Profile
Ken joined GB in 2021.
As General Partner, he oversees the entire fund activities including strategy development, investment in Japanese and overseas startups, post-investment support, support for collaboration with corporations, fundraising, and forming/operating CVC funds.
He is an expert in growth strategy and digital transformation based on his 17-year experience of strategic consulting.
He also focuses on overseas fund deployment and investment.
Ken joined GB after working at NTT Group and McKinsey & Company.
Ken was engaged in more than 270 projects with 1,500 consultants across 10 regions worldwide at McKinsey & Company.
From 2011, Ken was the leader of technology, media & telecommunications group (TMT) at McKinsey Japan office.
Ken has been passionate about driving technology-enabled business transformation that significantly increases competitive advantage of global TMT companies in Japan and overseas.
Projects included company-wide transformation, growth strategy development, M&A/PMI, business portfolio restructuring, acceleration of new businesses/business growth, and establishment of global business.
Prior to McKinsey, Ken joined NTT's R&D center as a software engineer / researcher, and later on became founding member of launching NTT Group's US office to start overseas operations.
Ken has lived and worked in 3 continents including Europe (Switzerland), US (NY, MA, and CA) and Japan (Tokyo, Hokkaido, and Yamaguchi).
He enjoys playing soccer/tennis and running.
Along with traveling, he has relocated more than 30 times so far.
Ken Kajii active positions
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Global Brain Corp.
Global Brain Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Global Brain Corp. (Global Brain) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Yasuhiko Yurimoto. Global Brain Corp. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-07-31 |
Former positions of Ken Kajii
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Globespan Capital Management LLC
Globespan Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Globespan Capital Management LLC (Globespan Cap Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Barry J. Schiffman and Andy P. Goldfarb. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Analyst | 2002-08-31 |
Training of Ken Kajii
Harvard Business School | Graduate Degree |
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Global Brain Corp.
Global Brain Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Global Brain Corp. (Global Brain) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Yasuhiko Yurimoto. Global Brain Corp. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. | Finance |
Globespan Capital Management LLC
Globespan Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Globespan Capital Management LLC (Globespan Cap Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Barry J. Schiffman and Andy P. Goldfarb. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
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