Tk (Takeshi) Mori

Managing Partner at GoAhead Ventures

📍 Menlo Park, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 16 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2020𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 United States
16
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7
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2
Mid stage
2
Late stage
21y
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Portfolio

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Investor
Apr 2020
Haven is re-imagining the $11 trillion U.S. mortgage industry, with a focus on engaging the 53 million homeowners with a mortgage. The incumbent technologies used by mortgage lenders and servicers are decades old, and the borrowers who are served by them increasingly demand modern digital experiences and frictionless financial products throughout the home journey. Haven’s mission is to deliver them at a transformational scale, and to improve lives in one of the world’s largest asset classes.
Investor
Apr 2020
Duffl delivers groceries to college students in 10 minutes. We use data to wholesale the most high demand products and deliver them from our retail storefronts using electric scooters and a student-driven workforce. We believe in building the most convenient store in order to become the bridge between customers and a sustainable world. As citizens of Earth, we are committed to building the worlds first net carbon neutral delivery service and accelerate the electrification of e-commerce. We are Y-Combinator graduates who’ve recently closed our $12M Series A. We are growing very quickly with plans to reach 30+ universities across California and beyond in the next year. Join Us!
Investor
Mar 2020
Were building infrastructure that oversees the storage of all physical goods in the future, using software and robotics/AI. Were starting with drones that oversee inventory in the most centralized part of the supply chain (full pallet distribution centers). Come join us on our journey!
Board Member
Sep 2019
Cake (joincake.com) provides a digital platform that makes it easier to do advance care planning and end-of-life planning. Cake is one of Built In Boston’s “50 Tech Startups to Watch in 2018” and has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and The Boston Globe. MISSION: Together, we are building a destination for end-of-life planning, response, and inspiration. Reflecting on what we would want at end of life helps us to live congruently with our values, be considerate of our loved ones, and bring new meaning to living. Check out our job postings on Angellist: https://angel.co/joincake/jobs/
Investor
Dec 2018
Turning hiring into a data-driven process, ensuring accurate hiring the first time around. Empirical Hire utilizes machine-learning algorithms to analyze vast quantities of data to screen and select Sales and Service employees who will be the best fit for the job & organization and will persist longer, thus optimizing the hiring process and dramatically decreasing hiring costs. The Empirical Hire Test uniqueness is in comparing itself against actual employee performance. By doing so it knows how to augment predictive questions and remove non-predictive ones. This results in constant improvement of the tests predictive ability in a data-driven manner.
Investor
May 2018
Pathrise is an online program for tech professionals that provides 1-on-1 mentorship, training and advice to help you land your next job. On top of that, we're built around aligned incentives. You only pay if you succeed in getting hired and start work at a job first. Apply Today! pathrise.com/lihp
Board Member
Jan 2018
Bigleaf Networks provides internet connectivity without complexity, making it easy for IT pros and their organizations to conduct business on the internet with confidence. Bigleaf’s unique network optimization solution adapts traffic to circuit conditions in real-time to preserve application performance and optimize user productivity despite circuit degradations or outages. The Bigleaf solution integrates seamlessly with established firewalls, ISPs, and applications, takes only minutes to install, and works unattended to provide immediate relief and value. Founded in 2012 in Portland, Oregon, Bigleaf Networks is investor-backed and provides service across North America and Europe.
Investor/Board Observer
Jun 2017
Talkable’s marketing technology empowers e-commerce brands to acquire & retain high-value customers through referral & loyalty marketing programs. As a single-source solution for your referral marketing and loyalty marketing needs, brands are able to create seamless user experiences designed to increase brand engagement and build brand affinity. For both referral and loyalty solutions, Talkable offers comprehensive segmentation capabilities, a built-in A/B testing suite, and best-in-class fraud prevention intelligence. Talkable is more than just a technology solution, we’re also your partner. As such, every client has a dedicated team of experts who will strategize, envision, create, deploy, optimize all of your campaigns. The customer success team will act as an extension of your marketing team designing referral and loyalty programs that exceed your expectations. Talkable is best suited for brands with $4M+ in annual revenue. Our enterprise clients on average see a 52X ROI from their referral programs. Talkable’s Marketing Solutions are used to: -Identify, target, and reward your most valuable customers through in-depth data analysis. -Acquire and retain your highest-value clients at a low cost -Drive more sales and increase revenue Talkable was founded in 2009 and pioneered the ability to digitally track the virality of word-of-mouth marketing which ultimately sparked the creation of Referral Marketing. Today, Talkable develops and implements long-term growth strategies targeting new customer acquisition, increased retention, higher LTV, all at a significantly lower CPA than other marketing channels. Talkable is trusted by 250 brands such as L’Occitane, FitJoy, American Eagle, and TOMS– bringing over $576M in referral sales for its customers.
