Eight Roads Ventures is a global venture capital firm and the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International Limited (FIL). It targets technology-enabled companies across stages from early venture to growth and late-stage, with a focus on healthcare IT, information technology, software and services, fintech, consumer and enterprise technology, telecommunications, and related sectors. It operates internationally with offices in Europe (London) and Asia (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Mumbai, Bengaluru) and partnerships in Israel, Singapore, and the United States, reflecting a broad geographic scope. It typically invests between modest seven-figures to tens of millions of dollars, seeks to lead or co-lead and often takes a board seat, supporting portfolio companies with strategic and operational expertise. The firm emphasizes long-standing partnerships and a hands-on approach, backed by FIL’s resources.
Senior Managing Partner and Head of Global Ventures
Vytautas Balsys
Partner
Helena Barman
Investor
Katy Barnett
Associate
Virginia Bassano
Vice President
Shirish Belapure
Venture Partner
Daniel Benjamin
Investor
Betty Cai
Partner
Ted Chua
Senior Partner
Lucile Cornet
Partner
Kevin Du
Senior Associate
Raj Dugar
Managing Partner, India
Martin Ericsson
Vice President
Tamina Fogelberg
Investor
Siddhant Gandhi
Associate
Elaine Gao
Senior Associate
Antonin Gury-Coupier
Investor
Davor Hebel
Managing Partner
April Hu
Vice President
Tao Huang
Principal
Tammy Huang
Senior Associate
Tao Huang
Principal
Allen Huo
Vice President
Abhishek Jain
Vice President
Deepak Kanvinde
Venture Partner
Michiko Kohyama
Vice President
Shinichiro Komoto
Partner
Kavish Kothari
Principal
Chintan Kothari
Partner
Thomas Lin
Vice President
Xin Liu
Partner
Weimin Liu Ph.D
Partner
Allen Liu
Senior Associate
Maneesh Menon
Principal
Sophie Meralli
Vice President
Chersy Miao
Principal
David Milstein
Managing Partner and Head of Japan
Junichi Murata
Partner
Jens Neisius
Vice President
Dan O'Toole
Vice President
Yosuke Ouchi
Principal
Alexandra Prescot
Investor
Delphine Qiu
Principal
Eyal Rabinovich
Investor
Laura Salesse
Investor
Fuga Sawada
Senior Associate
Shawn Shen
Partner
Sagar Sheth
Vice President
Lei Shi Ph.D
Partner
Arjun Singh
Senior Associate
Michael Stephanblome
Venture Partner
Liena Suzuki MD
Principal
Aditya Systla
Partner
Michael Treskow
Partner
Jarlon Tsang JD
Managing Partner and Head of China
Ashish Venkataramani
Partner
Ashish Venkataramani
Partner
Bo Wang
Senior Associate
He Wang
Vice President
Nancy Xu
Vice President
Cody Yin Ph.D
Partner
Yuan Yuan
Principal
Zang Jialun
Partner
Alston Zecha
Partner
Gordon Zhang
Partner
Zhang Yixiao
Executive Director
Haoming Zhang
Vice President
Feng Zhao Ph.D
Partner
Past deals in Hairdressing
Salowin
Series D in 2025
Salowin Inc., established in 2019 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates a unique business model within the beauty industry. The company provides a share salon concept for beauticians, offering private rooms equipped with well-maintained facilities. Salowin supports its tenants through services such as prepayment systems for sales and comprehensive support, enabling beauticians to focus on their craft while benefiting from shared resources and increased income potential.
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