Ken Asada is a partner and Japan Head at Salesforce Ventures in Tokyo, focusing on Japan and Korea investments. He has over a decade of venture capital experience and previously worked at NTT DoCoMo Ventures, Intel Capital, and IBM Japan.
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Salesforce Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- IBM Japan · Systems Engineer and Strategy Consultant
- Intel Capital · Investment Director
- NTT DoCoMo Ventures · Managing Director
- Salesforce Ventures · Partner & Head of JapanNow
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Who is Ken Asada?
Ken Asada is a partner and Japan Head at Salesforce Ventures in Tokyo, focusing on Japan and Korea investments. He has over a decade of venture capital experience and previously worked at NTT DoCoMo Ventures, Intel Capital, and IBM Japan.
How much does Ken Asada invest?
Ken Asada invests through Salesforce Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Ken Asada do before Salesforce Ventures?
Systems Engineer and Strategy Consultant at IBM Japan; Investment Director at Intel Capital; Managing Director at NTT DoCoMo Ventures.
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