KK

Kyle Kurpinski

Executive Director, Investments, Tencent

Seattle, Washington

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $30,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $15,000,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Business Development
Due Diligence
Entrepreneurship
Technology Valuation
Intellectual Property
Market Analysis
Medical Devices
Molecular Biology
Research
Technical Writing
Nanotechnology
Fluorescence Microscopy
Product Development
Cell Biology
Scanning Electron Microscopy
PCR
Clinical Research
Confocal Microscopy
Genomics

Education

Work Experience

2015

  • Executive Director, Investments, Tencent Exploration Team

    2022

    ● Investing in data-driven deep tech to improve human lives and planetary resiliency ● Focus areas include biotech, digital health, AI, robotics, agriculture, and more ● Notable investments: - Guardant Health (NASDAQ: GH) - Oscar Health (NYSE: OSCR) - Oxford Nanopore (LSE: ONT.L) - Metagenomi (NASDAQ: MGX) - GRAIL (acquired) - Atomwise - Color - Culture Biosciences - Karius - Locus Biosciences

  • Partner, Tencent Exploration Team

    2016 - 2022

  • Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Tencent Exploration Team

    2015 - 2016

  • Board Observer

    2023

Angel Investor

2018

  • Angel Investor

    2018

    Investments include: Arpeggio Biosciences, Helium Health, Locus Biosciences, and more

  • Board Observer

    2017 - 2020

2018 - 2020

  • Board Observer (acting)

    2018 - 2020

  • Executive Director, Master of Translational Medicine Program

    2011 - 2015

    ● Built and directed a joint professional Master's program between UC Berkeley and UCSF ● Managed curriculum, projects, finances, recruiting, admissions, and more ● Grew program to ~30 students at steady state with a self-sustaining budget

2008 - 2011

  • Senior Product Development Engineer

    2008 - 2011

    ● Led R&D of Class II medical devices for soft-tissue regeneration including peripheral nerves ● Expanded company's IP portfolio with multiple patent filings ● Helped secure early-stage financing including investments and grants

2007 - 2010

  • Author

    2007 - 2010

    Co-author of a humorous science fiction guide book: Kyle Kurpinski and Terry D. Johnson. How to Defeat Your Own Clone: And Other Tips for Surviving the Biotech Revolution. New York: Bantam Dell, 2010.

2003 - 2008

  • Graduate Student Researcher (PhD program)

    2003 - 2008

    ● Conducted research spanning stem cells, tissue engineering, micro-/nano-fabrication, and more ● Published articles in PNAS, Nano Letters, Biomaterials, and more

  • Research Assistant

    2002 - 2002

    ● Discovered mutation site of sex-linked genetic disease without samples from affected patients ● Published findings in the American Journal of Medical Genetics