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Kayo Tamura

Investor

Fellow - Commercialization Strategy at Kicker Ventures

Stanford, California, United States

Experience

  1. Kicker VenturesVenture Fellowcurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessSloan Fellow MBA | MSxcurrent2025 β€” presentStanford, CA
  3. Procter & GambleSenior Brand Manager - Japan Fem Care Whisper2021 β€” 2025Singapore
  4. Procter & GambleSenior Brand Manager - Japan Air Care2019 β€” 2021Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
  5. Procter & GambleFinancial Analyst - Home Care & PGP Category Finance2018 β€” 2019Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
  6. Procter & GambleFinancial Analyst - SKII Prestige Category Finance & Sales Finance2017 β€” 2018Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
  7. Procter & GambleFinancial Analyst - Plant Cost Analyst / Internal Control2015 β€” 2017Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
  8. Bank of America Merrill LynchSummer Analyst2014Tokyo
  9. J.P. MorganSummer Intern2013
  10. Diet Member's Office, JapanFellow, Office of Representative Ryotaro Tanose2010 β€” 2011

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of Business2025 β€” 2026
  2. Keio UniversityPolicy Management, Economics2010 β€” 2014
  3. The University of AlabamaEconomics2012 β€” 2013
  4. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Development Economics and International Development2014

Skills & more

Venture CapitalPresentationsBusiness ReviewsPerformance ReviewsMarketing AutomationMarketing AnalyticsLead ManagementEmail MarketingDigital MarketingAd ServingAccount MarketingProduct Management
+12 moreFinanceSocial Media MarketingMulti-Channel MarketingFinancial AnalysisCampaign DevelopmentCost ManagementCost Savings StrategiesInternal ControlsTeam CollaborationStrategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsCommunication

Languages Chinese Β· English Β· Japanese

  • Sakasho (Certified Sake & Shochu Specialist) - ι…’εŒ  β€” SSI – Sake Service Institute / Sake & Shochu Academy
  • WSET Level 3 Award in Wines β€” Tasting Exam (Passed) β€” WSET

From Kayo's professional profile.

Colleagues at Kicker Ventures

Adeola Fagunloye
Fellow - Regulatory Strategy at Kicker Ventures
Alex Yang
Fellow - Innovation & Operations at Kicker Ventures
Brian Han
Advisor - Clinical Strategy at Kicker Ventures
David Samuelson
Advisor - Life Science Commercial Strategy at Kicker Ventures
Debbie Huang
Fellow - AI Innovation at Kicker Ventures
Ethan Goh
Advisor - Clinical AI at Kicker Ventures
Flora Pieters
Intern at Kicker Ventures
Gregg Shibata
Advisor - Health Plans at Kicker Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Kayo Tamura work?
Kayo Tamura is Fellow - Commercialization Strategy at Kicker Ventures.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,293

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Keio University75

Hayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalRina OkachiAssociate at Fin CapitalKay EnjojiSenior Advisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Tetsu NomuraPrincipal at Sozo VenturesBor BoerManaging Director at CapagroNatsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio Capital

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Also attended The University of Alabama43

Andy CloydVenture Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionRobert SiglerSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsHenk BothPrincipal, Investment at Anzu PartnersCoyn MateerAdvisor at UTXO ManagementChris HopsonChief Financial Officer at UTXO ManagementCassie CliftonAdvisory Board Member at UTXO Management

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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)941

Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Stanford University Graduate School of Business171

Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalBlair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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Also worked at Procter & Gamble237

Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechChad L. SummeBoard Member at CincyTechAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechDjoni de VosPrincipal at Keen Venture Partners

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Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch231

Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners

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Also worked at J.P. Morgan796

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments

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