Woven Capital
Ayano Kase currently serves as the EU/UK Lead for Portfolio Success and Investments at Woven Capital, Toyota's Growth Fund, since October 2023. Prior to this role, Ayano held the position of Business Development & Strategy Manager at Woven by Toyota from September 2021 to September 2023, where responsibilities included leading business and product strategy as well as company-level strategic initiatives in collaboration with executive leadership. Ayano's earlier experience includes a tenure at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) from September 2018 to August 2021, where roles progressed from Associate to Senior Associate and Consultant. Additionally, a research assistant position was held at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation from August 2017 to May 2018, assisting Professor Patrice Derrington. Ayano earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics-Statistics from Columbia University.
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Woven Capital
Woven Capital is an $800 million dedicated fund that exists to create a global portfolio of partners and technologies that advance the vision and mission of Toyota Motor Corporation. We do this by investing in growth-stage companies that have the potential to partner with us—whether that's by helping us to create the most programmable vehicle in the world, or by helping us to build the most sustainable cities of the future. We make strategic investments in areas as diverse as the future of mobility, connected cities, industry 4.0, next-generation vehicles, automation, artificial intelligence, and electrification. We also make fund-of-fund investments in early-stage venture funds that accelerate our strategic deal flow and expand our global coverage. As investors, we focus on creating long-term value for our customers, partners and society-at-large. And we do that by aligning with our portfolio companies and the portfolio companies of our fund-of-fund investments and collaborating with them in any way we can.