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Kyle Kurpinski

Investor

Partner at Tencent Holdings

Seattle, Washington

Writes $100K – $30M checks · typically $15M

About

Kyle Kurpinski is a Partner on Tencent's Healthcare Investment Team, where he focuses on biotech and life sciences investments. He has background in strategic investment, corporate development, and biotech/medtech entrepreneurship, with particular expertise in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Experience

  1. TencentPartner, Tencent Healthcare Investment Teamcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, WA
  2. TencentExecutive Director, Investments, Tencent Exploration Team2022 — 2025Seattle, WA
  3. TencentPartner, Tencent Exploration Team2016 — 2022Palo Alto, CA
  4. TencentSenior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Tencent Exploration Team2015 — 2016Palo Alto, CA
  5. Broken String BiosciencesBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  6. Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2018 — present
  7. Locus Biosciences, Inc.Board Observer2017 — 2020
  8. Karius, Inc.Board Observer (acting)2018 — 2020
  9. University of California, BerkeleyExecutive Director, Master of Translational Medicine Program2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  10. NanoNerve, Inc.Senior Product Development Engineer2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Random HouseAuthor2007 — 2010
  12. UC BerkeleyGraduate Student Researcher (PhD program)2003 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
  13. National Institutes of HealthResearch Assistant2002Bethesda, Maryland

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyPh.D., Bioengineering2003 — 2008
  2. University of MichiganMaster of Science (MS), Biomedical Engineering2002 — 2003
  3. University of MichiganBachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering1998 — 2002

Skills & more

Microsoft Office10Financial AnalysisCorporate Venture CapitalVenture Capital2Business DevelopmentDue DiligenceEntrepreneurshipIntellectual Property2Market Analysis3Medical Devices8Molecular Biology41Research18
+12 moreTechnical WritingNanotechnologyFluorescence MicroscopyProduct DevelopmentCell BiologyScanning Electron MicroscopyPCRClinical ResearchConfocal MicroscopyTechnology ValuationNegotiationPublic Speaking

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Colleagues at Tencent Holdings

Davis Lin
Senior Vice President at Tencent Holdings
Diana Moldavsky
Investor at Tencent Holdings
Gary Clubb
Investor at Tencent Holdings
GUO Kaitian (Leon Guo)
Senior Vice President at Tencent Holdings
James Mitchell
Chief Strategy Officer, Senior Executive Vice President at Tencent Holdings
John Lo
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President at Tencent Holdings
LAU Chi Ping (Martin Lau)
President at Tencent Holdings
LU Shan
Senior Executive Vice President, President of Technology and Engineering Group at Tencent Holdings

Network1

Diana Moldavsky
Investor at Tencent Holdings

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Kyle Kurpinski work?
Kyle Kurpinski is Partner at Tencent Holdings.
What check size does Kyle Kurpinski write?
Kyle Kurpinski typically writes checks of $100K – $30M.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,348

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Also attended University of Michigan489

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Shared employers

Also worked at Tencent33

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Also worked at Locus Biosciences, Inc.3

Austin WalneSenior Partner at Artis VenturesClaire LeurentManaging Director at AbbVieDave OusteroutGeneral Partner at Cape Fear BioCapital

Also worked at University of California, Berkeley288

Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker CapitalFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade Partners

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Also worked at Random House20

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