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Aki Ohashi

Aki Ohashi

Vice President atEvolutionSilicon Valley
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Aki Ohashi is a Vice President at Evolution with over 20 years in venture capital, technology R&D, and business development. He previously worked at Xerox PARC and NGI Group, and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.

What Aki can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Evolution writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Cognizant Technology Solutions · Advanced Solutions Group
  2. L.E.K. Consulting · Consultant
  3. Tilefile, KK · COO
  4. NGI Group, Inc. · Partner
  5. Xerox PARC · Director of Business Development
  6. Evolution · Vice President
    Now
  7. Silicon Valley Japan Platform · Chief of Staff

Focus

venture capitaltechnology r&dbusiness developmentfundraisingsoftware developmentjapan

Education

Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, MBAUniversity of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering

Also at Evolution

Mamoru Taniya
Mamoru TaniyaFounding General Partner
Saima Hasan
Saima HasanFounding General Partner
Sharjeel Hasan
Sharjeel HasanFounding General Partner

Partners like Aki

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Zach CoeliusCoelius Capital
Jessica ArnoldGeneral Partner, 20Sales
Alex DavidovGeneral Partner, Abstract Ventures
Yashwanth Hemaraj
Yashwanth HemarajCo-Founder & Partner, Arka Venture Labs
Rafael CorralesFounder & Managing Partner, Background Capital
Karin KleinFounding Partner, Bloomberg Beta

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One email when Aki's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Aki Ohashi?

Aki Ohashi is a Vice President at Evolution with over 20 years in venture capital, technology R&D, and business development. He previously worked at Xerox PARC and NGI Group, and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.

How much does Aki Ohashi invest?

Aki Ohashi invests through Evolution, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Aki Ohashi?

A warm intro from a founder Evolution backed works best.

What did Aki Ohashi do before Evolution?

Advanced Solutions Group at Cognizant Technology Solutions; Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting; COO at Tilefile, KK; Partner at NGI Group, Inc.; Director of Business Development at Xerox PARC; Chief of Staff at Silicon Valley Japan Platform.

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