Patrick Sagisi

Patrick received dual MBA and MS-Engineering degrees from Stanford University, and has a dual-degree BS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science and Materials Science Engineering from UC Berkeley.

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Patrick is a three-time Olympian in swimming, and was Guam’s Opening Ceremonies Flag-bearer in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games.

Patrick Sagisi has three decades of product development, operations, management, and venture capital experience. Prior to co-founding Iolar Ventures, Patrick was the Director & Head of Corporate Ventures at Acario Innovation/TokyoGas, investing in climate and new energy companies including Electriphi, Heila, and Geli. Before Acario, Patrick spent his early venture career at DBL Investors/DBL Partners, where he worked closely with companies such as Mapbox, Kateeva, Urbansitter, Siva Power, Trove, Brightsource Energy, ZincFive, OPX Biotechnologies, Brainscope, View, The RealReal, Planet Labs, and SpaceX.

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Prior to joining DBL as a Kauffman Fellow, Patrick spent more than 15 years in global product management, new product development, marketing, strategy, operations, and sales at Samsung, Ventana Medical Systems, Adobe, and Xerox PARC.

Patrick is a member of Class 17 and served his fellowship at DBL Investors under the mentorship of Cynthia Ringo, Managing Partner.