Latest Japan Startup Funding Rounds
Startup funding in Japan: recent rounds, the companies behind them and their participating investors.
- Rounds
- 102 Sep 24 – Oct 23, 2026
- Disclosed funding
- $152.2M 27 disclosed amounts
- Median round
- $3.2M Of disclosed amounts
| Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Country | Investors | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L LegminCompany profile Legmin develops crop-spraying robots and operates spraying services that help farms carry out labour-intensive field work. Legmin develops crop-spraying robots and operates spraying services that help farms carry out labour-intensive field work. | Undisclosed | Strategic equity investmentUndisclosed | Agritech | Japan | Investors | |
| QC QBITech Co., Ltd.Company profile Robot-control software that lets operators coordinate machines from different manufacturers through one platform. Robot-control software that lets operators coordinate machines from different manufacturers through one platform. | ~¥600M | Series B | Robotics | Japan | Investors | |
| 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 |
Active investors in this selection
All investors →Ranked by rounds participated in · From Sep 24, 2026
- 1Japan Finance Corporation
HEARTBEATS, Inc., iCUREX, ugo
7rounds0led - 2Shoko Chukin Bank
Knowledge Work, HEARTBEATS, Inc., WHILL
6rounds0led - 3Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Knowledge Work, HEARTBEATS, Inc., ugo
3rounds0led - 4Shizuoka Bank
Knowledge Work, NEXTES, Henry
3rounds0led - 5Joyo Bank, Ltd.
NEXTES, Henry, United Immunity
3rounds0led
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