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Yumi Alyssa Kimura

Yumi Alyssa Kimura

Yumi Alyssa Kimura is a serial entrepreneur based in San Francisco, California. She is the co-fou nder and chief executive officer of LeadForCareer, an artificial intelligence powered mentorship and analytical platform that increases employee engagement, retention and diversity. [1] [undefined] [undefined] [undefined]

Education

Kimura attended Kwansei Gakuin University, where she studied Law. [undefined] While she was in college, she participated in several international M&A deals in biotechnology and hardware industries, co-founded Spinnaker Partners, a Tokyo based international consulting company focused on technology and venture capital. [undefined]

Career

Early beginnings

At the age of 18, Kimura started three businesses, by 20, she closed a four million real estate deal in her non-native language. During her 20's, as a mixed race woman in Japan, she overcame racism and sexism to start an advisory company for venture capital and startups. [undefined]

When she was 29, Kimura worked as Meitu's first Country Manager for their Japan market before and during Meitu's $5 billion initial public offering. She also helped Meitu's app reach 33 percent market penetration amongst Japanese women, and increased revenue eightfold. [undefined]

Personal Life

She was by her mother due to an absent father who formally abandoned her at the age of 17.

Kimura's career progression in the face of adversity is her most cherished achievement. [undefined]

Kimura hails from Shibuya, Tokyo and is fluent in Japanese, English and Chinese. [undefined] [undefined]

References

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