Koji Osawa, Ph.D.

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Global Catalyst Partners Japan

対応可能言語:日本語、英語

専門分野:
ITサービス全般。

略歴:
1985年三菱商事入社。1999年に同社を退社しベンチャーキャピタルであるGlobal Catalyst Partnersをシリコンバレーにて創業。SVにて3ファンドを組成し、ITベンチャー投資に従事。SV在住23年。2014年に日本ファンドを設立し、これまでに2つのファンドを組成。日本での投資活動も積極的に展開中。慶應義塾大学理工学部卒業。東北大学工学研究科博士課程修了。

投資地域:日本、海外

投資ステージ:プレシード、シード、アーリー、ミドル、レイター

投資領域・関心分野:Retail Tech、 フィンテック、ヘルス、 インシュアテック、スマートシティ、モビリティ

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Language:Japanese, English

Speciality:
IT & Services in general

Bio:
Dr. Osawa has over thirty years of experience in investment and management of high-tech companies in Japan, the U.S. and Asia. He co-founded Global Catalyst Partners (GCP) in 1999, a venture capital fund in Silicon Valley with a total amount of over $300M and Global Catalyst Partners Japan (GCP-J) in 2014 with over $120M under management. GCP and GCPJ invest primarily in early stage companies active in the areas of IT sector. Prior to GCP, he was at Mitsubishi Corporation, the largest trading firm in the world, for 14 years. Dr. Osawa received a BS in Electronics from Keio University and Ph.D. in Engineering from Tohoku University.

Investment Area:Japan, International

Investment Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Early, Middle, Later

Investment fields, Interest:Fintech, Health, Insurtech, Mobility, Smart Cities