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Ken Kitamura

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Manager at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Menlo Park

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About

Joined Asahi Kasei Corporate VC in 2024, previously working as a senior innovation architect on new business creation projects in hydrogen, battery, and semiconductors at Asahi Kasei, and at Crystal IS. He holds a master's degree in chemistry from Hokkaido University and an MBA from NUCB business school.

Experience

  1. Asahi KaseiInvestment Manager, Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)current2024 — presentメンローパーク, CA
  2. Asahi KaseiBusiness Strategy Manager, Corporate Strategy Division2023 — 2024
  3. Asahi KaseiSenior Innovation Architect2020 — 2024
  4. Asahi KaseiChief Researcher2018 — 2020
  5. Asahi KaseiAssistant Manager2016 — 2018
  6. UV AngelBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  7. KEWAZOInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  8. Alchemist AcceleratorMentorcurrent2026 — present
  9. Path RoboticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  10. Sight MachineInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  11. Crystal ISProduct Developer2012 — 2016オルバニー, NY
  12. 旭化成Semiconductor Process Engineer2007 — 2012

Skills & more

New Business DevelopmentDue DiligenceBusiness AnalysisFinancial AnalysisMulticultural Team LeadershipBusiness ModelingCustomer DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentSemiconductor DeviceSemiconductor ProcessMBAJapanese

Languages English · Japanese

  • Google AI — Google
  • TOEIC 950 — ETS

From Ken's professional profile.

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Associate at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Daisuke Hotta
Investment Professional, Climate Tech at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Hirotaka Asai
Manager at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Howard Kim
Managing Director at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Ian Cash
Partner at Alchemy Partners
Jeff Chen
Vice President, Semiconductor Investment at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
John
Investment Professional, Building Technology at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ken Kitamura?
Joined Asahi Kasei Corporate VC in 2024, previously working as a senior innovation architect on new business creation projects in hydrogen, battery, and semiconductors at Asahi Kasei, and at Crystal IS. He holds a master's degree in chemistry from Hokkaido University and an MBA from NUCB business school.
Where does Ken Kitamura work?
Ken Kitamura is Manager at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital.
Where did Ken Kitamura go to school?
Ken Kitamura studied at NUCB Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Innovation Program); Hokkaido University (Master's degree, Physical Chemistry); Hokkaido University (Bachelor's degree, Chemistry).

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