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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YT YEN TOWN MARKETCompany profile YEN TOWN MARKET develops merchandise and licensed products around Japanese music, art and popular culture. YEN TOWN MARKET develops merchandise and licensed products around Japanese music, art and popular culture. | Undisclosed | Strategic JV investmentUndisclosed | Media & gaming | Japan | Investors | |
| CT Celaid TherapeuticsCompany profile Celaid Therapeutics develops cell therapies using technology that expands blood-forming stem cells outside the body. Celaid Therapeutics develops cell therapies using technology that expands blood-forming stem cells outside the body. | ¥400M | Series B second closeSeries B | Biotech | Japan | Investors | |
| CX Contents XCompany profile Contents X creates manga, animation and video for businesses and helps turn that content into sales and recruitment opportunities. Contents X creates manga, animation and video for businesses and helps turn that content into sales and recruitment opportunities. | Undisclosed | Strategic equity investmentUndisclosed | Business services | Japan | Investors | |
| A AgrimediaCompany profile Agrimedia connects consumers, farmers, businesses and local authorities through agriculture-related services. Agrimedia connects consumers, farmers, businesses and local authorities through agriculture-related services. | Undisclosed | Equity stake acquisitionUndisclosed | Agritech | Japan | Investors | |
| M MOTCompany profile MOT manages manga creators and operates Kakikomi, an online school taught by working manga artists and editors. MOT manages manga creators and operates Kakikomi, an online school taught by working manga artists and editors. | Undisclosed | Equity financingUndisclosed | Media & gaming | Japan | Investors | |
| D DriveXCompany profile DriveX develops Smart Production Planning, AI software that helps factories build and revise production schedules. DriveX develops Smart Production Planning, AI software that helps factories build and revise production schedules. | ~¥150M | Funding roundUndisclosed | Industrial tech | Japan | Investors Undisclosed | |
| L LeafeaCompany profile Leafea provides employee-benefit services designed for adoption by small and medium-sized businesses in Japan. Leafea provides employee-benefit services designed for adoption by small and medium-sized businesses in Japan. | ¥1B | Series B first closeSeries B | Enterprise software | Japan | Investors Undisclosed | |
| CE Clean Energy ConnectCompany profile Clean Energy Connect supplies corporate customers with solar electricity and the associated environmental attributes through off-site power-purchase agreements. Clean Energy Connect supplies corporate customers with solar electricity and the associated environmental attributes through off-site power-purchase agreements. | ¥500M | Committed credit facilityUndisclosed | Climate tech | Japan | Investors | |
| D DoIT helps businesses adopt AI in day-to-day operations. | Undisclosed | Preliminary capital and business allianceUndisclosed | Business services | Japan | Investors Undisclosed | |
| GL Giver LinkCompany profile Giver Link develops software and AI agents that help Japanese care providers manage paperwork, prepare for inspections and maintain reimbursement-related documentation. Giver Link develops software and AI agents that help Japanese care providers manage paperwork, prepare for inspections and maintain reimbursement-related documentation. | Undisclosed | Capital and business alliancesUndisclosed | Healthtech | 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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