Kiichiro DeLuca
Partner @ WERU Investment
Tokyo, Japan
Kiichiro DeLuca is a VC at WERU Investment. He Attended University of Colorado Boulder.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Kiichiro DeLuca invests in
Stages Kiichiro DeLuca invests in
Countries Kiichiro DeLuca invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Pharmaceutical 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Investments
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Synfini
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Synfini, Inc., a privately held Menlo Park, California-based company, is a pioneer in agile chemistry. Its advanced, automated molecular discovery platform is transforming drug discovery through integrated neuro-symbolic AI, discovery-focused robotic automation, and world-class chemistry data. The patented Synfini platform includes automatedchemical synthesis technologies from SRI International. As a commercial enterprise Synfini will provide accelerated molecular discovery to drug hunters and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. | $8.9M / Jul 07, 2025 |
Co-Investors
About WERU Investment
As a pioneer and innovator in venture capital in Japan for the past 2 decades, we are deeply engaged in developing and supporting entrepreneurs and start-ups by leveraging our strategic position as a conduit between government, business and academia.“WERU” is the first research unit in the field of entrepreneurship in Japan established byprofessors at the graduate school, Waseda University in 1993. “WERU Investment” is the first venture capital closely associated with university research labs, centers and institutes in japan. WERU Investment provides financial services for institutional investors (e.g. Pension funds and Endowments) as a Japanese discretionary investment manager (DIM) by fully taking advantage of these research resources, accumulated know-how and strong network.
WERU Investment Contacts
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Haruto Asaumi
Head of Fund Management
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Hiroshi Imasaki
Investment Manager
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Keisuke Kikuchi
Partner
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Kiichiro DeLuca
Partner
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What does Kiichiro DeLuca invest in?
Kiichiro DeLuca invests primarily in Pharmaceutical and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Kiichiro DeLuca last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kiichiro DeLuca closed in Jul 2025. 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.
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