Mitch Kitamura
Investor at DNX Ventures
San Mateo, California
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2020 - Current
Banzai creates vital marketing strategies for businesses looking to expand quickly, providing smooth integrations that raise client value.
Board Observer
2020
Investor
2020
Paystand is a cloud-based billing and payment platform for B2B companies.
Raised $98,000,000.00 from Open Opportunity Fund, Transform Capital, NewView Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Industrious Ventures and King River Capital.
Managing Partner and COO, DNX Ventures
2019
DNX Ventures is an early-stage VC firm focusing on B2B Startups in Japan and the US that are shaping industries and transforming the way we live and work.
Managing Director
2011
We are a US-Japan cross border venture capital firm based in Tokyo and Silicon Valley, and are part of the global Draper Venture Network. Our primary focus areas are IT and Industrials/Sustainability sectors in both US and Japan. We leverage our industry relationships in Japan, and the global reach of the Draper Venture Network to create a customer development advantage for our portfolio companies. Over the last decade, we have helped several startups in US and Japan expand beyond their traditional borders.
DNX Ventures is an early stage VC firm focusing on B2B Startups that are shaping industries and transforming the way we live and work.
Investor
2018
SafeGraph builds and maintains data sets to help accelerate machine learning and AI.
Raised $61,000,000.00 from Akkadian Ventures.
Investor
2016
PayJoy provides credit to customers in emerging markets.
Raised $436,150,000.00 from Citi and Lendable.
Investor
2016
Siftery helps the user to discover products that are a great fit for a company and explore what other top companies are using.
Raised $4,050,000.00 from Cherubic Ventures.
Board Observer
2015
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Board Member
2015 - 2020
Notion is a self-monitoring system that provides home-owners to be proactive in protecting their spaces, people, and possessions.
Raised $16,098,000.00 from DNX Ventures, MESH, Vaidya Capital Partners, Service Provider Capital, XL Innovate and Translink Capital.
Investor
2015 - 2017
Chirp’s ultrasound 3D sensing technology combines ultralow power, small form-factor with intelligent firmware, enabling new UI/UX for IoT.
Raised $3,120,999.00 from Dolby Family Ventures, Atlantic Bridge and DNX Ventures.