Andrew Ogawa

Andrew Ogawa

General Partner & Founder atQuest Venture PartnersMenlo Park

Andrew Ogawa is a General Partner and founder of Quest Venture Partners since late 2007, focusing on seed and A rounds. He previously spent 11 years at Daimler AG and holds degrees from UC Santa Barbara and Thunderbird.

What Andrew can write

Writes checks of$100K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
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Quest Venture Partners writes $100K to $3M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Daimler AG
  2. Quest Venture Partners · General Partner & Founder
    Now
  3. Daimler AG
  4. Mitsubishi Motors
  5. Quest Venture Partners · General Partner and founder
    Now

Companies founded

Quest Venture Partners

Focus

automotive transportationprocurementcorporate strategy

Education

UC Santa Barbara, economics and East Asian Studies degreesThunderbird, MBA in International Management

Also at Quest Venture Partners

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Who is Andrew Ogawa?

Andrew Ogawa is a General Partner and founder of Quest Venture Partners since late 2007, focusing on seed and A rounds. He previously spent 11 years at Daimler AG and holds degrees from UC Santa Barbara and Thunderbird.

How much does Andrew Ogawa invest?

Andrew Ogawa invests through Quest Venture Partners, which writes checks of $100K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Andrew Ogawa?

A warm intro from a founder Quest Venture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Andrew Ogawa do before Quest Venture Partners?

Daimler AG; Daimler AG; Mitsubishi Motors.

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