About
Ray Abbiatici is a Senior Associate at Yamaha Motor Ventures, where he identifies and evaluates investment opportunities in emerging technology startups. He previously worked as an Investment Associate at BASF Venture Capital, assessing deals in clean energy, membrane technologies, mining, and AI/ML for materials discovery and industrial optimization, and earlier served as a licensed professional engineer and design manager on heavy infrastructure projects in the Northeast. He holds a BS in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Bucknell University and an MS in Structural/Earthquake Engineering from UCLA.
Colleagues at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Anish Patel
CIO & COO at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Daniel Barth
Principal at Yamaha Motor Ventures
George Kellerman
General Partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Hajime Aota
Chairman at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Junko Van Norman
Chief of Staff at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Kei Onishi
Chairman at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Keita Nakanishi
CEO at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Masa Shinomiya
Senior Mechanical Engineer at Yamaha Motor Ventures