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Ken Asada
Head of Japan, Salesforce Ventures at Salesforce Ventures
Greater Tokyo Area
Overview
Ken Asada is currently serving as the Japan Head and Partner at Salesforce Ventures, where he focuses on venture capital investments in sectors such as Enterprise Infrastructure and SaaS. With a background in investment management at companies like NTT DOCOMO Ventures and Intel Corporation, he has successfully overseen investments in companies like QueryPie and Knowledge Work, showcasing his expertise in business strategy and financial modeling.
Work Experience
Partner, Head of Japan, Salesforce Ventures
2020 - Current
Investing and supporting enterprise SaaS startups in Japan and Korea.
Salesforce Ventures invests in enterprise tech to help companies connect with their customers in entirely new ways.
Managing Director
2019 - 2019
Investment Director
2013 - 2018
Responsible for venture investment in Japan
Investment Manager
2011 - 2013
An ecosystem of software & hardware vendors, integrators and solution providers focused on adoption of NFV and SDN-based solutions.
Managing Consultant
2007 - 2011
Strategy Consultant specialized in growth strategy, business development, new market entry, etc.
Executive Assistant to IBM Japan Global Business Services GM
2006 - 2007
IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.
IT Specialist
1997 - 2004
IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.