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Fast Track Initiative, Inc.

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Fast Track Initiative is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage healthcare companies, primarily in biotech.

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Also Known As

ファストトラックイニシアティブ

founded date

19.03.2004

Number of employees

IPO status

Private

Description

With 18 years of investment experience and $200M AUM, Fast Track Initiative operates in Japan and the US, investing in and growing seed and early-stage companies across a broad range of healthcare sectors. They provide hands-on operational support to their 30+ portfolio companies through business and R&D strategy, strategic partnership, investor syndication, and management recruitment, while using their exclusive network of leading industry professionals in the country. With significant resources in the region, they aim to use their global expertise to help healthcare startups achieve innovation internationally from a stronger, unique perspective.
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People

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Hiromichi Kimura

Dr. Hiromichi Kimura is the founder, CEO, and a Managing Partner of FTI and a recognized leader in the Japanese biotech and pharmaceutical industry. With years of industry experience in top management, he has implemented numerous external collaborations and innovations. In addition to his career in venture capital, he directs academic studies in the field of innovation management and lifestyle design and biotechnology incubations with the Kawasaki city local government. After Hiromichi’s successful career at Kyowa Hakko Kogyo (presently known as Kyowa Kirin) in its clinical research division and at JP Morgan in Financial Advisory and M&A, he joined Pharmacia (formerly known as Amersham Pharmacia Biotech before being acquired by GE Healthcare) where he eventually became the President and Representative Director. He was also the President and Representative Director of Monsanto Japan (currently Pfizer Japan) and served as the CEO of HuBit Genomix. Hiromichi has held academia positions as professor at the University of Tokyo and is currently a Project Professor at the University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI). He is also the Deputy Chairman at Stanford Alumni Association Japan.

Hiromichi Kimura

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Tomohiro Anzai

Tomohiro Anzai

COO & Managing Partner

Keita Kiriya

Keita Kiriya

Analyst

Koki Fukatsu

Koki Fukatsu

Associate

Shogo Kato

Shogo Kato

Associate

Takashi Futami

Principal

Tai Harada

Tai Harada

Vice President

Hiroko Kimura

Hiroko Kimura

Principal

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