Where did Riki Yamauchi go to school?

Riki Yamauchi studied at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Business Administration and Management, General); Waseda University.

Riki Yamauchi

Investor

Director, Strategic Investments and Partnerships at Novastar Ventures

Nairobi

Find your path to Riki

993 people in our graph share verified history with Riki — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Andrew OgawaunlockedRiki: together at U.S.-Japan Council (2022–2026)

×6Riki: together at Waseda University

×3Riki: together at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Riki: together at Morgan Stanley

About

Director of Strategic Investments and Partnerships in Nairobi. A Japanese-American with a decade in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan, he moved to Kenya to make early-stage investments and joined Novastar in 2023.

Experience

Novastar VenturesInvestment Directorcurrent2022 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
U.S.-Japan CouncilCouncil Membercurrent2022 — presentUnited States & Japan
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.Investment Partner - Africa2022 — 2023Kenya
Morgan StanleyInstitutional Equity2018 — 2020
J.P. MorganInstitutional Equity2015 — 2018
Morgan StanleyAnalyst2013 — 2014

Colleagues at Novastar Ventures

Abel Boreto

Investment Director at Novastar Ventures

Andrew Carruthers

Co-founder & Managing Partner at Novastar Ventures

Asra Nadeem

Startup Education Advisor at Draper Associates

Brian Waswani Odhiambo

Partner at Novastar Ventures

Dayo Oduleye

Investment Associate at Novastar Ventures

Dieko Ojo

Investment Associate at Novastar Ventures

Dominic Michel

Investment Director at Novastar Ventures

Dot Beck

Director, Social & Environmental Value at Novastar Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Riki Yamauchi?: Director of Strategic Investments and Partnerships in Nairobi. A Japanese-American with a decade in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan, he moved to Kenya to make early-stage investments and joined Novastar in 2023.
Where does Riki Yamauchi work?: Riki Yamauchi is Director, Strategic Investments and Partnerships at Novastar Ventures.
Where did Riki Yamauchi go to school?: Riki Yamauchi studied at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Business Administration and Management, General); Waseda University.

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