# Joanna Soroka

> Joanna Soroka is a seed investor at Hitachi Ventures backing Database and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hitachi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hitachi-ventures)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-soroka-phd-52409149/?originalSubdomain=de

Joanna Soroka is a seed investor at Hitachi Ventures focused on Database and Software. Joanna Soroka

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Database | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cure51 | Cure51 mission is to create a database of cancer survivors to leverage their exceptional biological features and find new drugs to cure Cancer. | $16.3M | Seed | Mar 19, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Life Extension Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/life-extension-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sofinnova Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofinnova-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hitachi Ventures

VC Fund · München, Germany

Hitachi Ventures invests in innovative companies that address society’s key technological challenges in areas like IT, industrial automation (robotics, sensor technology and IoT), cloud services (data management, cybersecurity), mobility (autonomous driving, mobility services, smart infrastructure and security services), energy, smart medicine (AIfor digital imaging, smart diagnostics, remote care), smart city, smart infrastructure and more. With our first fund of USD 150M, we invest in Series A/B/C rounds in globally leading startups. From our offices in Munich, Germany, and Boston, USA, we work tirelessly to develop close ties and effective collaboration with leading innovative technology hubs and like-minded co-investors. Hitachi intends to leverage its strong position in multiple global technology markets, its expertise and network to support and promote Hitachi Ventures portfolio companies.

5 contacts available at Hitachi Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joanna Soroka | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joanna-soroka |
| Peter Bastien | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-bastien |
| Stefan Gabriel | Founder, MD and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefan-gabriel-afc8 |
| Tobias Jahn | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tobias-jahn |
| Wolfgang Seibold | Partner & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wolfgang-seibold |

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## FAQ

### What does Joanna Soroka invest in?

Joanna Soroka invests primarily in Database, Software and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joanna Soroka last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joanna Soroka closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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