Ryosuke Kimura

Ryosuke is the founder and genral partner of Lifetime Ventures, a pre-seed venture capital firm that I established in January 2017. Prior to founding Lifetime Ventures, he worked at PwC Advisory LLC and KPMG Healthcare Japan Corporation, specializing in public infrastructure and healthcare-related projects. He also has experience in supporting investments in over 40 startups at Incubate Fund, where he joined in 2015. Currently, He is working in partnership with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) to focus on seed investments and incubation for DeepTech startups. He is also a member of the J-Startup recommended committee by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and a judge for the Japan Healthcare Business Contest (JHeC) from 2018 to 2023. His passion lies in discovering and nurturing innovative startups with the potential to transform industries and society.