# Tuto Assad

> Tuto Assad is a pre-seed investor at Vitau (San Francisco Bay Area) backing Retail and Fashion. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vitau](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vitau)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tutoassad/

Tuto Assad is a Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer at Vitau. He also co-founded Toro Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Fashion | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| STRADE | STRADE is the first marketplace for luxury sneakers in LATAM. Where we authenticate luxury items and add a digital certificate of authenticity on the blockchain (an NFT). Connecting re-sellers with buyers, providing transparency to users and giving them the confidence to buy a luxury product online. | $350K | Pre-Seed | Apr 02, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Hub](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-hub-7621) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelHub VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelhub-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Zone Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-zone-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kalpa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kalpa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Platanus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/platanus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vitau

VC Fund · Monterrey, Mexico

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2 contacts available at Vitau.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tuto Assad | CEO and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesus-assad |
| Alejandro Lozano | CTO and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alejandro-lozano-de4d |

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## FAQ

### What does Tuto Assad invest in?

Tuto Assad invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Marketplace startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tuto Assad last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tuto Assad closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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