Kicker Ventures
VC Fund
San Carlos, United States
Kicker Ventures is a VC fund in San Carlos focused on Health Care and Artificial Intelligence. It is a Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Kicker Ventures invests in
Stages Kicker Ventures invests in
Countries Kicker Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $306k–$6.3M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.2M–$1.4M
- Series A
- $10M–$48M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 4 (27%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (20%)
- Fitness 2 (13%)
- mHealth 2 (13%)
- Training 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (40%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (13%)
- Series A 2 (13%)
- Series B 2 (13%)
- Funding Round 1 (7%)
Country
- United States 9 (60%)
- Japan 1 (7%)
- Germany 1 (7%)
- United Kingdom 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Masashi Kiyomine
Co-Founder, CEO & Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder, CEO & Managing Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Tobias Offergeld
Head of Corporate Development and Strategy
|
Head of Corporate Development and Strategy | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Tomoko Saek
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoTrainer is a digital club management platform and mobile application specifically designed for football clubs, coaches, and players. The company provides an all-in-one ecosystem to streamline sports administration and on-field development. | $1.1M / Seed / Jun 25, 2026 | ||
| Kanvas Biosciences developed cutting-edge imaging technology for microbial detection, providing unmatched speed, breadth, and adaptability. Kanvas aims to transform microbial research and infectious disease diagnostics through innovative imaging technology of the next generation. | $48M / Series A / May 05, 2026 | ||
| Beacon Biosignals is a neurotechnology company focused on bringing precision neuroscience into clinical trials and treatments for brain- and sleep-related disorders. The company’s core offering includes an FDA-cleared wearable device (the Waveband headband) that captures high-fidelity EEG during sleep and wake states, combined with an AI-drivenanalytics platform that processes millions of hours of neural data to extract biomarkers of brain function. Its end-to-end solution supports pharmaceutical and biotech clients by providing tools for patient stratification, dose-response monitoring, and early-stage disease progression, enabling trials to be more precise and efficient. | $11M / Series B / Apr 06, 2026 | ||
| Colabra makes scientific teams more efficient with real-time collaboration, integration of all data, and agile project management. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| Talofa is building games that make players mentally and physically healthier. Their flagship game on the platform, Run Legends, got over 300,000 downloads in the first 3 months and was featured as one of the "Best New Games" by Apple and Google Play Stores. Talofa’s team has been built up with game veterans from EA, 2K, and Riot Games andthe CEO, Jenny Xu, has created mobile games with over 10M downloads. | $6.3M / Seed / Jan 18, 2024 | ||
| Do. Sukasu is a software company that specializes in the development of visual space perception ability for brain science approaches. | $306K / Seed / Nov 28, 2023 | ||
| Anise Health is a digital platform that provides culturally-responsive mental health care for people of colour and has been shown to be five times more successful than current one-size-fits-all methods. | $1.2M / Pre-Seed / Jun 12, 2023 | ||
| Gravel AI helps chemical manufacturers unlock demand in new and existing markets. | Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Do. Sukasu is a software company that specializes in the development of visual space perception ability for brain science approaches. | Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Ruby Bio is a biosynthesis platform that can manufacture complex molecules that are biodegradable and non-toxic. Ruby Bio uses naturally occurring yeast as a factory to convert low-cost sugar into high-value products. | Seed / Oct 25, 2022 | ||
| See all 15 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Kicker Ventures invest in?
Kicker Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Artificial Intelligence and Fitness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Kicker Ventures invest in?
Kicker Ventures typically joins rounds of $306k–$6.3M at Seed, $1.2M–$1.4M at Pre-Seed and $10M–$48M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Kicker Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Kicker Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Kicker Ventures?
Public channels for Kicker Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Kicker Ventures?
The team at Kicker Ventures includes Masashi Kiyomine (Co-Founder, CEO & Managing Partner), Tobias Offergeld (Head of Corporate Development and Strategy) and Tomoko Saek (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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