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Joe Saijo
InvestorFounding General Partner at Counterpart Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $8M checks · typically $4M
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About
Joe Saijo began his career as a software engineer in Japan and later worked at Hitachi, where he was Manager of Business Development from 2007-2011. From 2014-2017 he was President and Managing Partner at Recruit Strategic Partners, the CVC arm of Recruit Holdings, managing a global portfolio and expanding its US focus. His expertise is in B2B SaaS and marketplace technologies.
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Invests in
MarketplacesSaaS
Experience
- Counterpart VenturesCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DocuSignInvestorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ShipBob, Inc.Investorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- ClassPassInvestorcurrent2014 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- ShoCard, Inc.Investorcurrent2017 — presentPalo Alto
- BrickworkInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
- SaviokeInvestorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AlignableInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston
- Bench AccountingInvestorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- DataRobotInvestorcurrent2011 — presentGreater Boston
- Align CommerceInvestorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Kabbage, IncInvestorcurrent2015 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
- Hometeam.Investorcurrent2015 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- 99designsInvestorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SprinklrInvestorcurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
- TradeshiftInvestorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sourcery Technologies, Inc.Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DirectlyInvestorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UdacityInvestorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Ossia Inc.Investorcurrent2014 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- Peek.comInvestorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Recruit Strategic PartnersPresident & Managing Director2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.Manager2011 — 2012Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Palo Alto NetworksInvestor2008 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Hitachi America, Ltd.Manager, Business Development2007 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Hitachi Systems & Services, Ltd.Associate2001 — 2007Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
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Marketing StrategyVenture CapitalAnalyticsLanguages Japanese
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Investments
Investor
99designsDataRobotDocuSignNoomPalo Alto NetworksShipBob
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Counterpart Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joe Saijo?
- Joe Saijo began his career as a software engineer in Japan and later worked at Hitachi, where he was Manager of Business Development from 2007-2011. From 2014-2017 he was President and Managing Partner at Recruit Strategic Partners, the CVC arm of Recruit Holdings, managing a global portfolio and expanding its US focus. His expertise is in B2B SaaS and marketplace technologies.
- Where does Joe Saijo work?
- Joe Saijo is Founding General Partner at Counterpart Ventures.
- What does Joe Saijo invest in?
- Joe Saijo invests in Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Joe Saijo write?
- Joe Saijo typically writes checks of $2M – $8M.
- What companies has Joe Saijo invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 99designs, DataRobot, DocuSign, Noom, Palo Alto Networks, ShipBob.
- Where did Joe Saijo go to school?
- Joe Saijo studied at Osaka City University (BA, Marketing & Commerce).
Same school
Also attended Osaka City University1
Shared employers
Also worked at ClassPass20
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Also worked at Bench Accounting6
Also worked at 99designs4
Also worked at Udacity41
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