Kotaro Yamagishi Overview

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  • Chief Executive...

  • Primary Industry
  • Healthcare

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Kotaro Yamagishi General Information

Biography

Mr. Kotaro Yamagishi serves as Chief Executive Officer at Keio Innovation Initiative. He serves as Managing Director and Head of Industry-Academia Collaboration Subcommittee at the Japanese Venture Capital Association. He is a Co-Founder & serves as Director at Gree. He also serves as Vice President of Finance, Fundraising, and Entrepreneurial Education and Support at Keio University. Earlier in his career, he was editor-in-chief of CNET Networks Japan (now ASAHI INTERACTIVE, Inc.), before which, he worked at Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from Keio University in 1999.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chief Executive Officer, Keio Innovation Initiative
Education
Keio University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
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Address
  • Mita International Building 10th Floor
  • 1-4-28 Mita, Minato-ku
  • Tokyo, 108-0073
  • Japan

Kotaro Yamagishi Positions (3)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Japanese Venture Capital Association Investor Managing Director & Head of Industry-Academia Collaboration Subcommittee Tokyo, Japan Venture Capital
Keio Innovation Initiative Investor Chief Executive Officer Tokyo, Japan Venture Capital
Keio University Investor Vice President of Finance, Fundraising, and Entrepreneurial Education and Support Tokyo, Japan University

Kotaro Yamagishi Lead Partner on Deals (10)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
CrowdCare 03-Nov-2021 Later Stage VC (Series A) Completed Elder and Disabled Care Tokyo, Japan
Knock on The Door 30-Jun-2021 Completed Medical Records Systems Tokyo, Japan
Skygate Technologies 25-Aug-2020 Completed Systems and Information Management Tokyo, Japan
Alivexis 13-May-2020 Completed Drug Discovery Cambridge, MA
Motion Lib 24-Jun-2019 Completed Application Specific Semiconductors Kawasaki, Japan
Instalimb 18-Jun-2019 Completed Therapeutic Devices Tokyo, Japan
Generic Solution 31-Aug-2017 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tokyo, Japan
Kringle Pharma 05-Dec-2016 Completed Drug Discovery Osaka, Japan
Learnio 30-Jun-2015 Early Stage VC Completed Educational and Training Services (B2C) Copenhagen, Denmark
Astroscale 28-Jan-2015 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Aerospace and Defense Tokyo, Japan

Kotaro Yamagishi Network (63)

Board Members (8)

Name Company Representing Location From
Takeshi Natsuno GREE Self Tokyo, Japan
Masaki Fujimoto GREE GREE Tokyo, Japan
GREE GREE Tokyo, Japan
GREE GREE Tokyo, Japan
GREE GREE Tokyo, Japan

Portfolio Executives (50)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Noriyoshi Kiriyama CrowdCare Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Director 03-Nov-2021 Tokyo, Japan
Junichi Kojima CrowdCare Co-Founder, Board Member and Chief Executive Officer 03-Nov-2021 Tokyo, Japan
Knock on The Door Chief Executive Officer & Representative Director and President 30-Jun-2021 Tokyo, Japan
Skygate Technologies Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 25-Aug-2020 Tokyo, Japan
Alivexis Chief Scientific Officer & Board Member 13-May-2020 Cambridge, MA

Fund Team Members (5)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Ryo Ohtake Keio Innovation Initiative Keio Innovation Initiative 2 Tokyo, Japan
Yuto Torii Keio Innovation Initiative Keio Innovation Initiative 2 Tokyo, Japan
Keio Innovation Initiative Tokyo, Japan
Keio Innovation Initiative Tokyo, Japan
Keio Innovation Initiative Tokyo, Japan

Kotaro Yamagishi Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Keio Innovation Initiative 2 Keio Innovation Initiative Venture - General Closed 2021
Keio Innovation Initiative 1 Keio Innovation Initiative Venture - General Closed 2016

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