Yumi W. Kimura
Co-Founder @ LEAD.app | AI for knowledge management & enterprise efficiency
Manhattan, NY
Joined July 2026
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Serial entrepreneur and investor; co-founder of LEAD.app. mirrorreview+2
Columbia AI researcher developing foundation models and designing agent governance approaches with two U.S. patent applications pending. columbia+3
Built Meitu's Japan as Founding Country Manager, growing BeautyPlus adoption to over 20 million users and supporting the company through its 2016 IPO. Meitu is ranked as a top 50 Gen AI mobile app by monthly active users (MAU), according to a16z. mirrorreview+1
Active mentor and advisor in the startup ecosystem, including roles with Alchemist Accelerator and Plug and Play. radaris
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Writing
How Information & Knowledge Strategy Shaped My Approach to Enterprise Knowledge Management
An article authored by Yumi W. Kimura for Columbia University's School of Professional Studies, detailing her journey as a founder, start-up advisor, and student, highlighting the critical role of knowledge management (KM) for organizational success and the shift of LEAD's focus from HR tech to enterprise KM.
U.S. patent applications (2) on agent governance and local RAG
Two U.S. patent applications related to agent governance and organizational intelligence (OIL LBM) designed to support enterprise knowledge systems and safe agent behavior; connected to work on BehaviorGraph and LEAD's knowledge management platform.