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Tomi
Toyosato.

Founder with 13+ years creating and scaling startups around the world. I help founders go from idea to product in the market.

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■ Summary

About.

Founder and product/operations leader with 13+ years building and scaling startups across LATAM, the U.S., and global markets.

Co-founder of an award-winning consumer app that grew to 5M+ registered users across Latin America, Spain, and the U.S., backed by Plug and Play (Silicon Valley).

■ Experience

Selected work.

Kanto Holdings Inc.
www.kanto.co
2013 — Present
Co-Founder & Chief Product / Operating / Marketing Officer · Delaware, US
Co-founded and scaled a multi-platform karaoke app to 5M+ registered users across Latin America, Spain, and the U.S. As part of the founding leadership team, owned product, operations, and marketing through every growth stage since the MVP.
- Marketing & brand partnerships
  Managed commercial partnerships with global brands like Vizio (a Walmart company), LG Electronics, Movistar and Roku; and led multiple joint marketing campaigns across Latin America, Spain and the U.S.
- Growth & market expansion
  Drove adoption across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Spain, and led U.S. market entry with support from Endeavor Miami.
- Product & UX
  Built Kanto's entire product from zero alongside the engineering team, mobile apps and native TV applications, including the second-screen experience that turns a phone and Smart TV into a karaoke stage, real-time performance feedback, global leaderboards, and personalized recommendations. Product quality recognized by Apple: App of the Day, Editor's Choice (LATAM), and selection for the Apple Design Workshop.
- Fundraising
  Co-led capital raises totaling ~$4M from Plug and Play Ventures (Silicon Valley), Wintech Ventures (China), and Jenesiz Capital (Miami); backed by accelerators Wayra (Telefónica), Start-Up Chile, and Startup Peru.
Forboni Holdings LLC
www.forboni.eu
2026 — Present
Founder & AI Product Builder · Delaware, US
Founder building a portfolio of AI-native ventures, leading product and go-to-market with lean 3-person teams. In just 60 days, we built both products from scratch to their first paying customers:
- Sharkally
  AI sales agents on WhatsApp, specialized in schools and institutions across Europe. We built the product and the business and closed the first clients, including the Colegio Alemán de Madrid (Deutsche Schule Madrid): founded in 1896, one of Spain's leading private schools and consistently ranked among Madrid's best international schools.
- VéndeloIA
  AI ordering agents on WhatsApp specialized in restaurants across LATAM. We built the product and secured the first paying clients, including leading restaurants in their local markets.