Keiichi Fukuda, Founder of Heartseed

About Keiichi Fukuda

Keiichi Fukuda is the co-founder and CEO of Heartseed, a Tokyo-based biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for the treatment of heart failure. Founded in 2015, the company has raised approximately $74 million in total funding as of May 2023. Fukuda has 20 years of experience in cardiac regenerative medicine research and is also a Professor at the Department of Cardiology, Keio University, Tokyo. Heartseed's lead pipeline, HS-001, is an iPSC-derived regenerative medicine for heart failure.

Keiichi Fukuda at a glance

• Company: Heartseed
• Total raised: $74M
• Latest round: Series D
• Investors: Japan Co-Invest IV Limited Partnership, Arcus South East Asia, Atsushi Sakano, Koei Tecmo Capital, Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund, SMBC Venture Capital
• Location: Tokyo, Japan

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