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.
Andrew Ogawa @andrewogawa
Midnight fishing success in front of Ilikai at Yacht Harbor! @marcusogawa @vivowang #goaphawaii http://t.co/F1dNy2xx

Sep 9, 2012 · ♥ 2
Andrew Ogawa @andrewogawa
Great time today @pacificaviation museum! Thanks for hosting us geeks #goaphawaii Def worth visiting when in Hawaii! http://t.co/KIBQeVUU

Sep 9, 2012
Andrew Ogawa @andrewogawa
500 Startups meet Celebrity Chefs (incl. Roy Yamaguchi) at Foodtech - Hawaii Food & W @ The Modern Honolulu http://t.co/nbpdUYNg
Sep 7, 2012
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
Education
- Thunderbird School of Global ManagementMBA, International Management1997 — 1998
- UC Santa BarbaraBA, Bus./Economics & East Asian Studies (Double Major)1993 — 1995
- Menlo CollegeBusiness Management1990 — 1993
- The American School in JapanHighschool, 1986-19901986 — 1990
- Nishimachi International School (NIS)Elementary / Middle, 1977-19861977 — 1986
Skills & more
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Corporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningNegotiationManagementSaaSStrategyLanguages English · German · Japanese
From Andrew's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Thunderbird School of Global Management31
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Also attended UC Santa Barbara170
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Also attended Menlo College6
Shared employers
Also worked at U.S.-Japan Council3
Also worked at Silicon Valley Japan Platform3
Also worked at DaimlerChrysler10
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Colleagues at Quest Venture Partners
Network9
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