Mikiko Clanton
Former Senior Associate at MS&AD Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $1.8M
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Experience
- Kagome Co., Ltd.Principal, Corporate Venture Capitalcurrent2026 — presentSan Carlos, California, United States
- All RaisePrincipal Cohortcurrent2024 — present
- EVCAMembercurrent2021 — present
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2019 — present
- Asia Emerging Manager FellowshipCo-Founder2024 — 2026
- GREE LP FundPrincipal2024 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- NEC X Inc.Business Development and Investment2023 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- MS&AD VenturesSenior Associate2021 — 2023Menlo Park, California, United States
- Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc.Senior Associate2019 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
- Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc.Business Development and Market Analysis2017 — 2018Menlo Park, California
- BoschMarket Analysis and Business Development (in-house startup)2015 — 2017Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Market ResearchFinancial AnalysisOpportunity IdentificationBusiness DevelopmentEmerging TrendsFinanceInvestingBusiness AnalyticsDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingResearch9Analytical Skills4
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Microsoft OfficeMolecular BiologyResearch and Development (R&D)BiotechnologyBusiness StrategyData AnalysisSocial Media MarketingQuality AssuranceJapanesePlant PathologyDigital Communication StrategyRLanguages English · Japanese
- Negotiation Mastery — Harvard Business School
- Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
- VC University — University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mikiko Clanton?
- Senior Associate at MS&AD Ventures
- What check size does Mikiko Clanton write?
- Mikiko Clanton typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- Where did Mikiko Clanton go to school?
- Mikiko Clanton studied at International Christian University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology); The Ohio State University (Master of Science - MS, Plant Molecular Biology).
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Also attended The Ohio State University327
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Shared employers
Also worked at All Raise66
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHolly MaloneyInvestment Team at General CatalystMaya MatthewsSenior Associate at March Capital PartnersStacey BishopPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKirsten SuddathInvestor at Next Frontier Capital
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Also worked at EVCA43
Chaya PatelPrincipal at Mission BiocapitalZoe van den BolInvestor at Alpha PartnersTyler FohrmanChief of Staff at Glasswing VenturesStefan SandovalPrincipal at SKY VCIan BalserAnalyst at Tech Square VenturesCasy van MaanenAssociate at GTMfund
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