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Andrew Ogawa

Investor

Managing Partner at Quest Venture Partners

Atherton, California, United States

Writes $100K – $1.5M checks · typically $800K

About

Andrew Ogawa, bilingual with ties to the U.S.–Japan Council, parlayed his family's container-leasing IPO into a decade-plus Daimler operating background and a 100-year VC platform.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Quest Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2008 — present
  2. U.S.-Japan CouncilMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  3. Silicon Valley Japan PlatformExecutive Committee Membercurrent2021 — present
  4. Purple Maiʻa FoundationMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
  5. Pacific International Center For High Technology Research - PICHTRBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
  6. RiseHIBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  7. CAI International, Inc.Member Board Of Directors2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus CorporationController, Procurement Office2007 — 2009Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan
  9. DaimlerChryslerManager, Global Procurement & Supply2004 — 2007Chrysler HQs, Detroit, Michigan
  10. Mitsubishi MotorsExecutive Assistant to Board Member, Int'l Sales & Marketing2000 — 2004Mitsubishi Motors Corporation HQs, Tokyo, Japan
  11. Daimler AGInternational Management Associate Program - Nachwuchsgruppe1999 — 2000Stuttgart Area, Germany / Melbourne, Australia / Tokyo, Japan

Education

  1. Thunderbird School of Global ManagementMBA, International Management1997 — 1998
  2. UC Santa BarbaraBA, Bus./Economics & East Asian Studies (Double Major)1993 — 1995
  3. Menlo CollegeBusiness Management1990 — 1993
  4. The American School in JapanHighschool, 1986-19901986 — 1990
  5. Nishimachi International School (NIS)Elementary / Middle, 1977-19861977 — 1986

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship32Start-ups59Business Strategy26Project Management2Team Building1Financial ControllingInternational Business Development2Strategic Partnerships21Procurement4International Business9MergersVenture Capital12
+7 moreCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningNegotiationManagementSaaSStrategy

Languages English · German · Japanese

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