# Tom Kelley

> Tom Kelley is a seed investor at D4V (San Francisco) backing Sensor and Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [D4V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d4v)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-kelley-867b685/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomkelley74?lang=en
- Website: https://x.com/tomkelley74?lang=en

Tom Kelley is a seed investor at D4V in San Francisco focused on Sensor and Medical. Tom Kelley is the Founder & Chairman at D4V - Design for Ventures. He attended Oberlin College.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensor | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Aquaculture | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GPx | GPx is a biotech company that revolutionizes remote chronic disease management with bloodless blood tests. It is dedicated to transforming the standard of care of cardiorenal diseases and enabling patients to better understand their condition, much like the continuous glucose monitor has transformed diabetes care.The company was founded in 2020and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. | $3.3M | Seed | Sep 30, 2022 |  |
| Umitron | Umitron is a data company for aquaculture. We support fish farmers to increase productivity through data analytics. One of the biggest challenges in aquaculture is increasing feeding costs. We optimize feed amount and timing by using fish behavior analytics and water quality data. Our goal is to install Sustainable Aquaculture on Earth. | $8.6M | Seed | Jun 21, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IDEO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ideo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovation Network Corporation of Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-network-corp-of-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About D4V

VC Fund · Minato, Japan

D4V (Design for Ventures) is a Tokyo-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive, consumer, and enterprise technology startups. Partnering with the global design company IDEO, D4V provides both hands-on assistance and coaching to help startups create value via human-centered customer experiences and interactions.

1 contacts available at D4V.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tom Kelley | Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-kelley-e623 |

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## FAQ

### What does Tom Kelley invest in?

Tom Kelley invests primarily in Sensor, Medical and Analytics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tom Kelley last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tom Kelley closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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