Fundraising Fox

Koichi Saito

Investor

General Partner at KK Fund

Singapore

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Founder and General Partner of KK Fund. Previously a Director at IMJ Investment Partners (now Spiral Ventures) covering Southeast Asia investments, and worked at a Soros-founded PE fund, Mitsubishi Morgan Stanley Securities and Orix. Holds an MBA from IE Business School and a postgraduate diploma from Saïd Business School, Oxford.

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Experience

  1. JIF Capital Ltd.Managing Partnercurrent2025 — presentSingapore
  2. KK FundFounder & General Partnercurrent2015 — presentSingapore
  3. Spiral Ventures Pte. Ltd.Director2013 — 2015Singapore
  4. Ishin Hotels Group (Hotel Investment Fund)Project Manager2007 — 2012Tokyo, Japan
  5. MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities2006 — 2007Tokyo, Japan
  6. ORIX GroupAssociate2004 — 2005Tokyo, Japan

Education

  1. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordExecutive Degree - PgDip in Strategy2021 — 2023
  2. IE Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business2012 — 2013

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital80Investments69

Languages English · Japanese

  • Venture Capital Fund Manager — Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
  • WSET Level 3 — WSET
  • Certified J.S.A Wine Expert — Japan Sommelier Association
  • Certified Real Estate Transaction Manager 宅地建物取引士 — Real Estate Transaction Improvement Organization
  • Certified Money Lender in Japan 貸金業務取扱主任者 — Japan Financial Service Association
  • Certified Member Analyst of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan 証券アナリスト検定会員 — 日本証券アナリスト協会

From Koichi's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford242

Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesConnor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMelissaInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedMorgan GerlakPartner at TCV

+ 236 more

Also attended IE Business School181

Borja FernándezGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupHayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalIñaki ArrolaInvestor at KfundCarina SzpilkaInvestor at KfundCaroline PhippsSenior Associate at True Beauty VenturesJay HumPrincipal at Mighty Capital

+ 175 more

Shared employers

Also worked at JIF Capital Ltd.3

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaDan SiazonFounder & Managing Partner at Kickstart VenturesCarmen YuenGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures

Also worked at KK Fund5

Masahiko HonmaPartner & Advisor at KK FundRyan LimInvestment Analyst at QualgroAlan Kuan HsuGeneral Partner at KK FundBookyung Brandon KimPrincipal at KK FundDaniel KimAnalyst at KK Fund

Also worked at Spiral Ventures Pte. Ltd.3

Irawan GandaPartner and Head of Southeast Asia at Spiral VenturesSujit KuntePartner and Head of India at Spiral VenturesAnissa Dyah SetyowatiPrincipal (Southeast Asia) at Spiral Ventures

Also worked at MUFG35

Ryutaro HiroshimaPartner, Head of Japan at Type One VenturesYuki NakamuraDirector of Investor Relations - Japan at Type One VenturesCharles SpicerNon-Executive Chair at EMV CapitalSayuri NonakaPartner at Great Wave VenturesDavid HoughtonPrincipal at Houghton Street VenturesJunie FOOAdvisor at iGlobe Partners

+ 29 more

Colleagues at KK Fund

Alan Kuan Hsu
General Partner at KK Fund
Bookyung Brandon Kim
Principal at KK Fund
Daniel Kim
Analyst at KK Fund
Itthipat Peeradechapan
Partner & Advisor at KK Fund
Jason Lee
Partner & Advisor at KK Fund
Kieu Trang Khuat
Analyst at KK Fund
Kuan Hsu
General Partner at KK Fund
Lee Ching Wei
Partner & Advisor at KK Fund

Network3

Alan Kuan Hsu
General Partner at KK Fund
Bookyung Brandon Kim
Principal at KK Fund
Daniel Kim
Analyst at KK Fund

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