Andrew Ogawa
Founder and Managing Partner @ Quest Venture Partners
San Francisco, United States
Andrew Ogawa is a Managing Partner and founder of Quest Venture Partners since its inception in late 2007. Andrew is responsible for evaluating investment opportunities and closing seed and A rounds. Andrew’s expertise is in automotive transportation, procurement, corporate strategy, and implementation of turnaround activities.Andrew has 11 yearsof experience as an employee and Manager at Daimler AG, within the divisions of Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, and Global Procurement & Supply, and has been responsible in various capacities for Corporate Strategy, Controlling, and Procurement. Andrew was also part of Daimler AG’s selected management team sent to former alliance partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to implement corporate turnaround activities, especially within the International Sales and Marketing Office. He holds BAs in Economics and East Asian Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara, as well as an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird, American Graduate School of International Management. He currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for Highlightcam and Tripping.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Andrew Ogawa invests in
Stages Andrew Ogawa invests in
Countries Andrew Ogawa invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (25%)
- Wellness 2 (25%)
- Lifestyle 2 (25%)
- Health Care 2 (25%)
- Social Media 2 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (25%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (25%)
- Angel 1 (13%)
- Convertible Note 1 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (13%)
Investments
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Scopio
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Scopio is an Online Community connecting photographers and visual artists to each other and to potential customers building the world's largest source of visual talent. Talented diverse artists from 190 countries have built profiles on Scopio, where they sell their images, tell their stories, and get hired for their visual art talent. Scopiopowers its platform using AI to give access to anyone, anywhere to participate. | Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 05, 2021 | |
Family Proud
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Family Proud is a care management tool that creates circles of care around people in need. Whether caring for someone with a new diagnosis, supporting a family member who’s far away, or gathering community around a common cause, Family Proud makes it simple for people who care to connect with people in need and give support that matters.FamilyProud is the first online platform intentionally designed to amplify our natural instinct to care. As a private and secure social network, it allows you to come together, coordinate support, and build community, all without exploiting your sensitive information for the benefit of advertisers. For key decision-makers of growing communities, Family Proud captures and analyzes key data signals to identify barriers and unlock new opportunities for improved service delivery, engagement, and growth.Different from other community apps, Family Proud is grounded in a heart of service, the science of care, and the power of behavior design to influence action. Download the app and join the movement using technology to restore humanity to how we’re made to be—designed for care. | $1M / Angel / Nov 01, 2020 | |
ASMI
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ASMI is a B2B venture incorporating AI to finally remove all the friction of live, short and game streaming video monetization with product placement and E-commerce advertisement. User-generated content is uniquely paired with an automated non-invasive ad, providing upside in both UX and ROI for content providers. | $2M / Seed / May 15, 2020 | |
Embry Tech
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Helping consumer brands to unlock new verticals in wellness market through a patent-pending platform that includes wearable sensors | $215K / Pre-Seed / Apr 17, 2020 | |
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Our ChatOS platform empowers brands and connects fans in new and interesting ways to what they like, what they’re passionate about, and what they’re craving to discover. | $10.5M / Convertible Note / Mar 03, 2020 | |
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Embry Tech
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Helping consumer brands to unlock new verticals in wellness market through a patent-pending platform that includes wearable sensors | $250K / Pre-Seed / Jan 07, 2019 | |
Supermedium
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Supermedium is building a space of immersive VR utilities starting with a comic book reader. From the pioneers of WebVR and creators of A-Frame (https://aframe.io). | $1.1M / Seed / Jul 24, 2018 | |
The Nudge
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The Nudge’s mission is to help people do things in real life, because life is short!We text people short-form videos of fun things to do in their city. We have nearly 1 million users, and 30% of Gen Z and Millennials use The Nudge in our cities.We’re building the locals-only social network that helps people get off their asses and have fun inthe real world. | $540K / Pre-Seed / Jul 10, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Quest Venture Partners
Quest Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital firm located in Palo Alto CA. They invest between $300k-$1.5MM in early stage companies, with typical investments being around $500k.
Quest Venture Partners Contacts
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Andrew Ogawa
Founder and Managing Partner
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Maarten Hooft
Managing Partner & Founder
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Marcus Ogawa
Managing Partner & Founder
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Ting Louie
General Partner
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What does Andrew Ogawa invest in?
Andrew Ogawa invests primarily in Software, Wellness and Lifestyle startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Andrew Ogawa last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Andrew Ogawa closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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