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Joe Saijo

Investor

Founding General Partner at Counterpart Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $2M – $8M checks Β· 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.

Invests in

MarketplacesSaaS

Experience

  1. Counterpart VenturesCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. DocuSignInvestorcurrent2014 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. ShipBob, Inc.Investorcurrent2016 β€” presentGreater Chicago Area
  4. ClassPassInvestorcurrent2014 β€” presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  5. ShoCard, Inc.Investorcurrent2017 β€” presentPalo Alto
  6. BrickworkInvestorcurrent2016 β€” presentGreater New York City Area
  7. SaviokeInvestorcurrent2016 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. AlignableInvestorcurrent2016 β€” presentGreater Boston
  9. Bench AccountingInvestorcurrent2015 β€” presentGreater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  10. DataRobotInvestorcurrent2011 β€” presentGreater Boston
  11. Align CommerceInvestorcurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. Kabbage, IncInvestorcurrent2015 β€” presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  13. Hometeam.Investorcurrent2015 β€” presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  14. 99designsInvestorcurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. SprinklrInvestorcurrent2015 β€” presentGreater New York City Area
  16. TradeshiftInvestorcurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. Sourcery Technologies, Inc.Investorcurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  18. DirectlyInvestorcurrent2014 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  19. UdacityInvestorcurrent2014 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  20. Ossia Inc.Investorcurrent2014 β€” presentGreater Seattle Area

Education

  1. Osaka City UniversityBA, Marketing & Commerce1997 β€” 2001

Skills & more

Strategy21Management8Leadership4Business Alliances5Business Development21Start-ups30Market Research6Integration1Business Planning16Entrepreneurship8Mergers & Acquisitions8Go-to-market Strategy9
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Languages Japanese

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Shared employers

Investments

Investor

99designsDataRobotDocuSignNoomPalo Alto NetworksShipBob

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Counterpart Ventures