# Takashi Yamanaka

> Takashi Yamanaka is a seed investor at Mobile Internet Capital backing Media and Entertainment. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mobile Internet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mobile-internet-capital)
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takashi-yamanaka-25277716/

Takashi Yamanaka is a seed investor at Mobile Internet 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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media and Entertainment | 3 | 43% |
| Content | 2 | 29% |
| Video | 1 | 14% |
| Gaming | 1 | 14% |
| Fashion | 1 | 14% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Funova | 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 | Sally is a company that turns people-to-people conversations into entertainment. It specializes in developing conversational reasoning games. |  | Seed | Jul 12, 2024 |  |
| MOV | 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 | 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 | MOSHBIT is an online marketing and internet media company. |  |  | Oct 13, 2021 |  |
| MOSHBIT | MOSHBIT is an online marketing and internet media company. |  | Series A | Oct 13, 2021 |  |
| Weekday | Weekday is a startup that provides comprehensive Contents marketing and services. |  |  | Aug 27, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rakuten Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rakuten-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Coral Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coral-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GENDA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genda-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ntt-docomo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [University of Tokyo Founders Association Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-tokyo-founders-association-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Mobile Internet Capital

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Mobile Internet Capital (MIC) keeps up on the latest developments of Mobile Internet technologies and services at a high level, and continues to be a venture capital with both technical expertise and execution capability.

5 contacts available at Mobile Internet Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Arata Motoki | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arata-motoki |
| Keiji Niizu | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiji-niizu |
| Keiji Niizu | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiji-niizu-c46f |
| Miki Katsumata | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miki-katsumata |
| Satoru Oana | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/satoru-oana |

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## FAQ

### 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.

### When did Takashi Yamanaka last invest?

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.

### 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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