Alex Katz
Partner and General Counsel
ff Venture Capital
ffVC partner and general counsel overseeing legal, finance, compliance, and investment processes.
Bio
Professional summary
Masayuki Ohta is a Partner / JP at ff Venture Capital and a partner for ff Red & White, the firm's fund targeting startups in Central and Eastern Europe. Before joining ffVC, he was a Managing Director at JBIC IG Partners, where he executed private equity and venture capital deals with a focus on technology and healthcare. Earlier, he worked at Japan Bank for International Cooperation, specializing in equity investment and project finance involving Japanese enterprises.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- ff Venture CapitalPartner / JP2023 – Present
- JBIC IG PartnersManaging Director
- Japan Bank for International CooperationEquity Investment and Project Finance2003
- Hitotsubashi UniversityVisiting Lecturer, Graduate School of Commerce and Management
Education
- Cambridge Judge Business SchoolMBA
- Keio UniversityBA in Economics
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