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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Advance Composite Co., Ltd.Company profile An advanced-materials manufacturer combining metals with ceramics or graphite for thermal and precision-engineering applications. An advanced-materials manufacturer combining metals with ceramics or graphite for thermal and precision-engineering applications. | Undisclosed | Series B | Industrial tech | Japan | Investors | |
| kI knewit, Inc.Company profile A delivery-operations platform that combines business software, AI agents and operational services for trading companies and manufacturers. A delivery-operations platform that combines business software, AI agents and operational services for trading companies and manufacturers. | Undisclosed | Pre-Series ASeed | Logistics | Japan | Investors | |
| WI WAYFARER, Inc.Company profile Hotel operator and software company building an AI operations platform that connects property systems and workflows. Hotel operator and software company building an AI operations platform that connects property systems and workflows. | Undisclosed | Series A first closeSeries A | Travel tech | Japan | Investors | |
| TI Treportal, Inc.Company profile A fan marketplace app for finding, managing and safely exchanging randomized character and entertainment merchandise. A fan marketplace app for finding, managing and safely exchanging randomized character and entertainment merchandise. | ~¥67M | Pre-Series ASeed | Consumer | Japan | Investors | |
| BC BridgeSmile Co., Ltd.Company profile An installation-services operator that coordinates retailers, customers and field technicians through software and managed operations. An installation-services operator that coordinates retailers, customers and field technicians through software and managed operations. | ¥819M | Series A | Business services | Japan | Investors | |
| SC Smolt Co., Ltd.Company profile An aquaculture company that breeds heat-tolerant cherry salmon and supplies seed fish and salmon products to regional producers. An aquaculture company that breeds heat-tolerant cherry salmon and supplies seed fish and salmon products to regional producers. | ~¥200M | Pre-Series A extensionSeed | Agritech | Japan | Investors | |
| LS Live Search Co., Ltd.Company profile Property-data services that help real estate firms produce, manage and distribute listing photos, floor plans and other media. Property-data services that help real estate firms produce, manage and distribute listing photos, floor plans and other media. | Undisclosed | Series CSeries C+ | Proptech | Japan | Investors Undisclosed | |
| DI DeltaForesight, Inc.Company profile A digital-asset company developing JPY DeFi, a protocol for borrowing a yen-linked crypto-asset using crypto assets as collateral. A digital-asset company developing JPY DeFi, a protocol for borrowing a yen-linked crypto-asset using crypto assets as collateral. | Undisclosed | J-KISS financingUndisclosed | Fintech | Japan | Investors | |
| AI AIONA, Inc.Company profile AI design agents that help manufacturing engineers apply technical documents and past design knowledge across product-development workflows. AI design agents that help manufacturing engineers apply technical documents and past design knowledge across product-development workflows. | ¥140M | J-KISS and loan financingUndisclosed | Industrial tech | Japan | Investors | |
| UI United ImmunityCompany profile A biotechnology company developing nanoparticle delivery systems and immunotherapies that target macrophages and dendritic cells in diseased tissue. A biotechnology company developing nanoparticle delivery systems and immunotherapies that target macrophages and dendritic cells in diseased tissue. | ¥2.2B | Private financingUndisclosed | Biotech | Japan | Investors Aozora HYBRID Fund IIIFujita TT Impact Fund I +11ITOCHU CorporationJoyo Bank, Ltd.Kobe University Fund IMitsubishi UFJ Life Sciences Fund IIMiyako Kyoto University Innovation Fund IIIMizuho Life Sciences Fund INVCC Fund 10Ono Venture Investment, Inc.Ricoh Biomedical Startup Investment Limited PartnershipSaisei Bioventures L.P.UTEC Fund V Limited Partnership |
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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