Fundraising Fox

Risa Ishii

Investor

Principal at Great Wave Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K

Experience

  1. Great Wave VenturesPrincipal2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  2. Plug and Play Tech CenterDirector of Japanese Partnerships2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Plug and Play Tech CenterSenior Partnerships Manager2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. MizuhoCorporate Banking2017 — 2018Otemachi
  5. Harvard Business SchoolTeaching Fellow2016 — 2017Tokyo
  6. Mitsui FudosanInterpreter2015 — 2017Tokyo
  7. America Japan SocietyIntern2015 — 2017Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
  8. UNHCRMarketing Intern2015 — 2016Tokyo, Japan

Education

  1. Waseda UniversityBachelor's degree, Political Science and Economics, Double major in Peace Studies

Skills & more

Languages English · Japanese

From Risa's professional profile.

Colleagues at Great Wave Ventures

Aaron Farr
Investor at Great Wave Ventures
Elian Haddock
Investor at Great Wave Ventures
Elisha Agravante
Operations Manager at Great Wave Ventures
Hideaki Okubo
Senior Associate at Great Wave Ventures
Mark Bivens
Venture Partner at Great Wave Ventures
Michael Palmer
General Partner at Great Wave Ventures
Nobu Iguchi
Managing Partner at Great Wave Ventures
Pauliina Meskanen
Investor at Great Wave Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Risa Ishii work?
Risa Ishii is Principal at Great Wave Ventures.
What check size does Risa Ishii write?
Risa Ishii typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

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