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Yohei Sawayama

Investor

Venture Partner, Managing Partner of 500 Startups Japan at 500 Global · Founding Partner at Coral Capital

Tokyo

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

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Nick ZurickunlockedYohei: together at JPMorgan Chase (2011–2012)
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About

Yohei Sawayama is a Founding Partner at Coral Capital, which he co-founded in 2015 as 500 Startups Japan before rebranding to Coral Capital in 2019. He has invested in over 110 companies including SmartHR, KAKEHASHI, and Kyoto Fusioneering, managing roughly 60 billion yen. Before venture capital he worked as a researcher at Nomura Securities and covered the TMT sector in J.P. Morgan's investment banking division; he holds a master's degree in engineering (nuclear engineering) from the University of Tokyo and has served as an adjunct lecturer at Waseda University since 2021.

Experience

  1. Coral CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2019 — presentTokyo, Japan
  2. 500 StartupsVenture Partner, Managing Partner of 500 Startups Japancurrent2015 — presentTokyo
  3. NomuraResearcher2012 — 2015Tokyo, Japan
  4. JPMorgan ChaseInvestment Banking Analyst2009 — 2012
  5. Towers WatsonIntern2007 — 2008

Skills & more

Java1ScalaRubyRuby on RailsStrutsSpringHibernateJavaScriptAJAXPHP財務モデリング新規株式公開 (IPO)
+12 moreコーポレートファイナンスベンチャーキャピタルInvestment BankingVenture FinancingFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness AlliancesPlay FrameworkHerokuZend FrameworkSmarty

Languages English · Japanese

  • 情報セキュリティアドミニストレータ — Innovation Platform Agency, Japan (IPA)

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Investments

Investor

SmartHRカケハシ (Kakehashi)京都フュージョニアリング

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at 500 Global

Amal Dokhan
500 Global · Kauffman Fellow (Class 27)
Bedy Yang
Managing Partner at 500 Startups
Christine Tsai
CEO at 500 Startups Vietnam
Clayton Bryan
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Courtney Powell
COO at 500 Startups Vietnam
Edith Yeung
General Partner at Race Capital
Iris Sun
Principal at TSVC
James Riney
Founding Partner & CEO at Coral Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yohei Sawayama?
Yohei Sawayama is a Founding Partner at Coral Capital, which he co-founded in 2015 as 500 Startups Japan before rebranding to Coral Capital in 2019. He has invested in over 110 companies including SmartHR, KAKEHASHI, and Kyoto Fusioneering, managing roughly 60 billion yen. Before venture capital he worked as a researcher at Nomura Securities and covered the TMT sector in J.P. Morgan's investment banking division; he holds a master's degree in engineering (nuclear engineering) from the University of Tokyo and has served as an adjunct lecturer at Waseda University since 2021.
Where does Yohei Sawayama work?
Yohei Sawayama is Venture Partner, Managing Partner of 500 Startups Japan at 500 Global.
What check size does Yohei Sawayama write?
Yohei Sawayama typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What companies has Yohei Sawayama invested in?
Investments tracked here include SmartHR, カケハシ (Kakehashi), 京都フュージョニアリング.
Where did Yohei Sawayama go to school?
Yohei Sawayama studied at The University of Tokyo (Master, Nuclear Engineering); The University of Tokyo (Bachelor, Computer simulation).

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