Yohei Sawayama
InvestorFounding Partner at Coral Capital
Tokyo
Writes $100K β $10M checks Β· typically $1M
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
- Coral CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2019 β presentTokyo, Japan
- 500 StartupsVenture Partner, Managing Partner of 500 Startups Japancurrent2015 β presentTokyo
- NomuraResearcher2012 β 2015Tokyo, Japan
- JPMorgan ChaseInvestment Banking Analyst2009 β 2012
- Towers WatsonIntern2007 β 2008
Skills & more
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Investments
Investor
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Colleagues 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 Founding Partner at Coral Capital.
- What check size does Yohei Sawayama write?
- Yohei Sawayama typically writes checks of $100K β $10M.
- What companies has Yohei Sawayama invested in?
- Investments tracked here include SmartHR, γ«γ±γγ· (Kakehashi), δΊ¬ι½γγ₯γΌγΈγ§γγ’γͺγ³γ°.
- 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).
Same school
Also attended The University of Tokyo88
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nomura154
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Also worked at JPMorgan Chase338
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Also worked at Towers Watson43
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