Japan's startup funding, tracked in English

Who raised what in Japan,
and who backed them.

Every round summarised from Japanese-language announcements, with yen and approximate USD, investors, and a link to the original source.

78rounds tracked
78startups
101investors
¥410.57Bdisclosed (incl. debt where reported)
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Latest rounds

DateCompanyStageAmountInvestorsSector
15 Oct 2026 ACIMUS logoAACIMUSSeed ¥65M
~$0.4M		 Link Capital AI
15 Oct 2026 AZOO logoAAZOOSeries A ¥490M
~$3.1M		 Mobile Internet CapitalDNX CapitalKyoshin Social Capital +1 Travel & Hospitality
14 Oct 2026 esa logoEesaUndisclosed ¥1.15B
~$7.3M		 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and BankingMitsubishi UFJ CapitalEnvironmental Energy Investment Climate & MaterialsDeep tech
13 Oct 2026 The Phage logoTPThe PhageSeries A ¥570M
~$3.6M		 See source Healthcare
13 Oct 2026 Ocean logoOOceanSeries A (2nd close) ¥500M
~$3.2M		 KURONEKO Innovation Fund No. 2Shizuoka Capital Fintech
9 Oct 2026 IindentSeries B ¥1.1B
~$7M		 JAFCO GroupNissay CapitalSimplex Capital Media & Creator
9 Oct 2026 Helical Fusion logoHFHelical FusionSeries B (2nd close) ¥3.23B
~$20.4M		 Fuji ElectricFujikuraTokyo Gas +3 Energy & FusionDeep tech
8 Oct 2026 Every WiLL logoEWEvery WiLLSeed ¥1.3B
~$8.2M		 ON&BOARDEast VenturesJapan Startup Support Association Logistics
8 Oct 2026 Flyle logoFFlyleSeries A ¥1.88B
~$11.9M		 ALPHAALL STAR SAAS FUNDSalesforce Ventures +3 AI
7 Oct 2026 Nessu logoNNessuSeries A (1st close) ¥90M
~$0.6M		 See source Social Impact
2 Oct 2026 GMGX MINERALSSeries A++ ¥460M
~$2.9M		 See source Climate & MaterialsDeep tech
2 Oct 2026 SSpectronixSeries F (extension) ¥518M
~$3.3M		 JAFCO GroupDBJ Capital Semiconductors & PhotonicsDeep tech

All rounds →

Deep tech

DateCompanyStageAmountInvestorsSector
14 Oct 2026 esa logoEesaUndisclosed ¥1.15B
~$7.3M		 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and BankingMitsubishi UFJ CapitalEnvironmental Energy Investment Climate & MaterialsDeep tech
9 Oct 2026 Helical Fusion logoHFHelical FusionSeries B (2nd close) ¥3.23B
~$20.4M		 Fuji ElectricFujikuraTokyo Gas +3 Energy & FusionDeep tech
2 Oct 2026 GMGX MINERALSSeries A++ ¥460M
~$2.9M		 See source Climate & MaterialsDeep tech
2 Oct 2026 SSpectronixSeries F (extension) ¥518M
~$3.3M		 JAFCO GroupDBJ Capital Semiconductors & PhotonicsDeep tech
1 Oct 2026 JAOPS logoJJAOPSSeed ¥260M
~$1.6M		 UntroD Capital JapanMidtown Frontier Fund SpaceDeep tech
1 Oct 2026 QibiTech logoQQibiTechSeries B ¥600M
~$3.8M		 JIC Venture Growth Investments RoboticsDeep tech
29 Sept 2026 LOMBY logoLLOMBYSeries A ¥387M
~$2.4M		 Mercuria InvestmentSuzuki RoboticsDeep tech
18 Sept 2026 ARK logoAARKSeries A ¥1.3B
~$8.2M		 UntroD Capital Japan Food & AgricultureDeep tech

Sectors

AI (10)Healthcare (6)Food & Agriculture (6)Climate & Materials (5)Energy & Fusion (5)Consumer (5)SaaS (5)Fintech (4)Space (4)Industrial Software (4)Biotech (4)Travel & Hospitality (3)Robotics (3)Services (3)Media & Creator (2)Logistics (2)Mobility (2)Deep Tech Hardware (2)Social Impact (1)Semiconductors & Photonics (1)Quantum (1)