Hiroyuki Watanabe Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Chief Executive...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Hiroyuki Watanabe General Information

Biography

Mr. Hiroyuki Watanabe serves as Chief Executive Officer & President at B Dash Ventures. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Japanese Venture Capital Association. Mr. Watanabe serves as a Board Member at e27. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of B Dash Ventures. He served as an Advisor at VELIC. He serves as an Advisor at Dailysocial.id.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chief Executive Officer & President, B Dash Ventures
Gender
Male
Email
hi
Address
  • Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza 4th Floor
  • 5-9-1, Toranomon
  • Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
  • Japan

Hiroyuki Watanabe Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
B Dash Ventures Investor Chief Executive Officer & President Minato-ku, Japan Venture Capital

Hiroyuki Watanabe Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
e27 Publishing Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Singapore, Singapore
Japanese Venture Capital Association Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Watanabe Lead Partner on Deals (17)

Hiroyuki Watanabe has been the lead partner on 17 deals. Their latest deal was with FLASH (Entertainment Software), a entertainment software company. The deal was made for on 11-Dec-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
FLASH (Entertainment Software) 11-Dec-2024 Seed Round Completed Entertainment Software Tokyo, Japan
Thirdverse 30-Nov-2023 Completed Entertainment Software Tokyo, Japan
Pictoria 02-Nov-2022 Completed Multimedia and Design Software Tokyo, Japan
aifie 24-Oct-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tokyo, Japan
LUCO (Social/Platform Software) 21-Oct-2022 Completed Social/Platform Software Tokyo, Japan
Ascend (Business/Productivity Software) 14-Dec-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software Tokyo, Japan
Drone Pilot Agency 31-May-2019 Completed Other Commercial Services Tokyo, Japan
Jet Set 25-Apr-2019 Completed Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Tokyo, Japan
Velic 01-Apr-2019 Early Stage VC Completed Financial Software Singapore, Singapore
BLAST (Information Services (B2C))) 08-Mar-2018 Seed Round Completed Information Services (B2C) Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Watanabe Network (41)

Board Members (5)

Name Company Representing Location From
Soichi Tajima Japanese Venture Capital Association Self Tokyo, Japan
Tomotaka Goji Ph.D Japanese Venture Capital Association Self Tokyo, Japan
Japanese Venture Capital Association Japanese Venture Capital Association Tokyo, Japan
e27 8capita Singapore, Singapore
e27 Self Singapore, Singapore

Portfolio Executives (36)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Tatsuya Wadazaki FLASH (Entertainment Software) Founder & Chief Executive Officer 11-Dec-2024 Tokyo, Japan
Takafumi Inagawa Thirdverse Co-Founder & CFO 30-Nov-2023 Tokyo, Japan
Thirdverse Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & President 30-Nov-2023 Tokyo, Japan
Thirdverse Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director 30-Nov-2023 Tokyo, Japan
Thirdverse Co-Founder 30-Nov-2023 Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Watanabe Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
B Dash Fund 1 B Dash Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2011
B Dash Fund 3 B Dash Ventures Venture - General Closed 2018

Hiroyuki Watanabe Advisory Roles (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Dailysocial.id Company Advisor Jakarta, Indonesia Information Services (B2C)

Hiroyuki Watanabe FAQs

  • Who is Hiroyuki Watanabe?

    Mr. Hiroyuki Watanabe serves as Chief Executive Officer & President at B Dash Ventures.

  • How much does Hiroyuki Watanabe typically invest?

    Hiroyuki Watanabe's median deal size is .

  • What is Hiroyuki Watanabe’s main position?

    Hiroyuki Watanabe’s primary position is Chief Executive Officer & President.

  • How many active board seats does Hiroyuki Watanabe hold?

    Hiroyuki Watanabe holds 2 board seats including e27 and Japanese Venture Capital Association.

Data Transparency

  • Meet our data hygiene team

    Discover how our experts ensure you’re getting the most accurate financial data in the industry.

    Read blog »
  • How PitchBook sources data

    Our data operations team has logged over 3.5 million hours researching, organizing, and integrating the information you need most.

    Discover our process »