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Yohei Sawayama

Investor

Founding Partner at Coral Capital

Tokyo

Writes $100K – $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.

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Experience

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

Education

  1. The University of TokyoMaster, Nuclear Engineering2007 β€” 2009
  2. The University of TokyoBachelor, Computer simulation2002 β€” 2007

Skills & more

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Languages English Β· Japanese

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From Yohei's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The University of Tokyo65

Kazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationMasaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, LlcTaka KodaPartner, Director at RDiscoveryKosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison CapitalAkiko AmakawaCEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nomura116

Aftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas JuvinManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsMarkInvestor at Boundary CapitalSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorpElisabeth SpencerAssociate β€” Endurance at Energize Ventures

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Also worked at JPMorgan Chase267

Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera Capital

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Also worked at Towers Watson38

David GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionThijs DijkmanGeneral Partner at PeakRuss NashInvestment Committee at Suncoast VenturesLena-Lou Simon-VirolleAI Implementation & Systems Lead at Fuel VenturesHarlan LevinePresident of Health Innovation and Policy at Oncology Ventures

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Investments

Investor

KAKEHASHISmartHR京都フγƒ₯ージョニをγƒͺング

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Colleagues at Coral Capital

James Riney
Founding Partner & CEO at Coral Capital