Kengo Ueha is the Co-Founding Partner and Managing Director of Beyond Next Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Kengo Ueha is the Co-Founding Partner and Managing Director of Beyond Next Ventures, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm he joined as a founding partner in March 2015 after over a decade at JAFCO Group where he handled fund formation and legal affairs. He focuses on seed-stage investments in DeepTech, Hardware, and Medical Devices startups, primarily targeting companies in Japan and India that are commercializing breakthrough science-driven technologies. His typical check size ranges from $500,000 to $5 million with an average of around $2 million, and he actively leads early-stage financing rounds while offering incubator support. Notable portfolio companies under his oversight include SUSMED, QD Laser, and Enigmo, all of which achieved IPOs, as well as CureApp and GigIndia. Ueha is distinguished by his strong fit for startups building advanced engineering or healthcare innovations and his background in commercializing advanced research through the firm’s incubator programs. While no specific public writing is cited in the available sources, his professional profile emphasizes supporting science-driven founders with breakthrough technologies.
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