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Hiro Tomogae

Investor

Director at Presidio Ventures

Santa Clara, California, United States

About

Hiro Tomogae is Director of the Business Innovation Group at Sumitomo Corporation of the Americas, based in Silicon Valley, where he identifies new business opportunities in areas including Physical AI, Automation, Metal Recycling, and Critical Minerals. He joined Sumitomo Corporation in 2012 and progressed through roles in corporate credit review, trade operations, and metals trading across the Carbon Products, Iron Ore Sales, and Non-Ferrous Metals departments. From 2018 to 2023, he supported mining operations in the Americas and contributed to major asset transactions and digital transformation initiatives before transitioning to business innovation.

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Experience

  1. Presidio VenturesDirectorcurrent2026 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
  2. Sumitomo Corporation of AmericasDirectorcurrent2024 — presentSanta Clara County, California, United States
  3. Sumitomo Corporation of AmericasDirector2022 — 2024Santa Clara, California, United States
  4. Sumitomo CorporationManager, Digital Transformation, Non-Ferrous Metals Development Business Dept.2021 — 2022Tokyo, Japan
  5. Sumitomo Corporation主任2012 — 2021Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Education

  1. Purdue University学士, 経営2007 — 2011
  2. International School of Beijing

Skills & more

Leadership1Public Speaking1Microsoft Office4Microsoft Excel2Microsoft Word1Microsoft PowerPoint1Customer Service3Marketing1

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Same school

Also attended Purdue University138

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Also attended International School of Beijing5

Connie LiPrincipal at F-Prime Capital PartnersDion DongPrincipal at Leadout CapitalWill ChungInvestor at GS FuturesMichael ChenGeneral Partner at Root and Shoot VenturesLindsay AtkensonVenture Partner at SOSV

Shared employers

Also worked at Presidio Ventures14

Masood PirzadaCEO at Presidio VenturesRoss LeavExecutive Vice President at Presidio VenturesTomo YamaguchiSenior Vice President at Presidio VenturesSeth NishidaSenior Director at Presidio VenturesTyler SchintoSenior Director at Presidio VenturesRichard CrosfieldDirector at Presidio Ventures

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Also worked at Sumitomo Corporation of Americas4

Seth NishidaSenior Director at Presidio VenturesTyler SchintoSenior Director at Presidio VenturesOshie SatoSenior Director at Presidio VenturesJackson PeiSenior Associate at Closed Loop Partners

Also worked at Sumitomo Corporation4

Tomo YamaguchiSenior Vice President at Presidio VenturesSeth NishidaSenior Director at Presidio VenturesOshie SatoSenior Director at Presidio VenturesShogo MinamiAssociate at Presidio Ventures

Colleagues at Presidio Ventures

Ben Takeuchi
COO at Presidio Ventures
Dafydd Prole
Principal at Presidio Ventures
Ellen Pierce
VP Administration at Presidio Ventures
Jamie Tapscott
Operations Specialist at Presidio Ventures
Kei Yoshida
Principal at Presidio Ventures
Leonard Fong
Senior Controller at Presidio Ventures
Masood Pirzada
CEO at Presidio Ventures
Michelle Soon
Director of Finance at Presidio Ventures