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Quest Venture Partners

Menlo Park · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The firm focuses on early-stage companies led by exceptional teams with viable business ideas. They position themselves as first institutional investors, with particular expertise in sectors including automotive, transportation, digital media, mobile, and video. The investment thesis emphasizes the importance of team quality and entrepreneurial execution.

Invests inSector AgnosticMenlo Park

Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $1.5M
HQ
Menlo Park, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Founded
2007
Tracked investments
71

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website
Andrew Ogawa· Managing Partner and Founderin𝕏

Andrew founded Quest Venture Partners in late 2007 and leads investment evaluation and seed/Series A deal closure. He brings 11 years of experience from Daimler AG in roles spanning Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, and Global Procurement divisions, with expertise in automotive, transportation, procurement, and corporate strategy.

Maarten 't Hooft· Managing Partner and Founder

Maarten co-founded Quest Venture Partners and brings over 12 years of Silicon Valley experience. He spent 6+ years at Google, including 4 years on the Android team where he led the European launch of the G1 and served as technical program manager for Nexus devices. He holds a degree in Electronics Engineering.

Marcus Ogawa· Managing Partner and Founderin𝕏

Marcus co-founded Quest Venture Partners in late 2007 and leads investment sourcing, evaluation, and seed/Series A deal closure. He specializes in digital media, mobile, and video sectors and serves on boards and advisory roles for portfolio companies including Retailigence Inc, Highlightcam Inc, and Genwi Inc.

Takeshi Ito· General Partnerin

General Partner with over 20 years at Sony Group, starting as an ASIC engineer on PlayStation and later becoming CTO of Sony Mobile (Xperia smartphone). He brings experience in semiconductor hardware, full-stack software services, and enterprise sales, and most recently served as Chief Product Officer for Japan at Asurion developing InsureTech solutions.

What they invest in

from 3 of 71 portfolio companies

Consumer ×3Direct to Consumer ×1E-commerce ×1FemTech ×1Media & Entertainment ×1

HQs:United States×3

Investments · showing 60 of 71

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appbistro
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Bonafide
Bonfaire
CarIQ
Coffee Meets Bagel
CREAM
Crowdbooster
CrowdFlower
dataPlor
DogVacay
EMQ
Expect Labs
Famo Us
Fauna
FIT 3D
Foodzie
Gazehawk
Genwi
Gigacover
groove
Hidden Level
ice
ifeelgoods
Iris Tv
isocket
MapJam
Mixtent
Neurable
NexTravel
One Block Off the Grid
opsee
Phantom Ai
PicCollage
plumzi
Prediction IO
Pro Guides
ProGuides
qik
Relimetrics
retailigence
Rockbot
sandstorm
sensay
Simple HealthKit
Sociable Labs
Sonar
Spellbrush
Switchboard
Tapulous
testmunk
The Bouqs
The Flex Company
The Flex Companyflexfits.comin𝕏

FlexFits produces menstrual products and advocates for accessible period care. The company serves menstruators globally and works to destigmatize menstrual health.

ConsumerFemTechLos Angeles, US

Lauren Schulte Wang(Founder/CEO)inPanpan Wang(CFO & Cofounder)in

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Quest Venture Partners invest at?
Quest Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Quest Venture Partners's typical check size?
Quest Venture Partners typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.
What sectors does Quest Venture Partners focus on?
Quest Venture Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Quest Venture Partners located?
Quest Venture Partners is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does Quest Venture Partners lead rounds?
Yes, Quest Venture Partners leads investment rounds.

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