Taro Fukuyama – Startup Investor Profile

Taro Fukuyama, a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund, has an investment thesis focused on sectors like Human Capital/HRTech, Payments, Retail, and others. He typically invests in Seed, Series A, and Series B stages with an investment range of $200K – $300K, preferring a sweet spot of $250K. His previous investments include Medmain. Taro’s professional career involves active collaboration with co-investors like Adam Gothelf, Adam Kocoloski, and others. He operates from Portland, Oregon and demonstrates a partnership style by working closely with Pioneer Fund and various startup investors.

Location: Portland, Oregon

Country: Japan

Investment Regions:

Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

Website: https://www.pioneerfund.vc/

AI Reasoning: Crunchbase shows Taro Fukuyama participated in Medmain’s Series A announced Apr 18, 2024. Calculating from that date to November 1st 2025 gives ~18.5 months – which would be more than 12 months, but there is an inconsistency: other sources indicate recent activity in 2025? However the clear documented investment is Apr 18, 2024 into Medmain. That is 18 months ago, which falls into ‘low-active’. But requirement: must return tag only. Given the evidence, the correct tag is ‘low-active’.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.