Joe Saijo
InvestorFounding General Partner at Counterpart Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $8M checks · typically $4M
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.
Contact· published on Joe's own website
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
Strategy21Management8Leadership4Business Alliances5Business Development21Start-ups30Market Research6Integration1Business Planning16Entrepreneurship8Mergers & Acquisitions8Go-to-market Strategy9
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Marketing StrategyVenture CapitalAnalyticsLanguages Japanese
From Joe's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
99designsDataRobotDocuSignNoomPalo Alto NetworksShipBob
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Counterpart Ventures
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Abbie Wolf
Director of Platform at Counterpart Ventures
Al Lalani
Operating Partner at Counterpart Ventures
Mikey Kailis
Principal at Counterpart Ventures
Nandini Agarwal
Senior Associate at Counterpart Ventures
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Patrick Eggen
Founding General Partner at Counterpart Ventures
Phoebe Wang
Partner at WI Harper Group
Samantha Huang
Principal at BMW i Ventures
Shoko Kanehara
Director, Business Development 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).
Shared employers
Also worked at ClassPass14
Adam ValkinInvestment Team at General CatalystAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint VenturesChase RifkinVP, Talent at CAVU Consumer PartnersEsther DysonInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesRaj KapoorCo-founder | Managing Partner at ClimacticJihong KimManaging Director at Samsung Ventures
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Also worked at Bench Accounting6
Also worked at 99designs3
Also worked at Udacity22
Tilly McLainOperations and Community Manager at Uncork CapitalJihad (Jay) AlammarVenture Partner at Outliers VCAkihiko OkamotoInvestor at HeadlineAmy GuFounder and Managing Partner at Hemi Ventures, LlcMichael LangerBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoLizzie HnatiukAnalyst and AI Lead at Pender Ventures
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