Hiro Maeda

Managing Partner at BEENEXT

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Biography

Hiro Maeda is a Managing Partner at BEENEXT and leads ALL STAR SAAS FUND, the firm's Japan-focused SaaS fund family. In 2010 he launched Open Network Lab, described by BEENEXT as Japan's first startup accelerator. He was selected for the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list in finance and venture capital in 2016. ALL STAR SAAS FUND THREE closed at roughly ¥157億 (US$110M) in August 2023.

Previous Experience

Career Timeline

2010
Launched Open Network Lab, described as Japan's first startup accelerator
2016
Selected for the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list in finance and venture capital

Sources & References

BEENEXT beliefs / leadership page ↗BRIDGE (Japan): ALL STAR SAAS FUND third fund ↗