About
Masaru Sakamoto is a Partner at BGV, which he joined in 2018, with a background in international business development, strategic planning, venture capital, and cross-border operations. He previously held leadership roles at NEC Corporation, including Group Vice President of the Solutions Business Group and Vice President of Corporate Planning & Marketing, and has advised or been affiliated with programs such as Bay Angels, Plug & Play, and Alchemist Accelerator. He holds a BA in Economics from Keio University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Invests in
Robotics
Experience
- BGVPartnercurrent2023 — presentSilicon Valley, CA
- BayAngelsAdvisory Board Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SKUChainMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2015 — presentMountain View, California
- MSG SecuritiesAdvisorcurrent2017 — presentUnited States
- Benhamou Global VenturesVenture Partner2018 — 2022Palo Alto, California
- YNEXT Incubator (a division of Yodlee)Mentor2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Bouxtie Inc.Member Board of Advisors2015 — 2018Menlo Park, California
- Ecoplexus Japan KKChairman of the board2012 — 2017Tokyo, Japan
- Axongrove Inc.President2014 — 2015Silicon Valley, CA
- Brain and Capital Holdings Inc.Senior Partner2014 — 2015Silicon Valley
- Sustainable Silicon ValleyBoard member and Co-chair2012 — 2014Santa Clara, CA
- Hack Ventures Inc.General Partner2013 — 2014Silicon Valley and Japan
- Ecoplexus Inc.Senior Vice President - Japan2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Vidient Systems, Inc.Board member2004 — 2010
- Niteo PartnersBoard member2008 — 2009
- NECAMVice President - IT Solutions Group2008 — 2009
- NEC Corporation of AmericaVice President - Corporate Planning & Marketing2006 — 2008
- NEC Corporation of AmericaAssistant General Manager1997 — 2006
- NEC Corporation of AmericaGeneral Manager2004 — 2006
- The Open GroupBoard member2005 — 2007
Education
- Harvard UniversityMBA1990 — 1992
- Keio UniversityBA-Economics1979 — 1983
Skills & more
Strategic Planning36Strategy12Start-ups67Venture Capital64Strategic Partnerships45Corporate Development7Mergers5Entrepreneurship17New Business Development10Product Management15SaaS11Business Development19
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Business StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsEnterprise SoftwareCloud ComputingExecutive ManagementBusiness PlanningCross-functional Team LeadershipGo-to-market StrategyCompetitive AnalysisE-commerceManagement ConsultingMarketingFrom Masaru's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,173
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Benhamou Global Ventures22
Eric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcSai SoodGlobal VP Accounting Reporting at HeadlineSaksham BhandariSenior Associate at Avataar Venture PartnersEric BuatoisGeneral Partner at Benhamou Global VenturesAnik BoseGeneral Partner at Benhamou Global VenturesYashwanth HemarajGeneral Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
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Also worked at Niteo Partners1
Also worked at NEC Corporation of America8
Dan SiazonFounder & Managing Partner at Kickstart VenturesPascal CagniFounder & CEO at C4 VenturesElly KeinanVenture Partner at PitangoVictor JiangFounder & Group MD at Sapien Ventures / Sapien GroupAlok KulkarniCEO, Cyara at TiE Women Global Pitch CompetitionDaniel HofferManaging Director at Autotech Ventures
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Investments
Board seats
Niteo PartnersVidient Systems, Inc.
Investor
AikonCopadoEkso BionicsGeniaGlydwaysInvia RoboticsLUUMMarble RobotMission BarnsOhmniLabsSKUChain
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Benhamou Global Ventures
Anik Bose
General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Barak Ben-Avinoam
Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Bernard Barbier
French Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eitan Efron
Venture Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Ekaterina Evchenko
Principal at Benhamou Global Ventures
Emmanuel Benhamou
Head of Platform at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eric Benhamou
Venture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc
Eric Buatois
General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures