Galina Sagan
InvestorInvestment Partner at Hitachi Ventures · Venture Partner at White Star Capital
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
About
Galina Sagan, a founding investor, pairs engineering and Executive MBA credentials with hands-on Porsche and IBM Watson IoT experience to evaluate AI and industrial startups in robotics, energy and cybersecurity.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCybersecurityEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- White Star CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Enero SolutionsBoard Member & Senior Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Opus Corporate Finance LLPPartnercurrent2023 — presentGreater London
- IMPROVEDPartner2019 — 2023London, United Kingdom
- AllegoDirector of Strategic Business Development2017 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- ChargePoint, Inc.Vice President2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- POD Point Ltd.CFO and Board Member2012 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Autotech VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partner2013 — 2015Palo Alto, California
- Group Lotus plcDirector of Corporate Finance2010 — 2012
- Royal Bank of ScotlandGlobal Head of Automotive Group (RBS/ABN Amro)2006 — 2010
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.European Head - Industrials Investment Banking2006 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
- CIBC World MarketsDirector, Industrials M&A2003 — 2005London, United Kingdom
- Merrill Lynch InternationalMergers & Acquisitions Group1994 — 2003
Skills & more
Corporate Finance45Investment Banking32Mergers14Valuation12Private Equity17Venture Capital23Financial Modeling8Business Strategy20Due Diligence3Corporate Development3M&A experience2Business Planning6
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RestructuringEquitiesCapital MarketsStructured FinanceIPOFundingFinancial StructuringAutomotiveStrategyStrategic PlanningLanguages English · French · German
From Galina's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
BeZero CarbonGrow Inc.I PeaceMakersiteRegscaleStrikeReady
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Hitachi Ventures
Adam Gale
Manager, Fund Administrator at White Star Capital
Annalisa Simons
Head of Administration at Hitachi Ventures
Deepak Mishra
Principal at Hitachi Ventures
Divya Raghavan
Principal at Hitachi Ventures
Divya Raghavan
Principal at NGP Capital
Edoardo Stazio
Associate at Hitachi Ventures
Gayathri (G) Radhakrishnan
Partner at Hitachi Ventures
Grace Mathis
Associate at Hitachi Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Galina Sagan?
- Galina Sagan, a founding investor, pairs engineering and Executive MBA credentials with hands-on Porsche and IBM Watson IoT experience to evaluate AI and industrial startups in robotics, energy and cybersecurity.
- Where does Galina Sagan work?
- Galina Sagan is Investment Partner at Hitachi Ventures.
- What does Galina Sagan invest in?
- Galina Sagan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Energy, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What boards does Galina Sagan sit on?
- Galina Sagan holds tracked board seats at BeZero Carbon, Grow Inc., I Peace, Makersite, Regscale, StrikeReady.
- What companies has Galina Sagan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Arrcus, Ascend Elements, Lineaje Inc., Opsera, Rescale, Trustwise, WEKA.
- Where did Galina Sagan go to school?
- Galina Sagan studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc, Economics/Finance); McGill University (Bcom, Finance).
Same school
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Also worked at Opus Corporate Finance LLP1
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