About
Eiichiro So is CEO and Managing Director of SBI Ven Capital and an Executive Director of SBI Holdings, Inc., having been with the SBI Group since 2006. He has over 25 years of experience in private equity and financial services, and has worked across Southeast Asia and South Korea since 2009. He began his career at Sakura Bank (now SMBC) handling SME loans and syndicated loans, and holds an MBA from Hitotsubashi University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Chuo University.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Experience
- SBI Ven Capital Pte LtdManaging Director and CEOcurrent2024 β presentγ·γ³γ¬γγΌγ«
- SBIγγΌγ«γγ£γ³γ°γΉExecutive officer οΌε·θ‘ε½Ήε‘γζ΅·ε€δΊζ₯ζ ε½)current2023 β presentζ±δΊ¬ι½, ζ₯ζ¬
- Seedbox PhilippinesDirectorcurrent2026 β presentγγ£γͺγγ³
- SBI Royal Securities Plc (Leading Securities Firm in Cambodia)Chairmancurrent2010 β present
- SBI LY HOUR Bank Plc.Directorcurrent2019 β presentγ«γ³γγΈγ’ γγγ³γγ³
- SBI Investment Korea Co., Ltd.Co-CEO, Senior Executive Vice President2018 β 2026γ½γ¦γ«ηΉε₯εΈ, ε€§ιζ°ε½
- TPBankDirector2018 β 2023γγγγ Hanoi γγγ€
- SBI Thai Online Securities Company LimitedAuthorized Director2017 β 2023γΏγ€ γγ³γ³γ―
- FPT Securities JSC (FPTS)Supervisor2018 β 2020γγγγ Hanoi γγγ€
- SBI Holdings, IncHead of Greater Mekong Subregion2014 β 2018
- SBI Ven Capital Pte LtdDirector2009 β 2018γ·γ³γ¬γγΌγ«
- SBI Thai Online Securities Company LimitedAuthorized Director2014 β 2016γΏγ€ γγ³γ³γ―
- Phnom Penh Commercial BankDirector2009 β 2016γ«γ³γγΈγ’ γγγ³γγ³
- FPT Securities JSC (FPTS)Director2014 β 2016γγγγ Hanoi γγγ€
- TPBankVice Chairman2014 β 2016γγγγ Hanoi γγγ€
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From Eiichiro's professional profile.
Colleagues at SBI Ven Capital
Adalyn Yeap
Vice President at SBI Ven Capital
Alvin Katuari
Investment Manager at SBI Ven Capital
Andrew Duff
Director and Co-Founder at Sparkbox Ventures
John Lee
Investor at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Jun Jie Khoo
Investment Manager at SBI Ven Capital
Kevin Low
Executive Vice President at SBI Ven Capital
Khoo Jun Jie
Investment Manager at SBI Ven Capital
Louis Wirawan
Vice President at SBI Ven Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eiichiro So?
- Eiichiro So is CEO and Managing Director of SBI Ven Capital and an Executive Director of SBI Holdings, Inc., having been with the SBI Group since 2006. He has over 25 years of experience in private equity and financial services, and has worked across Southeast Asia and South Korea since 2009. He began his career at Sakura Bank (now SMBC) handling SME loans and syndicated loans, and holds an MBA from Hitotsubashi University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Chuo University.
- Where does Eiichiro So work?
- Eiichiro So is CEO and Managing Director at SBI Ven Capital.
- What does Eiichiro So invest in?
- Eiichiro So invests in Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where did Eiichiro So go to school?
- Eiichiro So studied at Hitotsubashi ICS (Hitotsubashi University Business School) (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Chuo University (ε¦ε£«, εε¦ι¨).
Same school
Also attended Hitotsubashi ICS (Hitotsubashi University Business School)3
Also attended Chuo University13
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