Yohei Ishii
Principal at Makers Fund
Brooklyn, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2022 - Current
Makers Fund is a global interactive entertainment venture capital firm focused on early stage investments.
Co-Founder
2014
Partner - Consumer / Games Investment
2021 - 2022
Andreessen Horowitz is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm with assets under management across multiple funds.
Head of Games Venture Capital & Startups BD
2019 - 2021
Amazon Web Services provides information technology infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services.
Founder
2013 - 2018
Founded in 2013, TURBO is an independent game development studio formed by a dream team of industry veterans who believe in building a
Vice President, Business Development
2009 - 2013
Led North American business development and strategic initiatives.
Vice President, Business Development
2007 - 2009
Live Gamer is the premier provider of a publisher-supported, secure platform for secondary and primary microtransactions.
Director, Business Development & Strategic Affairs
2005 - 2007
Led North American business development, executing strategic initiatives and partnerships within gaming and related fields.
Equity Research Analyst
2002 - 2005
Led coverage of interactive entertainment (video games) sector for Japan's 2nd largest financial institution / investment bank.