Mission
Talent-Driven Investor for Lifetime Innovation
We invest in ambitious entrepreneurs to create businesses with lasting impact
We are currently standing at a historic crossroad. The Industrial Revolution has significantly transformed humanity, where we live longer while producing and consuming more. The large-scale industrialization, however, has brought us some negative consequences, widening economic gaps and endangering planetary health.
Together with our ambitious entrepreneurs, we strive to co-create the next revolutionary wave of innovative solutions to enable both humans and our planet to prosper for generations to come.
Partners
Ryosuke Kimura
Founder/ General Partner
Ryosuke is the Founding General Partner at Lifetime Ventures. Prior to Lifetime, Ryosuke worked for Incubate Fund, a leading seed VC in Japan, where he was involved in supporting more than 40 startups. He has extensive management consulting experience (PwC and KPMG), particularly in the infrastructure and healthcare industry.
He is a J-Startup recommendation committee member of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and a judge for the Japan Healthcare Business Contest (JHeC) 2018-2022 of METI.
Koshu Kunii
General Partner/ Chief Impact Officer
Koshu is a General Partner at Lifetime Ventures. Prior to Lifetime, he worked for financial institutions and international organizations, including IFC (World Bank Group), where he invested in fintech startups in emerging markets globally. A Japanese native raised in four countries, he has worked in Switzerland, the U.S., Mexico, and France.
He holds a master's in international economics and finance from Johns Hopkins University SAIS.
