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Kirin

Global beverages, pharmaceuticals, and biotech conglomerate

VC Intern

Venture CapitalConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
InternshipShenzhen, Guangdong Province, ChinaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Be based in Shenzhen and have deep familiarity with the China startup ecosystem.
  • Be fluent in Mandarin and have strong English skills to evaluate companies targeting global markets.
  • Be comfortable speaking with founders and asking direct, thoughtful questions.
  • Have strong judgment, high curiosity, and a bias for action.
  • Be able to form an independent view and clearly explain why a deal is or is not interesting.

Responsibilities

  • Source early-stage startups in China and Greater China with global or cross-border ambitions.
  • Proactively reach out to founders through WeChat, email, LinkedIn, and warm introductions.
  • Own first-touch founder conversations and independently run introductory calls.
  • Screen companies based on market size, global relevance, product quality, traction, and team.
  • Support deal evaluation through research, comparable-company analysis, and short investment memos.
  • Track pipeline, notes, and follow-ups in a structured and reliable way.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with cross-border business, overseas expansion, or global go-to-market.
  • A background in startups, venture capital, private equity, investment banking, consulting, or strategy.
  • An existing network among Chinese founders building for the United States, Europe, or Southeast Asia.

About the Company

Kirin

Global beverages, pharmaceuticals, and biotech conglomerate

Kirin is a diversified global group that uses its fermentation heritage to run beverages, health science, and pharmaceuticals. It combines fermentation expertise with biotechnology via Kyowa Kirin for cancer and rare-disease therapies and produces functional ingredients like LC-Plasma to support immunity. The company differentiates itself with a strong R&D focus, a mixed portfolio of consumer beverages and biotech medicines, a large manufacturing/distribution network, and ESG leadership including 100% recycled PET and net-zero goals, backed by the Kirin Health Innovation Fund. Its goal is to create long-term value by aligning nature, science, and industry to deliver health solutions and sustainable products.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Founded
1907

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