Kotaro Chiba
InvestorCo-founder/Managing Partner at DRONE FUND · Health Tech Associate at Oxford Science Enterprises
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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About
A Keio University graduate who worked at Recruit, Cybird, KLab and served as EVP of Colopl until 2016. He founded DRONE FUND in 2017 and Chiba Dojo Fund in 2019, and has angel-invested in 65+ startups and 45+ VCs; also a guest professor at Keio SFC and a HondaJet owner/private pilot.
Experience
- Single Family OfficeAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Oxford Science EnterprisesHealth Tech Associatecurrent2023 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
- Small PharmaStrategy Manager2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Rothschild & CoInvestment Banking Associate, Healthcare2021
- Rothschild & CoInvestment Banking Analyst, Healthcare2018 — 2021
- Results International Group LLPHealthcare M&A Analyst2017 — 2018
- Kempen & Co.Intern - Securities, Life Sciences2016Amsterdam
- University of BristolNeuroscience BSc (Hons), 2.1 Class Degree2013 — 2016
- Pergam FinanceIntern - Research Analyst2015
- McKinsey & CompanyIntern - Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals2014
- St. Bartholomew's HospitalWork Experience2014
- Finton House SchoolKarate Instructor2012 — 2014
- Imperial College LondonWork Experience2014Oncology Research Laboratories
- Starfish VolunteersCommunity Volunteer2013Sangklaburi, Thailand
- Bupa Cromwell HospitalWork Experience2012
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWork Experience2012
Skills & more
KarateMicrosoft Office
Languages English · French · German · Russian
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Colleagues at DRONE FUND
Daichi Funanami
Chief Financial Officer at DRONE FUND
Daisuke Imai
Advisory Board at DRONE FUND
Ikumi Watanabe
Controller at DRONE FUND
Jun Murai
Executive Advisor at DRONE FUND
Kazutaka Yomogita
Fellow at DRONE FUND
Kohei Hoshino
Associate at DRONE FUND
Miki Temmyo
Global Investments & Partnerships Lead at DRONE FUND
Motoaki Nishiwaki
Advisory Board at DRONE FUND
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kotaro Chiba?
- A Keio University graduate who worked at Recruit, Cybird, KLab and served as EVP of Colopl until 2016. He founded DRONE FUND in 2017 and Chiba Dojo Fund in 2019, and has angel-invested in 65+ startups and 45+ VCs; also a guest professor at Keio SFC and a HondaJet owner/private pilot.
- Where does Kotaro Chiba work?
- Kotaro Chiba is Co-founder/Managing Partner at DRONE FUND.
- Where did Kotaro Chiba go to school?
- Kotaro Chiba studied at University of Bristol (Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons), Neuroscience).
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