# Tomoaki Terakubo

> Tomoaki Terakubo is a Series B investor at Canon Marketing Japan (Tokyo) backing PaaS and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Canon Marketing Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canon-marketing-japan)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Tomoaki Terakubo is a Series B investor at Canon Marketing Japan in Tokyo focused on PaaS and Internet. Tomoaki Terakubo is the Senior General Manager, Solution Development Center, Marketing Headquarters at Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PaaS | 2 | 100% |
| Internet | 2 | 100% |
| Enterprise | 2 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 2 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MODE | MODE provides a scalable data infrastructure that collects data from the physical world to help businesses improve their operations. With its sensor gateway solution, MODE can connect a company's sensors and equipment, plus funnel that data into the cloud all within a few days. | $117.8M | Series B | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| MODE | With offices in both San Mateo, California, and Tokyo, Japan. The company is rapidly growing with now over fifty employees and is in business to provide end-to-end semi-custom IoT and AI solutions for organizations to improve their operations by connecting them to their data, giving them “real-time” insights, so they can turn innovative ideas intosustainable solutions that address a wide range of challenges.Simple, yet powerful, our latest "next generation" BizStack IoT and BizStack AI solutions are comprised of a continuous improvement technology stack that collects real-time data from any sensor, device, product, equipment, or legacy system. The data is then sanitized, uniquely structured, and provided to highly customizable, intuitive dashboards with powerful insights, along with proper security in the cloud for ongoing IoT and AI applications.BizStack can be deployed 4X faster and 75% less expensively than in-house developers or outside consultants. | $5.2M | Series B | Feb 12, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KDDI Open Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kddi-open-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kirin CVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kirin-cvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Safie Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/safie-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Canon Marketing Japan

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Canon Marketing Japan is a distributor and seller of canon products. They also provide marketing and other services. They offer products and services that include business use multifunctional products, commercial printing systems, laser printers, embedded software, system integration, digital cameras, interchangeable lenses, medical equipment, andsemi-conductor manufacturing equipment.

2 contacts available at Canon Marketing Japan.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ken Nishida | Digital Marketing, Web Communications Dept. General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-nishida |
| Tomoaki Terakubo | Director of the Solution Development Center | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomoaki-terakubo |

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## FAQ

### What does Tomoaki Terakubo invest in?

Tomoaki Terakubo invests primarily in PaaS, Internet and Enterprise startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tomoaki Terakubo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tomoaki Terakubo closed in Feb 2025. 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?

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