Sho Yamanaka is a principal at Salesforce Ventures, investing in AI, semiconductors, energy, cybersecurity, and space in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. He previously led strategic investment at Rakuten Capital and was an associate at Morgan Stanley.
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- Morgan Stanley · associate
- Rakuten Capital · head of strategic investment
- Salesforce Ventures · principalNow
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Who is Sho Yamanaka?
Sho Yamanaka is a principal at Salesforce Ventures, investing in AI, semiconductors, energy, cybersecurity, and space in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. He previously led strategic investment at Rakuten Capital and was an associate at Morgan Stanley.
How much does Sho Yamanaka invest?
Sho Yamanaka invests through Salesforce Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Sho Yamanaka do before Salesforce Ventures?
associate at Morgan Stanley; head of strategic investment at Rakuten Capital.
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