About
Brings 25+ years of global experience across the US, UK and Japan, including senior venture investment, CVC and M&A roles at Sumitomo Corporation and a government role at Japan's Digital Agency.
Experience
- Tera VenturesAdvisory Board membercurrent2025 — presentTokyo, Japan
- my FinTech IncPresident2024 — 2025Tokyo, Japan
- デジタル庁 / Digital AgencyGovernment Official, Partnership Strategist, Strategy & Organization Group2023 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
- SCSK CorporationSenior Corporate Officer, General Manager, Digital Innovation Center2021 — 2023Tokyo, Japan
- Sumitomo Corporation Europe LimitedUnit General Manager, Business Development Unit2016 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- Sumitomo Corporation Europe LimitedAssistant to Chief Operating Officer, General Manager, Business Development Dept2015 — 2016Vintners' Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ, UK
- Sumitomo CorporationDeputy General Manager, Battery Business Development Dept2011 — 2015Tokyo, Japan
- Sumitomo CorporationTeam Leader, Corporate Planning & Coordination Dept2008 — 2011
- Sumitomo CorporationSenior Marketing Director, IT Solution Dept2001 — 2008Tokyo, Japan
- Sumitomo Corporation of AmericaDirector, Presidio Venture Partners1995 — 2001New York
Skills & more
Business Development2Venture Capital3Strategy2Business Strategy1Start-ups1Strategic PartnershipsExecutive ManagementEntrepreneurshipMergers & Acquisitions1Product ManagementStrategic PlanningSaaS
From Eric's professional profile.
Colleagues at Tera Ventures
Andrus Oks
Founding Partner at Tera Ventures
David Clark
Platform Partner at Tera Ventures
Eamonn Carey
General Partner at Tera Ventures
Helis Lipping
Operations and Communications at Tera Ventures
Karin Kunnapas
Venture Partner at Tera Ventures
Karin Künnapas
Venture Partner at Tera Ventures
Par Nuder
Chairman at Tera Ventures
Priit Kaasik
Advisory Board Member at Tera Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Sato?
- Brings 25+ years of global experience across the US, UK and Japan, including senior venture investment, CVC and M&A roles at Sumitomo Corporation and a government role at Japan's Digital Agency.
- Where does Eric Sato work?
- Eric Sato is Advisory Board Member at Tera Ventures.
- Where did Eric Sato go to school?
- Eric Sato studied at Waseda University (Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering); The University of Tokyo (Executive Management Program); Harvard Business School (Executive Education, Marketing Innovative Technologies).
Same school
Also attended Waseda University106
Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalKoichiro NakamuraSenior Managing Director at Sozo VenturesAyaka MatsumotoCorporate Development Manager at TNBAuraShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCENDNatsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalKosho SatoInvestment Partner at Joyance Partners
+ 100 more
Also attended The University of Tokyo170
Steve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoKazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationTaka KodaPartner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.Rafael Jara-SimkinHead of Sales Intelligence at Theory VenturesYuki ShiratoSenior Advisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.
+ 164 more
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystAdrianna MaInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,633
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Shared employers
Also worked at デジタル庁 / Digital Agency1
Also worked at SCSK Corporation3
Also worked at Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited1
Also worked at Sumitomo Corporation11
Tomo YamaguchiSenior Vice President at Presidio VenturesSeth NishidaSenior Director at Presidio VenturesOshie SatoSenior Director at Presidio VenturesHiro TomogaeDirector at Presidio VenturesShogo MinamiAssociate at Presidio VenturesYoshito HoriFounding Partner at Globis Capital Partners
+ 5 more