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Kevin Tanaka

Investor

Principal at Corner Ventures

New York, New York

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

About

Kevin Tanaka is a Principal at Corner Capital Management and Director of Corporate Development for Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. He joined Corner Ventures in 2019 after serving as Vice President at M-III Partners, where he advised on the Sears Chapter 11 restructuring, and previously worked at Vista Equity Partners evaluating software and technology acquisitions and at Morgan Stanley in the Financial Sponsor Group. He holds an economics degree from UC Berkeley.

Experience

  1. Corner Capital ManagementPrincipalcurrent2019 — present
  2. Corner VenturesPrincipalcurrent2019 — presentNew York, United States
  3. Corner Growth Acquisition Corp.Director of Corporate Development2020 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. M-III Partners, LPVice President2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Vista Equity PartnersAssociate2015 — 2017Austin, Texas
  6. Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2013 — 2015New York, New York
  7. Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2012San Francisco, California
  8. Goldman Sachs & Co.Summer Financial Analyst2011San Francisco, California
  9. Merrill LynchGlobal Wealth & Investment Management Advisory Intern2011San Francisco, California
  10. BlackSand Capital, LLCAnalyst Intern2010

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor's degree, Economics2010 — 2013
  2. Iolani SchoolHigh School Diploma

Skills & more

Finance8Analysis2Market Research4Marketing2Mutual Funds4Portfolio Management8Investment Management7Financial Modeling2Investment Banking4Financial Advisory3Valuation2Microsoft Office1

Languages English

  • Series 79 — FINRA

From Kevin's professional profile.

Colleagues at Corner Ventures

Andrew Cohen
Principal at Corner Ventures
Atsuo Sakurai
Partner at Corner Ventures
David Kutcher
Venture Partner at Corner Ventures
Jane Batzofin
Investor at Corner Ventures
Jane Mathieu
Partner at Corner Ventures
Jerry Letter
Partner at Corner Ventures
John Cadeddu
Co-Founder and General Partner at Corner Ventures
Jonathan Pulitzer
General Partner at Corner Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Kevin Tanaka work?
Kevin Tanaka is Principal at Corner Ventures.
What check size does Kevin Tanaka write?
Kevin Tanaka typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,348

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Also attended Iolani School7

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Shared employers

Also worked at Vista Equity Partners53

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Also worked at Morgan Stanley979

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Also worked at Goldman Sachs & Co.1,440

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Also worked at Merrill Lynch435

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