder & CEO, Net Marketing Inc.
Education: Keio University, Faculty of Policy Management (SFC)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
X / Twitter: @an0gel0
ANGEL PORT: angl.jp/miya
PROTOCOL: protocol.ooo/users/an0gel0

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Whether you're a journalist covering the Japanese startup ecosystem, a podcast host, or an event organizer — I'm happy to share perspectives from my journey as a founder turned angel investor.

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