Investor profile
Kanako Kitera
Government-backed, Venture debt & Senior Vice President at Development Bank of Japan
Kanako Kitera is a Senior Vice President at Development Bank of Japan, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies.
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Senior Vice President at Development Bank of Japan, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
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Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors Climate, FinTech, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas Aerospace, Cloud Infrastructure, DeepTech and Enterprise SaaS. Startups operating in these areas may find Kanako Kitera relevant.
Development Bank of Japan appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Series A rounds across its known deals.
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Colleagues at Development Bank of Japan
Soichiro Iwata
Investment and M&A Expert
Tokyo, Japan
Yuki Takemori
Deep Tech Investment
Tokyo, Japan
Masayo Komatsu
Investment
Japan
Ingabire Ju
Investment Analyst
Rwanda
Kensuke Ono
Development Bank of Japan Inc. - Vice President
Tokyo, Japan
Shingo Kobayashi
Chief Investment Officer
Chiyoda, Japan
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kanako Kitera?
Kanako Kitera is a government-backed investor and venture debt investor based in Tokyo, Japan, listed as Senior Vice President at Development Bank of Japan. The known portfolio of that firm counts 10 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Kanako Kitera personally.
What does Kanako Kitera invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, FinTech, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include Aerospace, Cloud Infrastructure, DeepTech and Enterprise SaaS. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Kanako Kitera invest at?
Development Bank of Japan appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Kanako Kitera is listed there as Senior Vice President. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Kanako Kitera listed at?
Kanako Kitera is listed as Senior Vice President at Development Bank of Japan. 6 other people in the database share a firm with Kanako Kitera.
How do I contact Kanako Kitera?
A LinkedIn page is on file for Kanako Kitera. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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