Takashi Yamanaka
Founder, President, Representative Partner & Chief Executive Officer @ i-nest capital
Takashi Yamanaka is a seed investor at i-nest capital focused on Media and Entertainment and Content. Joined Mobile Internet Capital Inc. after working at the Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank). He has over 15 years of experience in venture investment and development. Since July 2020, he has been a director of the Japan Venture Capital Association (JVCA).1990 Graduated from Fukushima Prefectural Azumi High School 1994Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (belonging to the American football club of the athletic club during college) Joined the Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank) in 1994. Joined Mobile Internet Capital Inc. in 2003 Appointed President and Representative Director of the company in 2015 Inaugurated as a director of Japan Venture Capital Association (JVCA) in 2015 2018 Established Aozora Co., Ltd. (currently Aoyama Lab Co., Ltd.)Established i-nest capital Co., Ltd. in 2019 Reappointed as a director of Japan Venture Capital Association (JVCA) in 2020
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 43%
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Industries Takashi Yamanaka invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Media and Entertainment 3 (43%)
- Content 2 (29%)
- Video 1 (14%)
- Gaming 1 (14%)
- Fashion 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Funding Round 2 (29%)
- Series A 1 (14%)
- Series B 1 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Fanova is a consulting company that provides OMO fitness gyms, direct management of fitness facilities, and media construction. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Sally is a company that turns people-to-people conversations into entertainment. It specializes in developing conversational reasoning games. | Seed / Jul 12, 2024 | ||
| MOV is a technology platform. They offer SaaS for stores that can collectively manage word-of-mouth sites and visualize and analyze customer feedback. It distributes inbound market data, news, and know-how to domestic companies. Their services include inbound support and consulting. | $9.6M / Series B / May 21, 2024 | ||
| Gokko Club operates in the digital entertainment industry, focusing on content creation, public relations, and video production. The company is known for its short drama productions, which are characterized by their condensed content and fast-paced development. Gokko Club handles all aspects of these productions in-house, including scriptwriting,directing, production, and editing. The company also has a strong presence on social media platforms like TikTok, where it has amassed a significant following. In addition to its entertainment offerings, Gokko Club also provides music streaming services. | $1.4M / Seed / Nov 09, 2022 | ||
| MOSHBIT is an online marketing and internet media company. | Series A / Oct 13, 2021 | ||
| Weekday is a startup that provides comprehensive Contents marketing and services. | Aug 27, 2018 | ||
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About i-nest capital
i-nest capital is a venture capital firm that incubates emerging startups in Japan.
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What does Takashi Yamanaka invest in?
Takashi Yamanaka invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, Content and Video startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Takashi Yamanaka closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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