# Takatoshi Soga

> Takatoshi Soga is a startup investor at Astellas Venture Management. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Astellas Venture Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astellas-venture-management)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takatoshi-soga-b9b2233a

Takatoshi Soga is a startup investor at Astellas Venture Management. Dr. Soga joined Astellas Venture Management in August 2013. Prior to joining AVM, he worked as a Research investigator at OSI Pharmaceuticals LLC, as well as Senior Researcher at Astellas Pharma Inc. He served as a team leader of chemical genomics to identify new target at Oncology Labs of Astellas Pharma and was in charge of target validation andpromote kinase programs in OSI Phamaceuticals. Also had experienced de-orphanization and functional analysis of several G-protein coupled receptors, then proposed and developed new programs in various fields such as hyperlipidemia and diabetes at Molecular Medicine Research Labs of Astellas Pharma.

## About Astellas Venture Management

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Astellas Venture Management is a California-based financial organization that targets investments in the biotechnology sector.

5 contacts available at Astellas Venture Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ken Shimokawa | Senior Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-shimokawa |
| Takashi Futami | Associate Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takashi-futami |
| Takatoshi Soga | Associate Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takatoshi-soga |
| Taro Masunaga | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taro-masunaga |
| Kenji Yasukawa | President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenji-yasukawa |

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