After five years at Salesforce, the former head of Salesforce Ventures Japan has departed to become a co-founder of a new venture capital firm.
Shinji Asada moved on from his position as head of Salesforce Ventures Japan, a corporate venture capital (CVC) subsidiary of US-listed enterprise software producer Salesforce, last month to co-found venture firm One Capital.
The recipient of a GCV Emerging Leaders award in 2020, Asada’s role at Salesforce had involved sourcing new deals, conducting due diligence and providing thought leadership in portfolio companies’ board meetings.
Asada began his career at trading group Itochu where he spent more than a decade in…
