Mayu Yoshikawa, PhD

Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners

Overview

Yoshikawa holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from The University of Tokyo [10] and a Master of Life Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Kyoto University [12]. Yoshikawa serves as a Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners [1][4], a position held since May 2025 [4], following a tenure as Senior Advisor at the same firm from May 2023 to May 2025 [5]. Yoshikawa has held concurrent roles as President and General Manager, Japan at Typewriter Therapeutics, Inc., beginning in January 2023 [2][3]. Earlier career experience includes service as Executive Officer at Beyond Next Ventures from 2018 to 2022 [7], Chief Strategy Officer at A-SEEDS Co., Ltd. [6], and co-founding of the Uhuru project, an educational nonprofit [9].

Career history

  1. President, JapanApr 2026 to presentTypewriter Therapeutics, Inc.
  2. General Manager, JapanJan 2023 to presentTypewriter Therapeutics, Inc.
  3. Venture PartnerMay 2025 to presentARCH Venture Partners
  4. Senior AdvisorMay 2023 to May 2025ARCH Venture Partners
  5. Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)Jul 2023 to Mar 2026A-SEEDS Co., Ltd.
  6. Executive OfficerJan 2018 to Sep 2022Beyond Next Ventures (VC)
  7. ManagerOct 2016 to Jan 2018Beyond Next Ventures (VC)
  8. Co-founderAug 2014 to Dec 2018Uhuru project, class for everyone (NPO)

Education

  1. Ph.D., Molecular BiologyJan 2011 - Jan 2014The University of Tokyo
  2. Global Health Leadership Program (GHLP), Global Health2011 - 2011The University of Tokyo
  3. Master of Life Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology2009 - 2011Kyoto University

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