Yoshihiro Kohara

Yoshihiro Kohara is a Principal at Sozo Ventures, operating between the firm's San Francisco and Tokyo offices to invest in readiness-stage technology companies. He joined the venture capital firm in February 2017, initially spending three years on the Tokyo business development team before transitioning to the United States investment group in 2020. In his capacity at Sozo Ventures, Kohara has led Japanese business development and strategic partnerships for major portfolio companies, specifically including global platforms like Zoom and Revolut. Prior to his venture capital career, he worked in financial technology business development at Digital Garage and completed an internship at a Silicon Valley startup while earning his undergraduate degree from Meiji University. His current professional focus remains on bridging the American and Japanese markets by actively supporting the international expansion of high-growth technology startups.