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Risa Ishii
Principal at Great Wave Ventures
New York, New York
Overview
Risa Ishii is currently serving as Principal at Great Wave Ventures in New York City, specializing in investing in Series A and Seed stages within sectors such as Consumer Internet and Enterprise. With a background that includes roles at Plug and Play Tech Center and experience as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Business School, Ishii brings a wealth of expertise in fostering partnerships and driving business growth to her current position.
Work Experience
Principal
2023 - Current
Great Wave Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund, investing in the future of the built world.
Director of Japanese Partnerships
2021 - 2023
Senior Partnerships Manager
2018 - 2021
Plug & Play Topeka is a Venture Capital company that offers corporate Innovation, open Innovation, and accelerator Programs.
Corporate Banking
2017 - 2018
Teaching Fellow
2016 - 2017
Interpreter
2015 - 2017
US branch of Japan's largest real estate company.
Intern
2015 - 2017
Marketing Intern
2015 - 2016