Galina Sagan

Principal


Munich, Germany

Galina Sagan

Striving to be the strongest ally and investor for every portfolio company’s success.

Galina specializes in venture capital investments across digital and environmental sectors, bringing her expertise to the field since 2018. As a Principal at Hitachi Ventures, she leads investments in areas such as AI-driven productivity, enterprise SaaS, digital infrastructure, and environmental digital solutions, overseeing deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio strategy. Galina is also an active board observer for companies including Makersite, BeZero Carbon, I Peace, Grow Inc., and StrikeReady.

Previously, she was a Senior Associate at Speedinvest, where she focused on early-stage investments in climate tech and industrial AI. Galina began her career in digital strategy as part of IBM’s Watson IoT Consulting Practice, where she led digital transformation initiatives for clients. She holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany and is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at IESE Business School in Spain and Germany.

Areas of Interest

  • Enterprise Softwate
  • AI
  • Cybersecurity
  • Infrastructure Software
  • ClimateTech
  • Decarbonization

Active Investments

Rescale

Taranis

Weka.IO

I Peace

ThinkIQ

Grow Inc.

Ascend Elements

Markersite

Bezero Carbon

B-ON

Arrcus

Archetype AI

Trustwise AI

StrikeReady

Lineaje