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).

Ken Kitamura

Investor

Investment Professional, New Business Creation at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Menlo Park, California, United States

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Ken: together at Path Robotics

About

Joined Asahi Kasei Corporate VC in 2024. Previously served as senior innovation architect driving new business creation projects in hydrogen, battery, and semiconductors. Also worked at Crystal IS managing product development projects across Japan and US teams. Holds a master's degree in chemistry from Hokkaido University and an MBA from NUCB business school.

Experience

Asahi KaseiInvestment Manager, Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)current2024 — presentメンローパーク, CA
Asahi KaseiBusiness Strategy Manager, Corporate Strategy Division2023 — 2024
Asahi KaseiSenior Innovation Architect2020 — 2024
Asahi KaseiChief Researcher2018 — 2020
Asahi KaseiAssistant Manager2016 — 2018
UV AngelBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
KEWAZOInvestorcurrent2026 — present
Alchemist AcceleratorMentorcurrent2026 — present
Path RoboticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Sight MachineInvestorcurrent2024 — present
Crystal ISProduct Developer2012 — 2016オルバニー, NY
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.

Colleagues at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

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Partner at Alchemy Partners LLP

Chris Greeno

Associate at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Daisuke Hotta

Investment Professional, Climate Tech 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

Kohei Miyabe

Investment Professional, Healthcare at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ken Kitamura?: Joined Asahi Kasei Corporate VC in 2024. Previously served as senior innovation architect driving new business creation projects in hydrogen, battery, and semiconductors. Also worked at Crystal IS managing product development projects across Japan and US teams. 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 Investment Professional, New Business Creation 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).

Same school

Also attended NUCB Business School4

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Also attended Hokkaido University22

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Shared employers

Also worked at Asahi Kasei11

Yuki HasegawaHead of Healthcare Investment at Whiz Partners Inc.Chris GreenoAssociate at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital Naoki HorieInvestor at Global Brain Jeff ChenVice President, Semiconductor Investment at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital Ryoichi TakashimaInvestment Professional, IoT at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital Xinran TaoInvestment Professional, Healthcare at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

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