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Nobu Iguchi

Investor

Managing Partner at Great Wave Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $250K – $500K checks · typically $375K

About

Nobu Iguchi is Managing Partner at Great Wave Ventures, an early-stage venture firm based in New York City, where he has backed more than 50 startups since 2020. He previously worked as a senior investment professional at Bridgewater Associates, began his career at McKinsey & Company, and managed warehouse operations at Amazon. He holds a BS in Chemistry from Yale College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Experience

  1. Great Wave VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentGreater New York City Area
  2. Bridgewater AssociatesSenior Investment Associate2017 — 2020Greater New York City Area
  3. AmazonPathways Operations Manager2015 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  4. AmazonSenior Program Manager2014Greater Seattle Area
  5. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2011 — 2013

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2013 — 2015
  2. Yale UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry2006 — 2011

Skills & more

Operations Management2Start-ups2InvestmentsTeam Leadership2Strategy

From Nobu's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,863

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Yale University534

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bridgewater Associates94

Coen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark CapitalJared FriedmanGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorCaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 88 more

Also worked at Amazon365

Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment Group

+ 359 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,239

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

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Megan Ananian
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Michael Palmer
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