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    15th Rock

    Yokohama, JapanFounded 2019

    15th Rock is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm focused on Human Augmentation (primarily hardware) and Consumer 3.0 (primarily software), investing from seed to pre-IPO stages across Japan and the United States.

    Average disclosed round size is $6.8M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    6

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Takeshi Minamoto

    Takeshi Minamoto

    Founder &General Partner​

    Tetsu Nakajima

    Tetsu Nakajima

    Founder &General Partner​

    Takuya Umeda

    Takuya Umeda

    Venture Partner

    HN

    Hiroki Nakjima

    Principal​

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    8 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    LetzRyd logoLetzRydSeed$4MJan 2026
    BBisuSeed$3.2MOct 2021
    Onera logoOneraSeries C
    Onera logoOneraSeries B
    Cellid logoCellidUnknown$13M
    Onera Technologies B.V. logoOnera Technologies B.V.Series C
    Onera Technologies B.V. logoOnera Technologies B.V.Series B
    PProton IntelligenceSeed$7.0M

    Top Co-Investors

    Last updated: 8 September 2026