Takeshi Ito

Takeshi Ito

General Partner atQuest Venture PartnersMenlo Park, California

Takeshi Ito has over 20 years of experience at Sony Group, progressing from ASIC engineer to CTO of Sony Mobile. He also served as Japan's Chief Product Officer at Asurion, developing InsureTech services.

What Takeshi 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. Sony Group · ASIC engineer
  2. Sony Mobile · CTO
  3. Asurion · Japan's Chief Product Officer
  4. Asurion · Chief Product Officer
  5. Quest Venture Partners · General Partner
    Now

Focus

semiconductorfull-stack softwareenterprise salesinsuretechDeep TechAdvanced Materials

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Who is Takeshi Ito?

Takeshi Ito has over 20 years of experience at Sony Group, progressing from ASIC engineer to CTO of Sony Mobile. He also served as Japan's Chief Product Officer at Asurion, developing InsureTech services.

How much does Takeshi Ito invest?

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

How do I pitch Takeshi Ito?

A warm intro from a founder Quest Venture Partners backed works best.

What did Takeshi Ito do before Quest Venture Partners?

ASIC engineer at Sony Group; CTO at Sony Mobile; Japan's Chief Product Officer at Asurion; Chief Product Officer at Asurion.

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