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.

Where did Kyle Kurpinski go to school?

Kyle Kurpinski studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Bioengineering); University of Michigan (Master of Science (MS), Biomedical Engineering); University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering).

Kyle Kurpinski

Investor

Partner at Tencent Holdings

Seattle, Washington

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

Find your path to Kyle

885 people in our graph share verified history with Kyle — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Scott DavisunlockedKyle: together at University of California, Berkeley (2012–2015)

×2Kyle: together at University of Michigan

×9Kyle: together at University of California, Berkeley

Experience

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

Skills & more

Microsoft Office10Financial AnalysisCorporate Venture CapitalVenture Capital2Business DevelopmentDue DiligenceEntrepreneurshipIntellectual Property2Market Analysis3Medical Devices8Molecular Biology41Research18

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Technical WritingNanotechnologyFluorescence MicroscopyProduct DevelopmentCell BiologyScanning Electron MicroscopyPCRClinical ResearchConfocal MicroscopyTechnology ValuationNegotiationPublic Speaking

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Colleagues at Tencent Holdings

CHEN Yidan (Charles Chen)

Co-Founder, Advisor Emeritus, Founder and Honorary Chairman of Tencent Charity Foundation 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

Ken Sugimoto

Partner at Advantage Partners Inc.

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Diana Moldavsky

Investor at Tencent Holdings

Investors connected to Kyle in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kyle Kurpinski?: Partner at Tencent Holdings
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.
Where did Kyle Kurpinski go to school?: Kyle Kurpinski studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Bioengineering); University of Michigan (Master of Science (MS), Biomedical Engineering); University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering).

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

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Also attended University of Michigan811

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of Turpentine Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista Capital Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America Scott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital Zach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear Ventures Tom DanilekPartner, Rise of the Rest Real Estate at Revolution

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Shared employers

Also worked at Tencent54

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation Capital Michael CheungInvestment at Makers Fund Cami KatzInvestor at Notable Capital Yong LimDirector / CRIT Ventures USA at Crit Ventures Muzzammil (MZ) ZaveriPartner at Audacious Ventures backing ambitious early-stage founders Kate WangAssociate at FinTech Collective

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Also worked at Locus Biosciences, Inc.6

Austin WalneSenior Partner at Artis Ventures Claire LeurentManaging Director at AbbVie Dave OusteroutGeneral Partner at Cape Fear BioCapital Charles GersbachDirector at Tune Therapeutics Rodolphe BarrangouCo-founder at Ancilia Bio Geoffrey GlassFounding CEO at Kiniciti

Also worked at University of California, Berkeley469

Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of Waabi Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Kevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent Capital Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTech Michael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital

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Also worked at Random House30

Maya SmithExecutive Assistant and Office Manager at Shine Capital Kate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree Ventures Rahul ChandraManaging Director at Arkam Ventures Brian WongFounder & CEO at Ascii Ventures Keith TitanPartner at BDMI David ArcaraPartner at Laconia

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