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Masashi Kiyomine

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Managing Partner at Kicker Ventures

Pennsylvania

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Co-founder of Kicker Ventures with over 20 years investing at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Previously spent 13 years at Mitsui Global Investment as Head of Global Life Sciences Venture Investment, and is a professor at Tohoku University.

Experience

  1. Kicker VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. BehavidenceInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  3. Swing Therapeutics, Inc.Board Observercurrent2022 — present
  4. Woebot HealthInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  5. Stealth Mode Startup Digital HealthBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  6. Co-STUDIOCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentTokyo, Japan
  7. Tohoku UniversitySpecially Appointed Professor (visitor)current2020 — present
  8. ---Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. goBalto, Inc. (Acquired by Oracle)Board Member2014 — 2017San Francisco, CA
  10. Symic BioBoard Observer2014 — 2017San Francisco, CA
  11. MC10 Inc.Board Observer2013 — 2017Cambridge, MA
  12. Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Ltd.Investment Director2012 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
  13. Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Ltd.Principal2010 — 2012Menlo Park, CA
  14. Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Ltd.Principal2009 — 2010
  15. NxTheraBoard Observer2011 — 2017Maple Grove, MN
  16. Cappella MedicalBoard Member2008 — 2017Galway, Ireland
  17. Optiscan BiomedicalBoard Observer2008 — 2016Hayward, CA
  18. ContinuumRx, IncBoard Member2012 — 2015Birmingham, Alabama Area
  19. change:healthcare, incBoard Member2012 — 2014Nashville, TN
  20. EKOS CorporationBoard Observer2008 — 2013Bothell, WA
  21. NovoStentBoard Observer2008 — 2012Mountain View, CA
  22. Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.Administrative Assistant / Project Cordinator / Investment Manager2004 — 2009
  23. Cardiovascular Systems IncBoard Observer2006 — 2009St. Paul, MN
  24. Okemo Mountain ResortInstructor2002 — 2003

Skills & more

Investments25Venture Capital28Private Equity13Due Diligence5Valuation4Corporate Development7Financial Modeling3Start-ups30Mergers2Medical Devices4Mergers & Acquisitions11M&A experience3
+6 moreIPOEmerging MarketsStrategyCommercializationManagementBusiness Strategy

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Deals · 16

Swing TherapeuticsSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures · filed Jun 2022

AniseSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

BeaconSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

BehavidenceSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

ColabraSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

DosukasuSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

ElsafertilitySolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

Gravel AISolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

JonaSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

Kanvas BioSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

One BioSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

RubySolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

Woebot HealthSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

CareX AISolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

Ruby RoboticsSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

Talofa GamesSolo GP

via Kicker Ventures

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Colleagues at Kicker Ventures

Adeola Fagunloye
Fellow - Regulatory Strategy at Kicker Ventures
Alex Yang
Fellow - Innovation & Operations at Kicker Ventures
Brian Han
Advisor - Clinical Strategy at Kicker Ventures
Celeste Riddle-Shaw
Investor Relations Manager at Avenir Growth Capital
Dave Samuelson
Advisor - Life Science Commercial Strategy at Kicker Ventures
Debbie Huang
Fellow - AI Innovation at Kicker Ventures
Flora Pieters
Intern at Kicker Ventures
Gregg Shibata
Advisor - Health Plans at Kicker Ventures

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Ed Fries
General Partner at 1Up Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Masashi Kiyomine?
Co-founder of Kicker Ventures with over 20 years investing at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Previously spent 13 years at Mitsui Global Investment as Head of Global Life Sciences Venture Investment, and is a professor at Tohoku University.
Where does Masashi Kiyomine work?
Masashi Kiyomine is Managing Partner at Kicker Ventures.
What check size does Masashi Kiyomine write?
Masashi Kiyomine typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Masashi Kiyomine go to school?
Masashi Kiyomine studied at Dartmouth College; Weston High School.

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