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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

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

    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