Kyoko Watanabe

Colleagues at DEFTA Partners

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George Hara

Founder at DEFTA Partners

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Masa Isono

Principal at DEFTA Partners

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Satoshi Tsubotani

General Manager of Business Development, DEFTA Capital at DEFTA Partners

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Takeo Sako

Deputy General Manager of Business Development, DEFTA Capital at DEFTA Partners

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Elona Baum

Managing Director at DEFTA Partners

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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.

Where did Kyoko Watanabe go to school?

Kyoko Watanabe studied at L'Institut Agro Rennes-Angers (Master of Science (MS), Agronomy and Environmental Science); emlyon business school (Mastère Spécialisé Entreprendre, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Lycée Chateaubriand (Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE), BCPST Véto (Maths Physique Biologie Géologie)).