Latest Japan Startup Funding Rounds
Startup funding in Japan: recent rounds, the companies behind them and their participating investors.
- Rounds
- 167 Jul 26 – Oct 23, 2026
- Disclosed funding
- $490.2M 62 disclosed amounts
- Median round
- $2.7M Of disclosed amounts
| Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Country | Investors | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI HEARTBEATS, Inc.Company profile A fan-engagement company creating digital trading-card experiences for sports teams and entertainment properties. A fan-engagement company creating digital trading-card experiences for sports teams and entertainment properties. | ~¥2.3B | Series CSeries C+ | Media & gaming | Japan | Investors | |
| EI EdTechX, Inc.Company profile An education company combining personalized AI English practice with classroom teaching and home learning for children. An education company combining personalized AI English practice with classroom teaching and home learning for children. | Undisclosed | Seed | Edtech | Japan | Investors | |
| BF Blue Farm, Inc.Company profile A tea-production company helping business customers secure matcha supply through managed cultivation and processing. A tea-production company helping business customers secure matcha supply through managed cultivation and processing. | ¥350M | Series A | Agritech | Japan | Investors | |
| nI nocall, Inc.Company profile Voice-agent software that automates business phone calls in Japanese, including appointment confirmation and payment follow-up. Voice-agent software that automates business phone calls in Japanese, including appointment confirmation and payment follow-up. | ~¥800M | Series A | AI | Japan | Investors | |
| 9I 9lione, Inc.Company profile A pharmaceutical inventory platform that helps medical institutions redistribute unused medicines through a licensed wholesaler. A pharmaceutical inventory platform that helps medical institutions redistribute unused medicines through a licensed wholesaler. | ¥120M | Series A | Healthtech | Japan | Investors | |
| MI MyDearest Inc.Company profile Develops and publishes original VR games and extends their characters and stories into licensing and merchandise. Develops and publishes original VR games and extends their characters and stories into licensing and merchandise. | Undisclosed | Venture fund investmentUndisclosed | Media & gaming | Japan | Investors | |
| XI XPERISUS, Inc.Company profile A travel company developing premium Japanese cultural experiences and distributing them through luxury travel partners. A travel company developing premium Japanese cultural experiences and distributing them through luxury travel partners. | ¥200M | Debt financingUndisclosed | Travel tech | Japan | Investors | |
| MF MIRROR FIT., Inc.Company profile A fitness company combining connected workout mirrors with private women-only gyms. A fitness company combining connected workout mirrors with private women-only gyms. | ¥250M | FundingUndisclosed | Healthtech | Japan | Investors | |
| MI Medteria, Inc.Company profile A professional communication platform connecting healthcare workers and medical students with their communities and employers. A professional communication platform connecting healthcare workers and medical students with their communities and employers. | ¥140M | FundingUndisclosed | Healthtech | Japan | Investors | |
| MI MILY, Inc.Company profile A membership community combining relationship coaching, life-planning workshops and small in-person events. A membership community combining relationship coaching, life-planning workshops and small in-person events. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Consumer | Japan | Investors |
Active investors in this selection
All investors →Ranked by rounds participated in · From Jul 26, 2026
- 1Japan Finance Corporation
HEARTBEATS, Inc., iCUREX, ugo
12rounds0led - 2Shoko Chukin Bank
Knowledge Work, HEARTBEATS, Inc., WHILL
6rounds0led - 3Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Knowledge Work, HEARTBEATS, Inc., ugo
5rounds0led - 4JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.
indent, QueryLift, Inc., nocall, Inc.
5rounds1led - 5Shizuoka Bank
Knowledge Work, NEXTES, Henry
4rounds0led
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