Kyowa Kirin is a corporate venture arm. The one team member on file is in Tokyo, Japan. Known portfolio companies include Ardelyx, Link Cell Therapies, Cellarity, Stratus Therapeutics, Ring Therapeutics and Targazyme, 6 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Focus
- BiologicsBiotechCell TherapyDrug DiscoveryTherapeutics
Who to pitch at Kyowa Kirin
Kyowa Kirin portfolio companies (6)
- Ardelyx
- Link Cell Therapies
- Cellarity
- Stratus Therapeutics
- Ring Therapeutics
- Targazyme
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About Kyowa Kirin
The firm's listing covers sector Healthcare, and focus areas Biologics, Biotech, Cell Therapy and Drug Discovery; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Series A.
Ayano Kondo (Affiliated) is listed as the contact to pitch at Kyowa Kirin.
Kyowa Kirin shares portfolio companies with 13 other investment firms, among them Ridgeback Capital, WinVC and Cultivation Capital Life Sciences.
Frequently asked questions
What is Kyowa Kirin?
Kyowa Kirin is a corporate venture arm whose one person on file is in Tokyo, Japan, with a known portfolio of 6 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Kyowa Kirin invest in?
Listed sectors include Healthcare; listed focus areas include Biologics, Biotech, Cell Therapy and Drug Discovery. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Kyowa Kirin invest at?
The known deals of Kyowa Kirin include Growth, Late-Stage and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Kyowa Kirin?
One person at Kyowa Kirin is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.
How do I contact Kyowa Kirin?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The one person attached to the firm has their own page, which shows whether an address is on file for them.
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