Anish Patel
InvestorPartner, 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
- Yamaha Motor VenturesChief Investment Officer & Chief Operating Officercurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Yamaha Motor VenturesCOO & Managing Director2022 β 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
- Yamaha Motor VenturesPartner2019 β 2022Palo Alto, California
- Siren Marine, Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 β present
- RIOS CorporationBoard Observercurrent2020 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Canvass AIBoard Membercurrent2020 β present
- InOrbit, Inc.Board Observercurrent2020 β presentCalifornia, United States
- Exyn TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2020 β presentPennsylvania, United States
- VeniamBoard Observercurrent2019 β presentPorto Area, Portugal
- PrecisionHawkStrategic Advisorcurrent2020 β presentNorth Carolina, United States
- Blue Victor CapitalCo-Founder and General Partner2018 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Via TransportationStrategic Advisor2016 β 2018New York, NY
- SolidEnergy SystemsMember of the Board2016 β 2018Woburn, MA
- YourMechanicBoard Observer2016 β 2018Mountain View, CA
- Fingertips LabMember of the Board2015 β 2018San Francisco, CA
- Savari Inc.Member of the Board2015 β 2018Santa Clara, CA
- SAIC CapitalSenior Investment Director2014 β 2018Menlo Park, California
- API.AIBoard Observer2015 β 2016Sunnyvale, CA
- General MotorsInvestment Manager - GM Ventures2012 β 2014Palo Alto, California
- General MotorsInvestment Manager - GM Ventures2010 β 2012Detroit, Michigan
Education
- Michigan State UniversityFinance and Economics
Skills & more
Venture Capital7Financial Analysis14Automotive6Risk Management14Enterprise Risk Management6Financial Modeling11
From Anish's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Michigan State University96
Sumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersJay W. SchmelterCo-founder at RiverVest Venture PartnersSteve HoltzmanBio Advisor at Amplify PartnersKevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpTamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters VenturesKevin MorningstarGeneral Partner at Rockies Venture Adviser, Llc
+ 90 more
Shared employers
Also worked at InOrbit, Inc.2
Also worked at Veniam3
Investments
Investor
C. LightCanvassExynInOrbitLoop+Machina LabsPrecisionHawkRange EnergyVeniam
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Daniel Barth
Principal at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Hajime Aota
Chairman at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Junko Van Norman
Chief of Staff at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Kei Onishi
Chairman at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Keita Nakanishi
CEO at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Masa Shinomiya
Senior Mechanical Engineer at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Nolan Paul
Partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Qing Wang
CFO at Yamaha Motor Ventures






















