# Sota Horiuchi

> Sota Horiuchi is a seed investor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. backing Content. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kkr)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Sota Horiuchi is a seed investor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in Tokyo focused on Content and Food and Beverage. Sota Horiuchi (Tokyo) joined KKR in 2008. He has been involved with the investments in Intelligence, Panasonic Healthcare and Pioneer DJ. Prior to joining KKR, he was an associate at McKinsey & Company, based in Germany and Japan. He was involved in supporting a number of companies in developing their business strategy, including new marketentry and management improvement projects. He holds a B.A. with High Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, in Political Science from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Law from the University of Tokyo.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10x | 10x provides One-stop service from meal planning to grocery shopping. | $7.9M | Seed | Dec 20, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

VC Fund · New York, United States

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. provides investment and asset management services through private equity, credit, infrastructure, real estate, and capital markets businesses that deploy capital into companies and projects across multiple industries. The company manages investment funds and strategic accounts that pursue acquisitions, buyouts,growth equity, credit solutions, and real assets on behalf of institutional investors and partners. It engages in financial activities that include underwriting, financing arrangements, and tailored investment strategies designed to support business growth and long-term value creation. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. also collaborates with institutional clients to structure investment vehicles that align with specific capital objectives and portfolio goals.

5 contacts available at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co..

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ajay Candade | Director Private Equity | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-candade |
| Ali Satvat | Co-Head of Americas Private Equity Health Care | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-satvat |
| Ashish Shastry | Co-Head of Private Equity for KKR Asia Pacific | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashish-shastry |
| Blaine MacDougald | Director & Co-head of Credit Research, Credit | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blaine-macdougald |
| Brandon Freiman | Partner, Head of North American Infrastructure | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-freiman |

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### What does Sota Horiuchi invest in?

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