About
Kosho Sato is an investor at Joyance Partners. Before joining the firm, he led projects at a CPG company spanning startup investments, business development, financial modeling, and business unit reorganization, and previously worked at Japan's Ministry of Finance on the use of national properties. He holds a BA in Economics from Waseda University in Japan and an MBA from IMD Business School in Switzerland.
Experience
- Joyance PartnersInvestment Partnercurrent2024 β presentNew York, United States
- JTDirector, D-LAB2024Tokyo, Japan
- JTManager, D-LAB2023 β 2024Tokyo, Japan
- JTDeputy Manager, Business Development and Corporate Strategy Div.2019 β 2021Tokyo
- JTAssociate Manager, Business Development and Corporate Strategy Div.2018 β 2019Tokyo
- Ministry of Finance - JapanOfficial, Office of Effective Use of Government Assets, Administrative Asset Management Policy Div.2016 β 2018Tokyo, Japan
- JTAssociate, Manufacturing Div., Hiratsuka Factory2013 β 2016Kanagawa, Japan
Skills & more
Languages English Β· Japanese
- VC University ONLINE β VC University
From Kosho's professional profile.
Colleagues at Joyance Partners
Alexander Stoeckel
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Alice Ko
Investment Partner at Joyance Partners
Andrew Nealon
Partner & CTO at Joyance Partners
Anne DeGheest
Mentor Capitalist, Investor & Corporate Advisor at Joyance Partners
Arjun Arora
Investor at Streamlined Ventures
Avi Golan
CEO at Oosto at Joyance Partners
Bradley Welch
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Charles C Smith
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kosho Sato?
- Kosho Sato is an investor at Joyance Partners. Before joining the firm, he led projects at a CPG company spanning startup investments, business development, financial modeling, and business unit reorganization, and previously worked at Japan's Ministry of Finance on the use of national properties. He holds a BA in Economics from Waseda University in Japan and an MBA from IMD Business School in Switzerland.
- Where does Kosho Sato work?
- Kosho Sato is Investment Partner at Joyance Partners.
- Where did Kosho Sato go to school?
- Kosho Sato studied at IMD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Waseda University (B.A. in Economics).
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