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Kengo Ueha

Investor

Partner at Beyond Next Ventures

Tokyo

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Kengo Ueha has more than 20 years of experience in venture capital. He joined Beyond Next Ventures as a Co-Founding Partner in 2015 and became Managing Director in 2023, where he oversees fund management, corporate operations, and the firm's investment activities. He previously worked at JAFCO starting in 2003, handling investment execution and finance/administrative operations, and holds a Bachelor of Laws from Chuo University.

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Experience

  1. Beyond Next Ventures Inc.Managing Director, General Partnercurrent2023 β€” present東京都
  2. Beyond Next Ventures Inc.Board Director, Partner2015 β€” 2023Tokyo, JAPAN
  3. JAFCO Co., Ltd.Principal of Administration Group2012 β€” 2015
  4. JAFCO Co., Ltd.Assistant Manager of Administration Department2007 β€” 2012
  5. JAFCO Co., Ltd.Assistant Manager of Finance Department2007
  6. JAFCO Co., Ltd.Assistant Manager at Investment Group 22003 β€” 2007

Education

  1. Chuo UniversityBachelor, International Law and Business1999 β€” 2003
  2. Kawagoe High School1996 β€” 1999

Skills & more

Private Equity3Venture Capital1ベンチャーキャピタル

From Kengo's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Chuo University6

Shota SagiyamaExecutive Officer / Talent Partner at Beyond Next VenturesJulia OkuyamaBusiness Development Manager at TransLink CapitalHidemasa IkedaPrincipal / Executive Officer, Head of Japan at Rebright PartnersAntoine BlondeauManaging Partner at Alpha Intelligence CapitalShohei MaruhashiPresident & CEO of PWM Japan Securities at Chartered GroupAlfred JiangManaging Partner at Nirvana Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Beyond Next Ventures Inc.18

Akito ArimaExecutive Officer / Partner at Beyond Next VenturesKarthik VaradaSenior Associate at Beyond Next VenturesKatsuya HashizumeExecutive Officer / Partner at Beyond Next VenturesYuichiro SanoPrincipal at Beyond Next VenturesHiroyuki KageyamaPrincipal at Beyond Next VenturesTakehiko SawabeDirector at Beyond Next Ventures

+ 12 more

Also worked at JAFCO Co., Ltd.7

Masahiko HonmaPartner & Advisor at KK FundKatsuya HashizumeExecutive Officer / Partner at Beyond Next VenturesTsuyoshi ItoFounder CEO / Managing Partner at Beyond Next VenturesTakeshi EbiharaFounding General Partner at Rebright PartnersHideki FujitaFounder and CEO at SEGNEL VenturesPhil WickhamVenture Partner / Advisor at Angular Ventures

+ 1 more

Deals Β· 2

QD LaserLed round

via Beyond Next Ventures

SUSMEDLed round

via Beyond Next Ventures

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Colleagues at Beyond Next Ventures

Akiko Fujii
Investment Group at Beyond Next Ventures
Akira Horiguchi
Former Executive Vice President, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. at Beyond Next Ventures
Akito Arima
Executive Officer / Partner at Beyond Next Ventures
Ashish Behera
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Devang Thakor
Founder / President, Anioplex, LLC at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Matsumoto
Representative of SubTonic Consulting at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroki Mikuni
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures
Hiroyuki Kageyama
Principal at Beyond Next Ventures

Network2

Akito Arima
Executive Officer / Partner at Beyond Next Ventures
Ashish Behera
Investor at Beyond Next Ventures

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