# Tomoko Saek

> Tomoko Saek is a seed investor at Kanvas Biosciences (San Francisco) backing Apps and Fitness. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kanvas Biosciences](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kanvas-biosciences)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tishikura/

Tomoko Saek is a seed investor at Kanvas Biosciences in San Francisco focused on Apps and Fitness. Tomoko Saeki, based in San Francisco, CA, US, is currently a Managing Partner at Kicker Ventures. Tomoko Saeki brings experience from previous roles at Kanvas Biosciences, Beacon Biosignals, Elsa Fertility and Global Women in VC. Tomoko Saeki holds a 2011 - 2011 Master of Business Administration @ INSEAD. With a robust skill set that includesManagement Consulting,

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Fitness | 1 | 100% |
| Wellness | 1 | 100% |
| Online Games | 1 | 100% |
| Mental Health | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Talofa | Talofa is building games that make players mentally and physically healthier. Their flagship game on the platform, Run Legends, got over 300,000 downloads in the first 3 months and was featured as one of the "Best New Games" by Apple and Google Play Stores. Talofa’s team has been built up with game veterans from EA, 2K, and Riot Games andthe CEO, Jenny Xu, has created mobile games with over 10M downloads. | $6.3M | Seed | Jan 18, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1Up Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1up-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Basis Set Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basis-set-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chamaeleon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chamaeleon-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fusion Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fusion-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kanvas Biosciences

VC Fund · Monmouth Junction, United States

Kanvas Biosciences developed cutting-edge imaging technology for microbial detection, providing unmatched speed, breadth, and adaptability. Kanvas aims to transform microbial research and infectious disease diagnostics through innovative imaging technology of the next generation.

3 contacts available at Kanvas Biosciences.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hao Shi | Founder, CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hao-shi-0383 |
| Matthew Cheng | COO, Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-cheng-71ca |
| Tomoko Saek | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomoko-saek |

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## FAQ

### What does Tomoko Saek invest in?

Tomoko Saek invests primarily in Apps, Fitness and Wellness startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Tomoko Saek last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tomoko Saek closed in Jan 2024. 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?

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