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Hitachi Ventures

Hitachi Ventures, based in California, backs Seed to Series B startups in industrial, climate, healthtech, and life sciences, with checks from $1 million to $30 million and can lead rounds.

Entry stageSeed, Series A, Series B
Check size$1M to $30M
Leads roundsYes
FocusIndustrial, Climate, Healthtech, Life sciences
Latest fundUSD400M HV Fund IV
Investing team21 people1 activity update, latest Oct 15

Who you would pitch at Hitachi Ventures

21 people on the investing team, 6 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Pete Bastien
Pete BastienPresident & PartnerHe previously held roles at Next47 and Toyota Tsusho, and holds degrees from Ohio State and Harvard.
Stefan Gabriel
Stefan GabrielCEO & Managing DirectorHe previously led 3M New Ventures and worked at BMW Group in manufacturing, strategy, and innovation roles.
Galina Sagan
Galina SaganInvestment PartnerFocus: AI, cybersecurity, and applied AI investments since 2018.
Gayathri Radhakrishnan
Gayathri RadhakrishnanPartner
Joanna Soroka
Joanna SorokaInvestment PartnerShe focuses on interdisciplinary technologies that could transform patient care, collaborating with founders in this area.
Tobias Jahn
Tobias JahnPartner
Divya Raghavan
Divya RaghavanPrincipalHer entrepreneurial upbringing shapes her commitment to supporting founders.
Jan Marchewski
Jan MarchewskiPrincipal
Radhika Ananth
Radhika AnanthHead of India & Investment Director
Edoardo Stazio
Edoardo StazioAssociateInvests in Digital, Industrial, and Climate Tech companies.
Grace Mathis
Grace MathisAssociateInvests in climate and industrial innovation.
Marina Du
Marina DuAssociateShe previously led the Corporate Innovation practice at EY and built the investment thesis for Bits x Bites, a food innovation VC in China.
Mascha Bonk
Mascha BonkSenior AssociateFocus: climate, energy, and industry.
Matt Morris
Matt MorrisSenior Associate
Pratik Malhotra
Pratik MalhotraAssociate
Reed Kuivila
Reed KuivilaAnalystInvests in climate, industrial, and digital innovation.
Sahithi Vegunta
Sahithi VeguntaAnalyst
Somil Singh
Somil SinghAnalystFocus: Climate and Industrial companies.
Tobias Graf
Tobias GrafAssociateHe focuses on using data and digital systems to scale human productivity through action-oriented analysis.
Vamsi Patti
Vamsi PattiSenior AssociateHe is part of deal teams for digital and industrial portfolio companies, including data platform and software supply chain security investments.
Wolfgang Seibold
Wolfgang SeiboldChief Investment Officer & Partner

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Writes $1M to $30M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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1 activity update since September, latest Oct 15.

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What stage does Hitachi Ventures invest in?

Hitachi Ventures reports entry at seed, series a, series b.

How much does Hitachi Ventures invest?

Hitachi Ventures reports checks of $1M to $30M.

Does Hitachi Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Hitachi Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Hitachi Ventures?

Pete Bastien (President & Partner), Stefan Gabriel (CEO & Managing Director), Galina Sagan (Investment Partner), Gayathri Radhakrishnan (Partner), Joanna Soroka (Investment Partner), Tobias Jahn (Partner).

Is Hitachi Ventures active right now?

Hitachi Ventures has shown 1 activity update since September 2026, the latest on 2026-10-15.

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