# Yuko Kitaoka

> Yuko Kitaoka is a Series B investor at Nippon Venture Capital backing Health Care and Therapeutics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nippon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nippon-venture-capital)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Yuko Kitaoka is a Senior Partner at Nippon Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Health Diagnostics | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neusignal Therapeutics | Neusignal Therapeutics is a medical company that develops therapeutic medicines for dementia and psychiatric illnesses. | $32.8M | Series B | Jun 30, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DCI Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dci-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Keio Innovation Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keio-innovations-initiative) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fast Track Initiative, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-track-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FFG Venture Business Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ffg-venture-business-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gogin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gogin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nippon Venture Capital

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Nippon Venture Capital ("NVCC"), established in 1996 as one of the few largest Japanese independent venture capital firms, is destined to undertake the unprecedented task of providing full-range venture capital services in cooperation with major Japanese business leaders and leading companies, which have supported and nurtured various newbusinesses on their own, as well as proactively developing new venture enterprises.

5 contacts available at Nippon Venture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anzai Hiroaki | Venture Capitalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anzai-hiroaki |
| Chihiro Kanagawa | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chihiro-kanagawa |
| Kakiuchi Shingo | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kakiuchi-shingo |
| Yuko Kitaoka | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuko-kitaoka |
| Yuyang Liu | Capitalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuyang-liu |

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## FAQ

### What does Yuko Kitaoka invest in?

Yuko Kitaoka invests primarily in Health Care, Therapeutics and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Yuko Kitaoka last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yuko Kitaoka closed in Jun 2026. 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.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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