Jory Bell is a General Partner at Silicon Valley deep tech VC Playground Global. Attending MIT, Jory earned 3 degrees & developed deep-sea robotics. He then went to IBM & Apple before founding mobile computing pioneer OQO. Jory’s early Playground investments include Nervana Systems (acq. Intel), Velo3D (VELO) & Relativity Space. Jory currently leads Playground’s engineered biology practice & is on the boards of Ultima Genomics, Strand Therapeutics, Manifold Bio, Atomic AI & Amber Bio.

Tetsu Nakajima is the Founder & General Partner of 15th Rock, focusing on "Human Augmentation" startups (AI, robotics, healthcare). He has 15+ years of VC experience at 15th Rock, Mistletoe (CIO), and INCJ, with successful exits (IPO/M&A). He started as a researcher at Toshiba (IEEE/Wi-Fi).

She graduated from Tsinghua University and completed her master's degree at the University of Tokyo. She has over 10 years of experience in investment management and a wealth of experience in the deep tech sector. She has led and participated in numerous projects, primarily focusing on AI, displays, and EVs. Leveraging her international network, she contributes to strengthening the global competitiveness of portfolio companies by providing comprehensive support from technology adoption to market expansion.