Board Member
Sep 2013
Simple Emotion is using patented emotion detection technology to improve communication between humans and technology. We are currently focusing on products to improve the satisfaction of customers when they interact with contact centers. Our technology can identify customer attrition risk, upsell opportunities, and customer satisfaction
Board Member
Sep 2013
Iotera focuses on developing advanced wireless technologies to enable the internet of things. The Iotera wireless technology is being used to power the next generation of intelligent sensing and tracking products. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Redwood City.
Investor
Jan 2012
HackerRank is a technology hiring platform that is the standard for assessing developer skills for 2500+ companies around the world. HackerRank helps companies hire skilled developers and innovate faster by enabling tech recruiters and hiring managers to objectively evaluate talent at every stage of the recruiting process.
Board Observer
Nov 2008
Upgrade Your Design and Verification with Jasper! Jasper Design Automation's mission is to make full formal IC verification a competitive advantage for its customers. Jasper's formal verification solutions are used by logic designers, verification engineers and silicon bring-up teams to design, explore and debug RTL, to ensure correctness of block-level functionality and for rapid post-silicon validation and debug.
Board Member
Mar 2007
At Aeria Games, we create immersive gaming experiences that connect players around the world. As a developer and publisher of both mobile and PC games, our mission is to deliver high-quality, engaging content that entertains millions of gamers every day. Founded with a passion for innovation and community, Aeria Games has built a diverse portfolio of titles across multiple genres — from action-packed MMORPGs to casual mobile hits. Our games are more than just entertainment; they are platforms for people to explore new worlds, form lasting friendships, and challenge themselves in dynamic virtual environments. We believe in a player-first approach, using data-driven insights and continuous feedback to improve gameplay, expand content, and support vibrant online communities. With teams of talented developers, designers, and storytellers, we’re committed to shaping the future of online gaming.
early stageComputer Games
Investor
May 2005
LoopUp (LSE AIM: LOOP) is a cloud platform for premium hybrid communications. The Group’s flagship Cloud Telephony solution for Microsoft Teams enables multinational enterprises to consolidate their global telephony provision into a single, consistently managed cloud implementation rather than disparate implementations from multiple carriers. The Group is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and is headquartered in London, with offices in the US, Spain, Germany, Hong Kong, Barbados and Australia.
Board Member
Mar 2005
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2020
Investor
Apr 2020
Haven is re-imagining the $11 trillion U.S. mortgage industry, with a focus on engaging the 53 million homeowners with a mortgage. The incumbent technologies used by mortgage lenders and servicers are decades old, and the borrowers who are served by them increasingly demand modern digital experiences and frictionless financial products throughout the home journey. Haven’s mission is to deliver them at a transformational scale, and to improve lives in one of the world’s largest asset classes.
Investor
Apr 2020
Duffl delivers groceries to college students in 10 minutes. We use data to wholesale the most high demand products and deliver them from our retail storefronts using electric scooters and a student-driven workforce. We believe in building the most convenient store in order to become the bridge between customers and a sustainable world. As citizens of Earth, we are committed to building the worlds first net carbon neutral delivery service and accelerate the electrification of e-commerce. We are Y-Combinator graduates who’ve recently closed our $12M Series A. We are growing very quickly with plans to reach 30+ universities across California and beyond in the next year. Join Us!
Investor
Mar 2020
Were building infrastructure that oversees the storage of all physical goods in the future, using software and robotics/AI. Were starting with drones that oversee inventory in the most centralized part of the supply chain (full pallet distribution centers). Come join us on our journey!
2019
Board Member
Sep 2019
Cake (joincake.com) provides a digital platform that makes it easier to do advance care planning and end-of-life planning. Cake is one of Built In Boston’s “50 Tech Startups to Watch in 2018” and has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and The Boston Globe. MISSION: Together, we are building a destination for end-of-life planning, response, and inspiration. Reflecting on what we would want at end of life helps us to live congruently with our values, be considerate of our loved ones, and bring new meaning to living. Check out our job postings on Angellist: https://angel.co/joincake/jobs/
2018
Investor
Dec 2018
Turning hiring into a data-driven process, ensuring accurate hiring the first time around. Empirical Hire utilizes machine-learning algorithms to analyze vast quantities of data to screen and select Sales and Service employees who will be the best fit for the job & organization and will persist longer, thus optimizing the hiring process and dramatically decreasing hiring costs. The Empirical Hire Test uniqueness is in comparing itself against actual employee performance. By doing so it knows how to augment predictive questions and remove non-predictive ones. This results in constant improvement of the tests predictive ability in a data-driven manner.
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