Santen is a corporate venture arm. Based in Osaka, Japan. Among the 9 companies in the known portfolio are Plano, Qura, RetroSense Therapeutics, BELKIN Vision, InnFocus and Clearside Biomedical.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Focus
- BiotechMedTechMedical DevicesOphthalmologyPharma
Contacts
Who to pitch at Santen
Santen portfolio companies (9)
- Plano
- Qura
- RetroSense Therapeutics
- BELKIN Vision
- InnFocus
- Clearside Biomedical
- TearSolutions
- International Biomedical Devices
- QD Laser
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About Santen
The firm's listing covers sector Healthcare, and focus areas Biotech, MedTech, Medical Devices and Ophthalmology; known deals cluster at Growth, Seed and Series A.
The contact to approach at Santen is Tsuyoshi Chiwata (President).
Across the known portfolio, 19 co-investors appear alongside Santen, including Vento, Anjos do Brasil and Sai do Papel.
Frequently asked questions
What is Santen?
Santen is a corporate venture arm based in Osaka, Japan, with a known portfolio of 9 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 Santen invest in?
Listed sectors include Healthcare; listed focus areas include Biotech, MedTech, Medical Devices and Ophthalmology. 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 Santen invest at?
The known deals of Santen include Growth, Seed 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 Santen?
One person at Santen is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.
How do I contact Santen?
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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