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Kicker Ventures

Kicker Ventures, based in California, backs healthtech and digital health startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A, with checks from $100k to $1m, and can lead rounds.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A
Check size$100K to $1M
Leads roundsYes
FocusHealthtech
Latest fundn/a
Investing team3 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Kicker Ventures

3 people on the investing team, 2 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Masashi KiyomineManaging PartnerHe previously worked at Mitsui Global Investment and serves as a professor at Tohoku University.
Tomoko SaekiManaging PartnerShe previously worked for Nipro, Axios International, UNICEF, PwC's PRTM, and Aqumen Biopharmaceutical.
Rumi YokotaAssociateShe has evaluated companies in medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and biotechnology, and is a Venture Partner at Joyance Partners…

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Writes $100K to $1M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Notable investments

Woebot HealthBeacon BiosignalsSwing TherapeuticsKanvas BiosciencesElsa FertilityRuby RoboticsAnise HealthJonaBehavidenceColabra

In their words

Kicker Ventures - Opening the Door to the Future of HealthWe are a venture capital fund investing in companies developing novel, transformational technology solutions to the world’s healthcare problems.www.kickerventures.com
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On these lists

Seed healthtech investors in California92Series A healthtech investors in California75Pre-seed healthtech investors in California48Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Pre-seed investors in United States1561Seed investors in California699Series A investors in California480

Questions

What stage does Kicker Ventures invest in?

Kicker Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Kicker Ventures invest?

Kicker Ventures reports checks of $100K to $1M.

Does Kicker Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Kicker Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Kicker Ventures?

Masashi Kiyomine (Managing Partner), Tomoko Saeki (Managing Partner).

Is Kicker Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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