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Yasumasa SAITO, Ph.D. Top-Executive

Fund Manager and Venture Capitalist at SBI Investment / International Marketing, Biology Scientist at Sumitomo Chemical / Ph.D. from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) / Visiting Researcher at University of California, Davis (UC Davis)

Dr. Yasumasa Saito is a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Deputy General Manager at SBI Investment, one of Japan’s leading venture capital firms. He holds a Ph.D. and spent eight years at Sumitomo Chemical, where he led R&D projects and contributed to global product development. At SBI Investment, he focuses on strategic investments in Deeptech startups, helping bridge cutting-edge technologies with the needs of large corporations. He is actively involved in the entire investment cycle—from sourcing and due diligence to post-investment value creation. Leveraging his scientific background and global business experience, he supports portfolio companies with technical guidance, market access, and partnership development to accelerate their growth and maximize corporate–startup synergy.

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Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Headline: Fund Manager | Corporate Venture Capital | Open Innovation
Followers: 1237
Connections: 1131
Company: SBI Investment
Company Website: http://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/
Skills: コーポレートベンチャーキャピタル, ベンチャーキャピタル, スタートアップ支援, 投資家と関わる仕事, 投資戦略, 投資, オープンイノベーション, ビジネスイノベーション, イノベーション, 海外マーケティング, 学術, 学術研究, 研究, アカデミック, 論文執筆, 研究開発 (R&D), 特許, 特許申請, 特許検索, 農学, マーケティング, マーケティング戦略, マーケット分析, 市場調査
Experience: Title: Deputy General Manager, Corporate Venture Capital Department Company: SBI Investment Location: Minato, Tokyo, Japan Start: Jan 2026 End: Present Title: Manager, Corporate Venture Capital Department Company: SBI Investment Location: Minato, Tokyo, Japan Start: Apr 2024 End: Dec 2025 Title: Senior Marketing Officer, Marketing Department, AgroSolutions Division - International Company: Sumitomo Chemical Location: Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan Start: Apr 2023 End: Mar 2024 Title: Senior Scientist, Biology Group, Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory Company: Sumitomo Chemical Location: Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan Start: Jul 2022 End: Mar 2023 Title: Scientist, Biology Group, Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory Company: Sumitomo Chemical Location: Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan Start: Nov 2017 End: Jun 2022 Title: Scientist, Makabe Experimental Farm, Biology Group, Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory Company: Sumitomo Chemical Location: Sakuragawa, Ibaraki, Japan Start: Apr 2016 End: Oct 2017 Title: Research Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Company: 日本学術振興会 Location: Tokyo, Japan Start: Apr 2015 End: Mar 2016
Education: School: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Field: Period: 2013 - 2016 School: University of California, Davis Degree: Visiting Researcher Field: Period: 2013 - 2014 School: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Degree: Master's degree Field: Agriculture Period: 2011 - 2013 School: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Degree: Bachelor's degree Field: Agriculture Period: 2007 - 2011
Country: Japan
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