Sakae Asanuma
InvestorPresident & CEO at Taiho Ventures, LLC
About
Founding President of Taiho Ventures (2016). Previously President & CEO at Astellas Venture Management and US Head of Astellas Innovation Management, and earlier worked at Yasuda Enterprise. Has invested in over 60 biotech companies, many reaching IPO or M&A.
Deals · 2
Normunity HoldingBoard seat
via Taiho Ventures, LLC · filed Jan 2025 · $75M raise
Dren BioBoard seat
via Taiho Ventures, LLC · filed Mar 2022 · $80M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Taiho Ventures, LLC
Hidefumi Kasua
Investment Director at Taiho Ventures, LLC
Hidefumi Kasuga
Investment Director at Taiho Ventures, LLC
Seiji Miyahara
Senior Investment Director at Taiho Ventures, LLC
Shinichi Hasako
Investor at Taiho Ventures, LLC
Takaaki Ishii
Senior Investment Director at Taiho Ventures, LLC
Takayuki Hirano
Associate Investment Director at Taiho Ventures, LLC





