Latest Japan Startup Funding Rounds

Startup funding in Japan: recent rounds, the companies behind them and their participating investors.

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Rounds
178
All time
Disclosed funding
$2.3B
66 disclosed amounts
Median round
$2.9M
Of disclosed amounts
178 rounds
Funding rounds
CompanyAmountRoundSectorCountryInvestorsAnnounced
YEN TOWN MARKETMedia & gaming · JapanCompany 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.

UndisclosedStrategic JV investmentUndisclosedMedia & gamingJapanInvestors
Celaid TherapeuticsBiotech · JapanCompany 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.

¥400MSeries B second closeSeries BBiotechJapanInvestors
Contents XBusiness services · JapanCompany 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.

UndisclosedStrategic equity investmentUndisclosedBusiness servicesJapanInvestors
AgrimediaAgritech · JapanCompany 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.

UndisclosedEquity stake acquisitionUndisclosedAgritechJapanInvestors
MOTMedia & gaming · JapanCompany 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.

UndisclosedEquity financingUndisclosedMedia & gamingJapanInvestors
DriveXIndustrial tech · JapanCompany 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.

~¥150MFunding roundUndisclosedIndustrial techJapanInvestors
Undisclosed
LeafeaEnterprise software · JapanCompany 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.

¥1BSeries B first closeSeries BEnterprise softwareJapanInvestors
Undisclosed
Clean Energy ConnectClimate tech · JapanCompany 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.

¥500MCommitted credit facilityUndisclosedClimate techJapanInvestors
DoITBusiness services · JapanCompany profile

DoIT helps businesses adopt AI in day-to-day operations.

DoIT helps businesses adopt AI in day-to-day operations.

UndisclosedPreliminary capital and business allianceUndisclosedBusiness servicesJapanInvestors
Undisclosed
Giver LinkHealthtech · JapanCompany 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.

UndisclosedCapital and business alliancesUndisclosedHealthtechJapanInvestors

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Ranked by rounds participated in · All time

  1. 1
    Japan Finance Corporation

    HEARTBEATS, Inc., iCUREX, ugo

    12rounds
    0led
  2. 2
    JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

    indent, QueryLift, Inc., nocall, Inc.

    7rounds
    1led
  3. 3
    Shoko Chukin Bank

    Knowledge Work, HEARTBEATS, Inc., WHILL

    6rounds
    0led
  4. 4
    Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

    Knowledge Work, HEARTBEATS, Inc., ugo

    5rounds
    0led
  5. 5
    Shizuoka Bank

    Knowledge Work, NEXTES, Henry

    4rounds
    0led

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