Yuya Watanabe
InvestorProgram Manager at Scrum Ventures · Manager, Events and Operations at Craft Ventures
Greater Tokyo Area
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Ryan HrabakunlockedYuya: together at Craft Ventures (2022–2025)
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×3Yuya: together at University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
About
Yuya Watanabe is a Global MBA candidate at Bologna Business School with a focus on motorsport partnerships, business development, and corporate innovation. His competencies include strategic partnership development, program management in tech innovation, and tech-enabled fan engagement strategies. He has contributed to Forbes JAPAN and Nikkei Business and serves as a youth advisor for JA Worldwide.
Experience
- Career BreakRelocationcurrent2026 — present
- Scrum VenturesProgram Manager2024 — 2026Tokyo, Japan
- Scrum VenturesProgram Manager2023 — 2024
- Scrum VenturesStudio Program Associate2022 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
- Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIBJunior Relationship Manager / Associate2020 — 2022Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIBSales Analyst2019 — 2020Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
- Innovating with Universities Programme — Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge
- Iaido 3rd Dan — All Japan Kendo Federation
- THE GUIDE TO CAREERS IN MOTORSPORTS — Formula Careers
- Securities Broker — Japan Securities Dealers Association
- Youth Advisor — JA Worldwide
- Sport Sponsorship. Let them Play — Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Official Lecturer of Japanese Alcohol Beverages — Sake Service Institute Inc
- GETTING WORK EXPERIENCE IN MOTORSPORT — Formula Careers
From Yuya's professional profile.
Colleagues at Scrum Ventures
Ai Kashii
Fund Operations Senior Associate at Scrum Ventures
Akane Miura
Director of Marketing at Scrum Ventures
Akash Bhat
Investor at Scrum Ventures
Akihiro Tada
Advisor at Scrum Ventures
Akira Hagiwara
Senior Analyst at Scrum Ventures
Ashley Huang
Research Analyst at Scrum Ventures
Barak Berkowitz
Advisor at Scrum Ventures
Chris Park
Advisor at Scrum Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yuya Watanabe?
- Yuya Watanabe is a Global MBA candidate at Bologna Business School with a focus on motorsport partnerships, business development, and corporate innovation. His competencies include strategic partnership development, program management in tech innovation, and tech-enabled fan engagement strategies. He has contributed to Forbes JAPAN and Nikkei Business and serves as a youth advisor for JA Worldwide.
- Where does Yuya Watanabe work?
- Yuya Watanabe is Program Manager at Scrum Ventures.
- Where did Yuya Watanabe go to school?
- Yuya Watanabe studied at Waseda University (Bachelor's degree, International Liberal Arts); University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management (Micro MBA program, Business); Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Social Sciences).
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Also attended University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management31
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Also attended Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin99
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Also attended 早稲田大学高等学院 Waseda University Senior High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Scrum Ventures23
Tak MiyataInvestor at Scrum VenturesAkane MiuraDirector of Marketing at Scrum VenturesRyan MendozaPartner at Scrum VenturesMichael MatsumuraPartner at Scrum VenturesRyo HayashimaDirector of Portfolio Growth at Scrum VenturesKallan HDirector - Talent Acquisition at Elevation Capital
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Also worked at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB99
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