Profile
Kato works closely with the other Principals of KeyNote Ventures in finding, evaluating, and investing in promising start-ups.
He has also been helping the firm maintain good relationships in Asia, including China and Japan and is responsible for the firm’s strategic relationship with NEC..Mr. Kato is a founder and principal of KeyNote Ventures.
He led the firm’s investments in Precoad, F-Origin and Link A Media, where he is a member of the board of directors.
He also serves on the board of Astute Networks and is an observer on the board of Inphi.
Mr. Kato joined Dali, Hook Partners, the predecessor firm to KeyNote Ventures, in late 2001, as a venture partner.Mr. Kato is a founder and principal of KeyNote Ventures.
He led the firm’s investments in Precoad, F-Origin and Link A Media, where he is a member of the board of directors.
He also serves on the board of Astute Networks and is an observer on the board of Inphi.
Mr. Kato joined Dali, Hook Partners, the predecessor firm to KeyNote Ventures, in late 2001, as a venture partner.Prior to this position, he was general manager of Corporate Strategy and Business development (CSBD) of NEC USA, Inc, (NEC USA), a 100% owned subsidiary of NEC.
Mr. Kato was His previous assignments include senior manager and manager of Corporate Planning Division of NEC.
While holding these positions, he contributed to the formulation of company strategies.
Mr. Kato started his career as a systems engineer, developing computer-based information systems.
During that period, he studied at the Sloan School of Management, MIT, to furthzr deepen his understanding of management and business administration.
He holds BS in engineering and Master of Engineering degrees from the University of Tokyo.
Former positions of Haru Kato
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
KeyNote Ventures LLC
 KeyNote Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Keynote Ventures LLC (Keynote Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Paul Dali. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Founder | 30/12/2023 |
Dali Hook Partners
 Dali Hook Partners Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2001, Dali, Hook Partners (DHP) is a venture capital firm located in Dallas. | Private Equity Investor | 15/02/2008 |
SK hynix memory solutions America, Inc.
 SK hynix memory solutions America, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SK Hynix Memory Solutions, Inc. provides data recovery and transport technologies for storage devices. It offers dynamic random access memory chips, flash memory chips, and CMOS image sensors. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
F-Origin, Inc.
 F-Origin, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology F-Origin, Inc. develops and markets touch screen technology solutions for medical, ATMs, kiosks, gaming, appliances, controls, POS and POI. The firm enables OEMs/ODMs to develop intelligent interface solutions for mobile and fixed display devices. Its product zTouch is a advanced proprietary implementation of force based touch screen technology and developed for smart phone touch screens. The company was founded by Gloria Maceiko in 2005 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Director/Board Member | - |
| NEC CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Haru Kato
| University of Tokyo | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| NEC CORPORATION | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 7 |
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Dali Hook Partners
Dali Hook Partners Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2001, Dali, Hook Partners (DHP) is a venture capital firm located in Dallas. | Finance |
NEC USA, Inc.
 NEC USA, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology NEC USA, Inc. designs and manufactures communication devices. It offers business communications, Internet operations, computers and semiconductor technology services. The company is also affiliated with NEC Electronics America, NEC Display Solutions of America and Elpida Memory (USA). NEC USA was founded in 1989 and is located in Melville, NY. | Electronic Technology |
KeyNote Ventures LLC
KeyNote Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Keynote Ventures LLC (Keynote Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Paul Dali. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Astute Networks, Inc.
 Astute Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Astute Networks, Inc. develops and manufactures virtualization acceleration appliances. It provides performance storage appliances for physical, virtual, and cloud computing environments that increase performance, enhance user productivity, and lower IT costs. The company was founded by Keith Klarer, Roger Moyer and Osman Fazil on August 7, 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
Precoad, Inc.
 Precoad, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Precoad, Inc. develops and provides open source spatial-temporal video noise reduction (VNR) Internet protocol (IP) solutions. It offers three dimensional (3D) VNR solutions that are complementary to liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions, video displays, mobile phones, Blu-ray players, Blu-ray Disc (BD) production, video cameras, and sensors and real-time 3D VNR evaluation tool, designed for PC, a video picture quality evaluation and display tool. The company was founded by Paul Chin in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Electronic Technology |
F-Origin, Inc.
F-Origin, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology F-Origin, Inc. develops and markets touch screen technology solutions for medical, ATMs, kiosks, gaming, appliances, controls, POS and POI. The firm enables OEMs/ODMs to develop intelligent interface solutions for mobile and fixed display devices. Its product zTouch is a advanced proprietary implementation of force based touch screen technology and developed for smart phone touch screens. The company was founded by Gloria Maceiko in 2005 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Electronic Technology |
SK hynix memory solutions America, Inc.
SK hynix memory solutions America, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SK Hynix Memory Solutions, Inc. provides data recovery and transport technologies for storage devices. It offers dynamic random access memory chips, flash memory chips, and CMOS image sensors. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
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