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Kyoko Watanabe
InvestorManaging Director at DEFTA Partners
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $1.8M
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About
Kyoko Watanabe is Managing Director at DEFTA Partners, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology and healthcare companies across the US, Japan, and Israel. With over 20 years of venture capital experience, she oversees fund operations and has worked with more than 50 portfolio companies, leveraging prior experience at Go Corporation and in Silicon Valley to advise portfolio companies on expansion into Japan. Watanabe serves on the boards of the San Francisco-Osaka sister city association and the Alliance Forum Foundation, a nonprofit focused on technology innovation in developing countries.
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InformAIsavonix
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kyoko Watanabe?
- Kyoko Watanabe is Managing Director at DEFTA Partners, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology and healthcare companies across the US, Japan, and Israel. With over 20 years of venture capital experience, she oversees fund operations and has worked with more than 50 portfolio companies, leveraging prior experience at Go Corporation and in Silicon Valley to advise portfolio companies on expansion into Japan. Watanabe serves on the boards of the San Francisco-Osaka sister city association and the Alliance Forum Foundation, a nonprofit focused on technology innovation in developing countries.
- Where does Kyoko Watanabe work?
- Kyoko Watanabe is Managing Director at DEFTA Partners.
- What check size does Kyoko Watanabe write?
- Kyoko Watanabe typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- What companies has Kyoko Watanabe invested in?
- Investments tracked here include InformAI, savonix.
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