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Kaz Yoshimaru

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Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund

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Experience

  1. SoftBank Investment AdvisersInvestment Director | Head of Americas & Israel Portfolios for Japan Synergy Creationcurrent2025 — presentSilicon Valley
  2. SoftBank Investment AdvisersInvestment Vice President | Head of Americas & Israel Portfolios for Japan Synergy Creation2021 — 2025Silicon Valley, California, United States
  3. SierraInvestor & Japan Expansioncurrent2025 — present
  4. DatabricksInvestor & Japan Expansioncurrent2024 — present
  5. PerplexityInvestor & Japan Expansioncurrent2024 — present
  6. WizInvestor & Japan Expansioncurrent2024 — present
  7. Cato NetworksJapan Expansioncurrent2023 — present
  8. ClarotyJapan Expansioncurrent2022 — present
  9. ShipBobInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  10. SoftBank GroupManager, CEO Project Office2018 — 2021
  11. SoftBank GroupSenior Associate2016 — 2018
  12. SoftBank GroupAssociate2015 — 2016
  13. Goldman SachsSummer Associate2020
  14. Fast RetailingMBA Intern, Global Digital Commerce Division2020

Colleagues at SoftBank Vision Fund

Aaron Wong
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Alex Clavel
CEO, SoftBank Investment Advisers at SoftBank Vision Fund
Alex Fortmuller
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Amanda Sanchez-Barry
Managing Partner, General Counsel at SoftBank Vision Fund
Amit Lubovsky
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Angela Du
Partner, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Brett Rochkind
Managing Partner, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Cecilia Chen
Partner, Asia at SoftBank Vision Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kaz Yoshimaru?
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Where does Kaz Yoshimaru work?
Kaz Yoshimaru is Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund.
Where did Kaz Yoshimaru go to school?
Kaz Yoshimaru studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, MBA Candidate); The University of Tokyo (Master of Public Administration - MPA, Energy Policy / International Affairs); The University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Laws - LLB).

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