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Ken Asada

Japan Head, Partner, Salesforce Ventures

Greater Tokyo Area

VC
Investor

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

Locations:

Japan
Tokyo

  • Min Investment:

    $50,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $50,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Investments
Business Strategy
Strategy
Business Development
New Business Development
Financial Modeling
Management
Private Equity
Due Diligence
Project Management
Management Consulting
Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Business Planning
Competitive Analysis
Strategic Partnerships

Education

Investments

QueryPie

Series Unknown

Total Funding:

Receptionist

Series Unknown

Total Funding:

Knowledge Work

Series A

Total Funding: $9M

Work Experience

Salesforce Ventures

2020

  • Partner, Head of Japan, Salesforce Ventures

    2020

    Investing and supporting enterprise SaaS startups in Japan and Korea.

NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc.

2019 - 2019

  • Managing Director

    2019 - 2019

Intel Corporation

2011 - 2018

  • Investment Director

    2013 - 2018

    Responsible for venture investment in Japan

  • Investment Manager

    2011 - 2013

IBM Japan

2006 - 2011

  • Managing Consultant

    2007 - 2011

    Strategy Consultant specialized in growth strategy, business development, new market entry, etc.

  • Executive Assistant to IBM Japan Global Business Services GM

    2006 - 2007

IBM Japan

1997 - 2004

  • IT Specialist

    1997 - 2004