Keiretsu Forum
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Keiretsu Forum is an investment community of accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors. Forum members invest in high-quality, diverse investment opportunities. The community is strengthened through its involvement in social and charitable activities.They are a worldwide network ofcapital, resources and deal flow with chapters in Andalucía, Barcelona, Beijing, Boise, Chennai, India, Donostia/San Sebastián, East Bay, Istanbul, Kirkland-Eastside, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, New York, North Bay, Orange County, Paris, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Spokane-Inland, Tel Aviv, Toronto, Vancouver, Ventura County, Victoria-Vancouver Island/BC , Washington D.C., Waterloo-Wellington"Keiretsu" definition Keiretsu is a Japanese term describing a group of affiliated corporations with broad power and reach. Keiretsu Forum is described as a conglomeration of individuals or small companies that are organized around private equity funding for mutual benefit. Keiretsu Forum believes that through a holistic approach that includes interlocking relationships with partners and key resources, they can offer an association that produces the highest quality deal-flow and investment opportunities.
- Total investments:
- 246
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
- Fund size:
- $10M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Keiretsu Forum invests in
Stages Keiretsu Forum invests in
Countries Keiretsu Forum invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $85k–$3.3M
- Series A
- $778k–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 38 (15%)
- Software 26 (11%)
- Biotechnology 22 (9%)
- Medical Device 15 (6%)
- E-Commerce 14 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 58 (24%)
- Funding Round 55 (22%)
- Series A 27 (11%)
- Angel 12 (5%)
- Convertible Note 6 (2%)
Country
- United States 85 (35%)
- India 33 (13%)
- Turkey 19 (8%)
- Canada 10 (4%)
- Spain 2 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aydin Koc
Vice Chairman
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Vice Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Duygu Eren
General Manager
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General Manager | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Howard Lubert
Area President
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Area President | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
|
Ali Demir Akel
Angel Investor
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Angel Investor | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Andreas Wilkens
Investor
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Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 30 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Bliss
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Bliss is an AI-powered online therapy platform that provides online mental health and wellness services to make mental health support more accessible, affordable, and culturally sensitive. The company connects individuals with licensed therapists and mental health professionals for video, audio, and messaging-based counseling sessions. Its platformincludes therapist matching tools, secure communication systems, appointment scheduling, and multilingual support designed for users seeking culturally aligned care. Bliss supports mental health needs related to anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, stress management, and personal development through remote therapy services. The company also offers mental wellness programs for businesses, providing employee support resources, coaching access, and digital mental health services for distributed teams. Its services are designed to make therapy and emotional support accessible through online and mobile-based interactions. | $270K / Angel / Mar 11, 2026 | |
BatteryPool
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BatteryPool offers battery charging solutions for EV fleets and commercial vehicles. | $895.4K / Seed / Nov 28, 2025 | |
Apriority Financial
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Apriority Financial is a debt optimization platform that manages and optimizes employee personal debt. | $2.3M / Seed / Oct 23, 2025 | |
Kibus Petcare
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Kibus Petcare offers a device that cooks pet food automatically. Its device allows pet owners to serve their pet a natural and healthy food, which is human-grade, minimally processed and completely tasteful. It works automatically and only required to push a button and the device makes everything. It is possible to program the appliance to workautomatically and start cooking at a specific time.Kibus Petcare was founded in 2016 and is based in Igualada, Spain. | $580.4K / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 22, 2025 | |
AiM Medical Robotics
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AiM Medical Robotics developing a robotic system for use in neurosurgical procedures. The system is unique in that it is MRI compatible, allowing patients to be treated while in the MRI scanner. This gives physicians the ability to capture real-time imaging feedback to improve outcomes. Its system will help treat patients with Parkinson's,Epilepsy, Tremors, and brain cancer. | $8.1M / Series A / Sep 30, 2025 | |
Kisaan Se Kitchen Tak
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Kisaan Se Kitchen Tak is a technology and supply chain startup that focuses on providing fresh and quality food to customers. The company operates with a vision to create an ecosystem that delivers pure, naturally grown, and direct farm products. These products are grown without the use of harmful chemicals, ensuring health, immunity, and taste.The company's offerings include a variety of food items, such as Pure A2 Cow Ghee, made with the traditional bilona method, and other nourishing products. | $1.3M / Seed / May 23, 2025 | |
ActuatedMedical
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Actuated Medical, Inc. engages in outsourced research and development, designing and modeling, prototyping, and manufacturing medical devices. It offers occlusion clearing systems, such as NG-Clear for removing and disintegrating nasogastric (NG) tube clogs; and PEG-Clear for clearing and breaking up percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubeclogs. The company also provides controlled tissue penetration systems, including resonance assisted insertion lancets for humane blood sampling of research subjects; low insertion force epidural systems for the entry of epidural needles; and resonance assisted vascular entry needles for aiding in vascular access for compromised and difficult access patients. In addition, Actuated Medical, Inc. offers magnetic resonance imaging compatible systems, such as direct drive motor for improving patient care by enabling various diagnostic and surgical procedures to be performed during MRI imaging; and transdermal patches for administering long-term and controlled-delivery medications subcutaneously. The company was formerly known as Piezo Resonance Innovations, Inc. and changed its name to Actuated Medical, Inc. in September 2011. Actuated Medical, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. | $1.5M / Series A / May 08, 2025 | |
ALM Ortho
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ALM Ortho design and development of orthopedic implants and products for ortho surgerns. | $1M / Series A / Oct 25, 2024 | |
Swisspod
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Swisspod develops energy-efficient Hyperloop systems using high-quality Swiss engineering. Swisspod's mission is to ensure high-speed transportation is sustainable and efficient using fully-electric Hyperloop pods, a breakthrough technology that allows for the scalable and fast travel between distant cities. The company is currently safelybuilding the most affordable and energy-efficient pods, and bringing together a strong team of multidisciplinary experts passionate about disrupting high-speed travel. | Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 25, 2024 | |
Motion Gestures
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Motion Gestures is a Canadian machine learning startup specializing in gesture recognition software. Motion Gestures specializes in machine learning-based gesture recognition software and was founded in Waterloo, Canada in 2016. The company aims to enable the rapid development and deployment of gesture-enabled interfaces for systems, devices, andapps. Its software supports advanced 2D and 3D gestures using motion, touch, and vision sensors and can be deployed on the cloud, gateway/hub, and embedded platforms. Developers are offered free licenses to the cloud SDK and can quickly create and test any gesture using their smartphones. | $2M / Seed / Jun 11, 2024 | |
| See all 246 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Keiretsu Forum invest in?
Keiretsu Forum invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 246 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Keiretsu Forum's check size?
Keiretsu Forum typically joins rounds of $85k–$3.3M at Seed and $778k–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Keiretsu Forum participates in.
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Who are the partners at Keiretsu Forum?
The team at Keiretsu Forum includes Aydin Koc (Vice Chairman), Duygu Eren (General Manager) and Howard Lubert (Area President), among 30 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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