About
Chihiro Hosoya is an Incubation Business Lead in External Incubation at Astellas Pharma, focused on business development and partnerships in healthcare technology and AI applications for pharmaceuticals. A Kauffman Fellow, Hosoya has experience in cross-functional leadership and partnership development across novel science and healthcare-technology convergence initiatives.
Experience
- Astellas PharmaIncubation Business Lead, External Incubation Hub, Business Development, Astellas Venture Managementcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Astellas PharmaOpen Business Creation Lead, Venture Capital Management and Partnership, Digital Health and Device2019 — 2026San Francisco, CA
- Astellas PharmaInvestment Director, Rx+ Business, Astellas Venture Management2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Astellas PharmaSenior Manager, Business Development2009 — 2016Tokyo, Japan
- Astellas PharmaDrug Metabolism Research Laboratories, Drug Discovery Research2004 — 2009Tokyo, Japan
- VHM VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- DigiTx PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Embr LabsBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
- WelldocBoard Observercurrent2018 — present
- Pykus TherapeuticsBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
- The Digital Health Hub Foundation and Digital Health AwardsBoard Member2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow, Class 262021 — 2023
- NēsosBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- iota Biosciences, Inc.Board Observer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Waseda UniversityMaster’s Degree, Faculty of Science and Engineering1998 — 2004
- University of TsukubaMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Graduate School of Business Science2015 — 2017
Skills & more
Fund investment3Limited Partnerships2Strategic NegotiationsGlobal StrategyStrategic Partnerships1Pharmaceutical Industry12Business Development6Digital Health3Biotechnology2Early Stage Investment2Cross-functional Team Leadership3Investments2
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Colleagues at DigiTx Partners LLC
Anish Aitharaju
Investor at DigiTx Partners LLC
Dan Riskin
Venture Partner at DigiTx Partners LLC
David Kim
Managing Director at DigiTx Partners LLC
Isabelle Chae
Investor at DigiTx Partners LLC
John Halamka
Advisor, MD, MS at DigiTx Partners LLC
L. Jasmine Kim
Strategic Advisor at DigiTx Partners LLC
Miraj Sanghvi
Partner at DigiTx Partners LLC
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Chihiro Hosoya work?
- Chihiro Hosoya is Venture Partner, MSc, MBA at DigiTx Partners LLC.
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Also attended University of Tsukuba5
Shared employers
Also worked at Astellas Pharma8
Kush M ParmarManaging Partner at 5AM VenturesSatoshi KonagaiInvestment Lead at Astellas Venture Management LLCTadayoshi HirataInvestment Lead at Astellas Venture Management LLCSoyoung ParkGeneral Partner at 1004 Venture PartnersJames ZuercherInvestor at Astellas Venture ManagementHiromichi KimuraInvestor at Astellas Venture Management LLC
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Also worked at Embr Labs4
Also worked at Welldoc5
Also worked at The Digital Health Hub Foundation and Digital Health Awards9
Ryan BethencourtManaging Partner at Sustainable Food VenturesUnity StoakesCEO, President & Co-founder at StartUp HealthGeorge UgrasGeneral Partner at AV8 VenturesMark GoldsteinSeed Partner at Builders VCKyle LuiGeneral Partner at Bling CapitalMikihiro YasudaFounding Partner at Hike Ventures
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