About
Takafumi Yamada joined Quona Capital in 2024 as Vice President and became Principal in 2025, where he focuses on Southeast Asia investments and portfolio support. Earlier he was part of the founding team of Grab's Financial Services Unit, leading strategy, M&A, and fundraising in the region, and held leadership roles in Grab's lending and payment businesses in Indonesia. He previously worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in International Relations from the University of Tokyo.
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Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- Quona CapitalPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentSingapore
- Quona CapitalVice President2024 — 2025Singapore
- OVO (PT Visionet Internasional)Head of Payment Ecosystem & Consumer Lending2022 — 2024Jakarta, Indonesia
- GrabHead of Payment Ecosystem & Consumer Lending2022 — 2024Jakarta, Indonesia
- GrabSenior Manager | Special Projects, Grab Financial Group2018 — 2022Singapore
- AccionInvestment Officer, Accion Ventures2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2012 — 2016Tokyo, Japan
- Proximity DesignsFellow2014Yangon, Myanmar
Skills & more
Business Strategy10Management Consulting9Go-to-market Strategy4Channel Strategy1International Marketing1International Sales1Economics3Financial Modeling5Strategy5
Languages English · Japanese
From Takafumi's professional profile.
Colleagues at Quona Capital
Adrienne Henderson
Senior Investment Associate at Quona Capital
Alejandro Safdie
Vice President at Quona Capital
Anuraag Dalal
Strategic Operations Associate at Quona Capital
David Mathewson
Partner/COO & Chief Compliance Officer at Quona Capital
Deidra Buissereth
Executive Office Associate & People Operations Coordinator at Quona Capital
Devin N. Dockery
Compliance Officer at Quona Capital
Elis Kwek
Investment Associate at Quona Capital
Fernanda Rezende
Analyst at Quona Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Takafumi Yamada?
- Takafumi Yamada joined Quona Capital in 2024 as Vice President and became Principal in 2025, where he focuses on Southeast Asia investments and portfolio support. Earlier he was part of the founding team of Grab's Financial Services Unit, leading strategy, M&A, and fundraising in the region, and held leadership roles in Grab's lending and payment businesses in Indonesia. He previously worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in International Relations from the University of Tokyo.
- Where does Takafumi Yamada work?
- Takafumi Yamada is Principal at Quona Capital.
- What does Takafumi Yamada invest in?
- Takafumi Yamada invests in Fintech.
- Where did Takafumi Yamada go to school?
- Takafumi Yamada studied at Harvard Business School (Master in Business Administration with Distinction); The University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Arts, International Relations); The University of British Columbia (Exchange student, Economics).
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