Andrew Ogawa
InvestorManaging 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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Quest Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2008 — present
- U.S.-Japan CouncilMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- Silicon Valley Japan PlatformExecutive Committee Membercurrent2021 — present
- Purple Maiʻa FoundationMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
- Pacific International Center For High Technology Research - PICHTRBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
- RiseHIBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- CAI International, Inc.Member Board Of Directors2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus CorporationController, Procurement Office2007 — 2009Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan
- DaimlerChryslerManager, Global Procurement & Supply2004 — 2007Chrysler HQs, Detroit, Michigan
- Mitsubishi MotorsExecutive Assistant to Board Member, Int'l Sales & Marketing2000 — 2004Mitsubishi Motors Corporation HQs, Tokyo, Japan
- Daimler AGInternational Management Associate Program - Nachwuchsgruppe1999 — 2000Stuttgart Area, Germany / Melbourne, Australia / Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship32Start-ups59Business Strategy26Project Management2Team Building1Financial ControllingInternational Business Development2Strategic Partnerships21Procurement4International Business9MergersVenture Capital12
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Corporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningNegotiationManagementSaaSStrategyLanguages English · German · Japanese
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David Beisel
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Greg Castle
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Maarten 't Hooft
Managing Partner and Founder at Quest Venture Partners
Marcus Ogawa
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew Ogawa?
- 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.
- Where does Andrew Ogawa work?
- Andrew Ogawa is Managing Partner at Quest Venture Partners.
- What does Andrew Ogawa invest in?
- Andrew Ogawa invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Andrew Ogawa write?
- Andrew Ogawa typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.
- Where did Andrew Ogawa go to school?
- Andrew Ogawa studied at Thunderbird School of Global Management (MBA, International Management); UC Santa Barbara (BA, Bus./Economics & East Asian Studies (Double Major)); Menlo College (Business Management).
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Also attended The American School in Japan8
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Shared employers
Also worked at U.S.-Japan Council3
Also worked at Silicon Valley Japan Platform4
Also worked at Purple Maiʻa Foundation2
Also worked at DaimlerChrysler15
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