Galina Sagan
InvestorInvestment Partner at Hitachi Ventures · Venture Partner at White Star Capital
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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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
- Hitachi VenturesInvestment Partnercurrent2026 — presentMunich
- Hitachi VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2026Munich
- Hitachi VenturesSenior Associate2020 — 2021Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2023 — present
- SpeedinvestSenior Associate2018 — 2019Munich Area, Germany
- IBMSenior Consultant | AI & Digital Strategy | Watson (AI) IoT Consulting Practice2016 — 2018Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- J.D. PowerConsultant, Automotive Solutions2015 — 2016Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- Porsche Motorsport North AmericaEngineer Intern2014 — 2015Los Angeles, California Area
- Institute of Product Engineering at KITResearch Assistant2014Karlsruhe Area, Germany
- PorscheMaster's degree candidate2013 — 2014Weissach, Germany
- PorscheWorking Student2012 — 2013Weissach, Germany
- Porsche AGProduct Engineering/Development Intern2011Weissach, Germany
Skills & more
Management7Design Thinking1Investment Strategies2Equities2Portfolio Management2Growth CapitalVenture Capital1Project Engineering23Engineering19Oil/Gas3AutoCAD4Petroleum4
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Model Based Systems EngineeringPTC CreoOil & GasMicrosoft WordMechanical EngineeringProduct DevelopmentAutomotiveBusiness StrategyMicrosoft OfficeProject PlanningProject ManagementMarket ResearchLanguages English · German · Russian
- Financial Modeling for SaaS Investing I — Growth Equity / VC Guide
- Financial Modeling for SaaS Investing I — Growth Equity / VC Guide
- Master in Business Administration - IESE Business School — IESE Business School
- Cohort Analysis in SaaS Investing — Growth Equity / VC Guide
- SaaS Metrics — Growth Equity / VC Guide
- ARR Waterfalls for SaaS Investing — Growth Equity / VC Guide
- SaaS Investing Fundamentals — Growth Equity / VC Guide
- Sourcing — Growth Equity / VC Guide
- Market Thesis Development — Growth Equity / VC Guide
- Growth Investing Financial Modeling - Level III — Growth Equity / VC Guide
From Galina's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
BeZero CarbonGrow Inc.I PeaceMakersiteRegscaleStrikeReady
Investor
ArrcusAscend ElementsLineaje Inc.OpseraRescaleTrustwiseWekaIO, Inc.
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
Edoardo Stazio
Associate at Hitachi Ventures
Gayathri (G) Radhakrishnan
Partner at Hitachi Ventures
Grace Mathis
Associate at Hitachi Ventures
Jan Marchewski
Principal 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, WekaIO, Inc..
- Where did Galina Sagan go to school?
- Galina Sagan studied at IESE Business School (Executive MBA); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Engineering (taught in German)); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Engineering (taught in English)).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hitachi Ventures22
Stefan GabrielCEO & Managing Director at Hitachi VenturesAnnalisa SimonsHead of Administration at Hitachi VenturesDivya RaghavanPrincipal at Hitachi VenturesGayathri (G) RadhakrishnanPartner at Hitachi VenturesEdoardo StazioAssociate at Hitachi VenturesJoanna SorokaInvestment Partner at Hitachi Ventures
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Also worked at Speedinvest66
AudreyInvestment Team Member at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcEmily MeadsPrincipal at QuantonationMagda PoslusznyPrincipal at Partech VenturesYang TranPartner at Zero Prime VenturesPhilip SpechtGeneral Partner at AENUOliver HolleCEO & Managing Partner at Speedinvest
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Also worked at IBM1,529
Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at J.D. Power13
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