Anish Patel has been promoted to chief operating officer and managing director at Japan-headquartered motorised vehicle manufacturer Yamaha’s Silicon Valley-based corporate venturing unit.
One of the most experienced venture investors in transport and mobility, with a dozen years of experience, Patel joined Yamaha Motor Ventures and Laboratory Silicon Valley in 2019 as a partner. He has taken board seats at Yamaha portfolio companies Siren Marine, Rios, Canvass AI, InOrbit, Exyn Technologies and Veniam.
Before joining Yamaha, Patel had run venture capital firm Blue Victor Capital and been an investment director at SAIC’s $100m corporate venturing unit after nearly a decade at fellow carmaker General Motors.
