15th Rock Ventures

About

# About━　Our Philosophy​　━To control things with the power of our minds.To be able to fly or become invisible. To resist death and flourish in old age.15th Rock is a VC fund that helps humanity rise above its limits.So that what were once crazy dreams can become reality, even taken for granted.We strive to overcome all barriers and preconceptions,and create not just new trends, but new normal.One day, we’ll prove all the nay-sayers wrong.# **Our Focus**## **Investment Scope​**To shape this new way of living that we aspire to,we invest in the fields of Human Augmentation (primarily hardware),which is focused on the enhancement of individual capabilities,and in Consumer 3.0 (primarily software),which is focused on the provision of services to others,both domestically and internationally.## **Investment Stage**We invest mainly at the seed and pre-IPO stages,but also actively provide stage-agnostic bridge financing.# **Our Support**# **Cooperation with Startup studio “Spirete”**15th Rock owners “Spirete”, a startup studiowhich provides a variety of value-added services to investors.We are actively engaged in business matching between Spirete community member companies[About Member Companies](https:www.spirete.com/partners)We provide active recruitment support through Spirete’s community, in particular for hiring CxOs and engineers[About Spirete Community](https:www.spirete.com/)We also introduce Spirete fellows and advisors to provide expert support to investee companies[About Fellows & Advisors](https:www.spirete.com/member)# **Our Network**We support our startups’ expansion through a broad VC and angelinvestor network across Japan, Asia, the US and Europe.

Benefits

• Funding for seed and pre-IPO stages
• Access to a broad VC and angel investor network across Japan, Asia, the US, and Europe
• Business matching opportunities with Spirete community member companies
• Active recruitment support for hiring CxOs and engineers
• Introduction to expert fellows and advisors for investee companies

Eligibility Criteria

• Startups in the fields of Human Augmentation (primarily hardware) and Consumer 3.0 (primarily software)
• Seed and pre-IPO stage startups
• Startups seeking bridge financing
• Startups looking for business matching opportunities and expert support