# GENDA Capital

> GENDA Capital is a VC fund backing Photography, Digital Entertainment and Apps. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://genda-capital.jp

GENDA Capital is an Investment firm.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$15M |
| Series A | $1.7M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Photography | 2 | 14% |
| Digital Entertainment | 2 | 14% |
| Apps | 1 | 7% |
| Music | 1 | 7% |
| Video | 1 | 7% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 43% |
| Series A | 4 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenHeart | OpenHeart is a provider of the tactile 3D platform. | $1.4M | Seed | May 15, 2026 |  |
| Tohakusha | Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services. |  | Seed | Jan 13, 2026 |  |
| OpenHeart | OpenHeart is a provider of the tactile 3D platform. |  | Seed | Sep 19, 2025 |  |
| Samansa | Samansa is a film production company that offers planning, production, and distribution of telefilms, dramas, and short series. | $5M | Series A | Sep 17, 2025 |  |
| mahocast | Mahocast operates a comprehensive business platform that supports every stage of an artist’s journey—from initial planning and content production to ongoing management and promotion. |  | Seed | Aug 27, 2025 |  |
| Paradigm AI | Paradigm AI is an entertainment firm that produces songs and creates virtual human idols using generative AI. |  | Seed | Jun 29, 2025 |  |
| Wunderbar | Wunderbar provides intellectual property along with branding and marketing services. | $3.5M | Series A | Jun 25, 2025 |  |
| Redcliff | Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations. |  | Series B | Apr 07, 2025 |  |
| For you | For you is a comprehensive Advertising agency business specializing in SNS. | $1.7M | Series A | Mar 25, 2025 |  |
| Tohakusha | Tohakusha is a creative agency that offers design, production and sale of digital content and EC websites, and content creation services. |  | Seed | Jan 10, 2025 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [i-nest capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i-nest-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Hakuhodo DY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakuodo-dy-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [University of Tokyo Founders Association Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-tokyo-founders-association-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [Samurai Incubate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samurai-incubate) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does GENDA Capital invest in?

GENDA Capital invests primarily in Photography, Digital Entertainment and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is GENDA Capital's check size?

GENDA Capital typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$15M at Seed and $1.7M–$5M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds GENDA Capital participates in.

### When did GENDA Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for GENDA Capital closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 14 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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