Kenta Yaegashi
InvestorVice President at Insight Partners
New York, New York
Writes $10M – $350M checks · typically $25M
Experience
- Insight PartnersVice Presidentcurrent2026 — present
- Insight PartnersInvestor2022 — 2025New York, United States
- AssuredInvestor / Board Observercurrent2026 — present
- Fact Base Inc.Investor / Board Observercurrent2025 — present
- BestpassInvestor / Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- UniformInvestor / Board Observercurrent2024 — present
- OptibusBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- ComplianceQuestBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- U.S.-Japan CouncilUSJCcurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
- ArmisInvestor / Board Observer2023 — 2026
- SingleStoreBoard Observer2023 — 2025
- Centerview PartnersInvestment Banking2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- LaCarte, Inc.Co-Founder, CEO2019 — 2021
- PermiraPrivate Equity2019Menlo Park
- General AtlanticInvestment Professional2019Greater New York City Area
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.A Economics (Honors)
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordPrivate Equity
- The American School in Japan
- International School of Geneva
Skills & more
Public Speaking18Debate5Leadership12Economic Research10Violin12Music Production13Social Media9Research10Microsoft Excel8Film Production3Sound Mixing8Private Equity2
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FinanceMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Venture CapitalLanguages English · French · Japanese
From Kenta's professional profile.
Colleagues at Insight Partners
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Analyst at Insight Partners
Abdi Adan
Investor at Insight Partners
Adam Berger
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Adam Domingoes
Senior Associate at Insight Partners
Adam Vartabedian
Investor at Insight Partners
Aidan Waldman
Investor at Insight Partners
Aiden Aceves
Vice President at Insight Partners
AJ Malhotra
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kenta Yaegashi work?
- Kenta Yaegashi is Vice President at Insight Partners.
- What check size does Kenta Yaegashi write?
- Kenta Yaegashi typically writes checks of $10M – $350M.
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