# Keiretsu Forum: portfolio, investments and team

> Keiretsu Forum is an angel network based in United States. 184 investments on record, 14 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Keiretsu Forum

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 184 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A BioTech Construction Tech Consumer

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**58%** of best year **14** **cheques in 12 months**, 184 on record

Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.4M** Rounds led **0 of 184** Sole investor **48 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 59%**

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## Keiretsu Forum highlights

- 01 14 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 71% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 48 rounds, median $1.4M

## What they do

> Keiretsu Forum is a global investment community of accredited private equity angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors. From their own website

- **Type:** Angel network (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** BioTech Construction Tech Consumer
- **Based in:** Orinda, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **184 appearances**

- **2026** 10 rounds
- **Sept** **[PittMoss](https://millionrounds.com/company/pittmoss)** Venture · US **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[ALM Ortho](https://millionrounds.com/company/alm-ortho)** Venture · US **$750K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[iQure Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/iqure-pharma)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[YouSolar](https://millionrounds.com/company/yousolar)** Crowdfunding · US **$443K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[AcuraStem](https://millionrounds.com/company/acurastem)** Grant · US **$7.5M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Perimeter Medical Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/perimeter-medical-imaging)** CA **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Bliss](https://millionrounds.com/company/bliss)** Series A · BR · LatamList **$11M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[ecovia I bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecovia-i-bio)** Series B · US **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Cannara Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/cannara-biotech)** CA **$4.6M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Elevát](https://millionrounds.com/company/elevat-2)** Venture · US **$12M** Sole investor
- **2025** 18 rounds
- **Dec** **[Perimeter Medical Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/perimeter-medical-imaging)** CA **$2.6M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[iQure Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/iqure-pharma)** Venture · US **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Healmeup](https://millionrounds.com/company/healmeup)** Venture · TR **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[TeklifimGelsin](https://millionrounds.com/company/teklifimgelsin)** Series A · TR **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Kibus Petcare](https://millionrounds.com/company/kibus-petcare)** Venture · ES **$580K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Pax Animi Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/pax-animi-games)** Seed · TR **$250K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Apriority Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/apriority-financial)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Urban Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/company/urban-catalyst)** Debt · US **$19M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Exergyn](https://millionrounds.com/company/exergyn)** Grant · IE **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Maxwell Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxwell-biosciences)** Venture · US **$20M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[MYTH AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/myth-ai)** Venture · TR **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Aline](https://millionrounds.com/company/aline)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Immunomic Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/immunomic-therapeutics)** Venture · US **$6.5M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Kisaan Se Kitchen Tak](https://millionrounds.com/company/kisaan-se-kitchen-tak)** Seed **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **May** **[ActuatedMedical](https://millionrounds.com/company/actuatedmedical)** Series A · US **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Soteria Battery Innovation Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/soteria-battery-innovation-group)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Avadain](https://millionrounds.com/company/avadain)** Crowdfunding · US **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Charles Chocolates](https://millionrounds.com/company/charles-chocolates)** Venture · US **$7.7M** Sole investor
- **2024** 18 rounds
- **Dec** **[SonALAsense](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonalasense)** Grant · US **$46M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Inmedix](https://millionrounds.com/company/inmedix)** Venture · US **$720K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[ALM Ortho](https://millionrounds.com/company/alm-ortho)** Series A · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Virion Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/virion-therapeutics)** Venture · US **$95K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Zaxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/zaxe)** TR **$500K** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Rage Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/rage-coffee)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Edvido](https://millionrounds.com/company/edvido)** TR **$100K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Rentiva](https://millionrounds.com/company/rentiva)** Seed · TR **$354K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Orion Biotechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/orion-biotechnology)** Venture · CA **$6.8M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Motion Gestures](https://millionrounds.com/company/motion-gestures)** Seed · CA **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[AADYAH Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/aadyah-aerospace)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Unibloom World](https://millionrounds.com/company/unibloom-world)** Pre-seed · US **$818K** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **21** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Ankur2Angels** **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.4M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.4M**

Led 0 of 184 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 48 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *69*
- Seed said *39*
- Series A said *30*
- Series B said *8*
- Grant *7*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Keiretsu Forum Turkey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum-turkey) 36
- [Keiretsu Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-capital) 26
- [Tech Coast Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-coast-angels) 7
- [Sand Hill Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sand-hill-angels) 6
- [Alliance of Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alliance-of-angels) 5
- [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Keiretsu Forum. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Keiretsu Forum Turkey** Angel network **36** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum-turkey)[**Keiretsu Capital** VC firm **26** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-capital)[**Tech Coast Angels** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-coast-angels)[**Sand Hill Angels** Angel network **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sand-hill-angels)[**Alliance of Angels** Angel network **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alliance-of-angels)[**National Institutes of Health** Government **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health)[**National Science Foundation** Government **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Sierra Angels** Angel network **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-angels)[**Techstars** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Angel Invest** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-invest)[**Band of Angels** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/band-of-angels)[**EISMEA** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Keiretsu Forum put money into.

[**PittMoss** $1.2M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pittmoss)[**iQure Pharma** Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/iqure-pharma)[**AcuraStem** $7.5M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/acurastem)[**Perimeter Medical Imaging** $7.5M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/perimeter-medical-imaging)[**ecovia I bio** $1.5M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecovia-i-bio)[**Cannara Biotech** $4.6M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cannara-biotech)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Keiretsu Forum: [Matthew Le Merle](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-le-merle).

- Build Your Fortune in the Fifth Era: How Angel Investors, VCs, and Entrepreneurs Prosper in an Age of Unprecedented Innovation [Matthew Le Merle](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-le-merle) · 2017 3.54 from 24 ratings on Goodreads About the book #1 BEST-SELLER in 7 Categories The Internet didn’t even exist 30 years ago, and now billions of people are connected to the web every day, and remarkable new technologies have been invented that will dramatically change the way humans exist on our planet. This emerging playing… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-le-merle#podcasts)
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## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Keiretsu Forum in their description, not their title.

- [The Silicon Valley Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-silicon-valley-podcast) 10 Feb 2021 · 43 min 078 Best of Angel Investors' Advice on The Silicon Valley Podcast Mentions [Keiretsu Forum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum)[SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2)[Roger King](https://millionrounds.com/person/roger-king) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Silicon Valley Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-silicon-valley-podcast) 2 Dec 2020 · 30 min 068 How to build should a startup build a Network and more with Max Shapiro Mentions [Keiretsu Forum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Keiretsu Forum

### What does Keiretsu Forum invest in?

Keiretsu Forum invests most often at Venture and Seed (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as BioTech, Construction Tech and Consumer.

### How active is Keiretsu Forum?

184 investments on record, 14 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Keiretsu Forum invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: PittMoss (Venture, Sept 2026), ALM Ortho (Venture, Jul 2026) and iQure Pharma (Venture, Jun 2026).

### How big are Keiretsu Forum's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.4M.

### Does Keiretsu Forum lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 184 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Keiretsu Forum invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (59%), Türkiye (19%) and Canada (14%).

### Is Keiretsu Forum investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 14 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Keiretsu Forum invest alongside?

Most often Keiretsu Forum Turkey (36 rounds together), Keiretsu Capital (26 rounds together) and Tech Coast Angels (7 rounds together).

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