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Anish Patel

Investor

Partner, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Yamaha Motor Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Anish Patel is a Partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures, serving as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer. He was previously General Partner at Blue Victor Capital, a mobility-focused venture fund, Senior Investment Director at SAIC Capital, and Investment Manager at General Motors Ventures. He holds degrees in Finance and Economics from Michigan State University.

Invests in

Mobility & Transportation

Experience

  1. Yamaha Motor VenturesChief Investment Officer & Chief Operating Officercurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Yamaha Motor VenturesCOO & Managing Director2022 β€” 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. Yamaha Motor VenturesPartner2019 β€” 2022Palo Alto, California
  4. Siren Marine, Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  5. RIOS CorporationBoard Observercurrent2020 β€” presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  6. Canvass AIBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  7. InOrbit, Inc.Board Observercurrent2020 β€” presentCalifornia, United States
  8. Exyn TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2020 β€” presentPennsylvania, United States
  9. VeniamBoard Observercurrent2019 β€” presentPorto Area, Portugal
  10. PrecisionHawkStrategic Advisorcurrent2020 β€” presentNorth Carolina, United States
  11. Blue Victor CapitalCo-Founder and General Partner2018 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Via TransportationStrategic Advisor2016 β€” 2018New York, NY
  13. SolidEnergy SystemsMember of the Board2016 β€” 2018Woburn, MA
  14. YourMechanicBoard Observer2016 β€” 2018Mountain View, CA
  15. Fingertips LabMember of the Board2015 β€” 2018San Francisco, CA
  16. Savari Inc.Member of the Board2015 β€” 2018Santa Clara, CA
  17. SAIC CapitalSenior Investment Director2014 β€” 2018Menlo Park, California
  18. API.AIBoard Observer2015 β€” 2016Sunnyvale, CA
  19. General MotorsInvestment Manager - GM Ventures2012 β€” 2014Palo Alto, California
  20. General MotorsInvestment Manager - GM Ventures2010 β€” 2012Detroit, Michigan

Education

  1. Michigan State UniversityFinance and Economics

Skills & more

Venture Capital7Financial Analysis14Automotive6Risk Management14Enterprise Risk Management6Financial Modeling11

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Investments

Investor

C. LightCanvassExynInOrbitLoop+Machina LabsPrecisionHawkRange EnergyVeniam

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Colleagues at Yamaha Motor Ventures