Investing Profile

Kouki Harasaki

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Healthcare & Life Sciences at M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund
bioluminescence.comSan Francisco, California
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Harvard Business School Network
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IT CRUX Mobile Apps Solutions Network
397 CONNECTIONS
Cornell University Network
174 CONNECTIONS
University of Cambridge Network
131 CONNECTIONS
Andreessen Horowitz Network
106 CONNECTIONS
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$2.0M - $10.0M
$6.0M
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CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Cerevance
Series BApr 2024$47M
$180M
Co-investors: David Schenkein (GV (Google Ventures)), Laurence Barker (SV Health Investors), Jason Lettmann (Morgenthaler Ventures), Bill Gates
ReCode Therapeutics
Series BSep 2023$50M
$210M
Co-investors: Peter Thompson (OrbiMed), Helen Kim (Vida Ventures), Ed Hurwitz (MPM Capital), Rana Al-Hallaq (Pfizer Venture Investments)
SURGE Therapeutics
Series BJul 2023$32M
$58M
Co-investors: Oliver Keown (Intuitive Ventures)
Ensoma
Series BMay 2023$50M
$260M
Co-investors: Kush Parmar (5am Ventures), Stephen Knight (F-Prime Capital Partners), Mark Chin (Arix Bioscience)
Nido Biosciences
Series BMay 2023$87M
$87M
Karlsgate
SeedMar 2022$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Ollen Douglass
Artificial
Series AMay 2021$22M
$22M
Co-investors: Peter Barrett (Playground Global)
Managing Director Ikigai BioVentures2025 - Present
Healthcare & Life Sciences M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund2020 - Present
Managing Director IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Founding / Managing / General Partner Bioluminescence Ventures2022 - 2025
Board Observer GEMMA Biotherapeutics2024 - 2025
Board Director Cerevance2024 - 2025
Board Director ReCode Therapeutics2023 - 2025
Board Director SURGE Therapeutics2023 - 2025
Board Director Ensoma2023 - 2025
Board Director Nido Biosciences2023 - 2025
Board Observer Valo Health2022 - 2025
Founding & Managing Partner Bioluminescence Ventures2022 - 2025
Board Director Karlsgate2021 - 2022
Board Director 19102021 - 2022
Board Director Ozette2021 - 2022
Board Director Artificial, Inc.2021 - 2022
Board Observer Huue2021 - 2022
Board Advisor Code Ocean2021 - 2022
Board: Biotechnology Seed Capital Alexandria LaunchLabs2020 - 2022
Managing Director / Biotechnology Lead Investor M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund2020 - 2022
Venture Partner: Healthcare Strategy & Investment Lead Romulus Capital2020 - 2020
Partner, Bio Fund Andreessen Horowitz2018 - 2019
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer Medal (part of Ciox)2016 - 2018
Blavatnik Fellow (Healthcare Entrepreneur-In-Residence) Harvard Business School2016 - 2017
Senior Director, Oncology Search/Evaluations/Transactions, Business Development & Licensing Baxalta2014 - 2016
Director, Transactions, Business Development & Licensing Novartis2012 - 2014
Director, Head of Finance, Business Development & Licensing Novartis2011 - 2012
CEO Chief of Staff, Vaccines & Diagnostics Novartis2011 - 2011
Consultant, Pipeline Strategy iPierian2011 - 2011
Consultant, Market Planning Dr. Reddy's Laboratories2010 - 2011
MBA Summer Associate, Oncology Business Development Genentech2010 - 2010
Consultant, Healthcare Venture Capital Sofinnova Investments2009 - 2009
Research Investigator, Cardiovascular & Metabolism R&D Novartis2006 - 2009
Wellcome Trust Fellow, Clinical Biochemistry University of Cambridge2001 - 2006
Undergraduate Researcher (Honors Thesis), Department of Molecular Medicine Cornell Law School2000 - 2001
Research Assistant | Lab of Cellular Physiology | National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute National Institutes of Health2000 - 2000
Clinical Research Assistant, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery University Hospitals1999 - 1999
Clinical Research Assistant, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Cleveland Clinic1994 - 1996
Harvard Business School MBA Healthcare and Finance
Cornell University BA Molecular/Cellular Biology & Asian Studies
University of Cambridge PhD Clinical Biochemistry