Latest Japan Startup Funding Rounds
Startup funding in Japan: recent rounds, the companies behind them and their participating investors.
- Rounds
- 154 Jan 1 – Oct 17, 2026
- Disclosed funding
- $2.2B 61 disclosed amounts
- Median round
- $2.9M Of disclosed amounts
| Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Country | Investors | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b bitBiomeCompany profile Discovers and engineers novel enzymes and microbial strains for bio-based products using AI Discovers and engineers novel enzymes and microbial strains for bio-based products using AI | >$45M | Seed+Seed | Biotech | Japan | Investors | |
| E Develops energy-efficient AI processing for real-time edge inference | Undisclosed | Series B+Series B | Hardware | Japan | Investors | |
| SA Develops next-generation AI-foundation models | Undisclosed | StrategicUndisclosed | AI | Japan | Investors | |
| RC Rapidus CorporationCompany profile Develops and manufactures next-generation 2nm logic semiconductors for AI and high-performance computing Develops and manufactures next-generation 2nm logic semiconductors for AI and high-performance computing | ¥267.6B | StrategicUndisclosed | Hardware | Japan | Investors |
Active investors in this selection
All investors →Ranked by rounds participated in · From Jan 1, 2026
- 1Japan Finance Corporation
MUKA, indent, Intentia, Inc.
8rounds0led - 2JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.
indent, QueryLift, Inc., nocall, Inc.
5rounds1led - 3Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd.
Flyle, BridgeSmile Co., Ltd., Facilo, Inc.
4rounds1led - 4Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd.
Flyle, AIONA, Inc., Yoom, Inc.
4rounds0led - 5Global Brain
WED, 10pct., Inc., JIJ
4rounds1led
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