Updated List of Top Recently Funded Startups in Japan for 2025

Last update to database: February 16, 2026

Exploring Japan’s Best Funded Startups for 2025

Japan’s startup ecosystem continues to grow in 2025, with startups across sectors like technology, fintech, and biotechnology receiving substantial investments.


As one of Asia's leading economies, Japan is home to innovative companies working on solutions in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and blockchain technology. Major cities like Tokyo and Osaka serve as hubs for venture capital activity, attracting both domestic and international investors.


  • Fintech and Blockchain: Startups in fintech and blockchain are revolutionizing Japan’s financial sector, with solutions ranging from digital payments to decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms.


  • AI and Robotics: Japan’s global leadership in robotics and AI continues to attract investment, particularly in sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, and automation.


  • Biotechnology: The biotech sector is rapidly expanding, with startups developing innovations in biopharma, genetics, and life sciences.


Our weekly updated list provides the most current insights into recently funded startups in Japan, covering key funding rounds, major investors, and emerging trends shaping the country’s startup ecosystem.


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Company Name
Industries Funding Amount (USD) Recent Funding Date Recent Funding Type Company Headquarters # Employees Company Description Top 5 Investors Currently Hiring
Synflux Fashion & Apparel, Design... $2M Subscribe to Unlock January 2026 Not Specified Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 3 Fashion R&D studio using ... Circular Economy Nature P... Subscribe to Unlock
Shaperon Health Care, Pharmaceutic... $4M Subscribe to Unlock January 2026 Series B Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan 16 Software company building... Nissay Capital, i-nest ca... Subscribe to Unlock
Morgenrot Telecom & Communication H... $7M Subscribe to Unlock January 2026 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 24 IT services provider offe... J-POWER, Nagase & Co, MIR... Subscribe to Unlock
Livco HR & Staffing, E-Commerce... $11M Subscribe to Unlock January 2026 Debt Financing Shinjuku, Yamanashi, Japan 3 Support services firm hel... Mizuho Bank, Japan Financ... Subscribe to Unlock
Revorn Mobile & Web Applications... $3M Subscribe to Unlock January 2026 Not Specified Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 3 Develops odor sensing tec... Chopro, GxPartners, Arche... Subscribe to Unlock
Where Artificial Intelligence, ... $3M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Debt Financing Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 16 Applies space technology ... Mizuho Capital, SMBC Vent... Subscribe to Unlock
SocialGood Mobile & Web Applications... $6M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 13 Rewards-based app offerin... Japan Finance Corporation... Subscribe to Unlock
Caguuu E-Commerce & Retail, Cons... $10M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 12 Direct-to-consumer furnit... Granite Asia, Mitsubishi ... Subscribe to Unlock
Hibot Robotics & Automation, In... $1M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Convertible Note Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 38 Robotics company deliveri... Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, D... Subscribe to Unlock
Tenchijin Artificial Intelligence, ... $645K Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 35 Satellite data company en... Hiroshima Venture Capital... Subscribe to Unlock
Closer Robotics Automation Technology, Ro... $3M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Seed Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan 6 Robotics software company... Angel Bridge, Deepcore, S... Subscribe to Unlock
TableCheck Mobile & Web Applications... $5M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Debt Financing Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 150 Restaurant reservation pl... Mizuho Capital, SMBC Vent... Subscribe to Unlock
SImount Data & Analytics, Busines... $4M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 6 One-click database system... Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, M... Subscribe to Unlock
Mutex Consumer Electronics & De... $383K Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Seed Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 7 Software engineering firm... MTI Subscribe to Unlock
InsightX Artificial Intelligence, ... $4M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Series A Higashi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 8 AI commerce platform opti... DNX Ventures Subscribe to Unlock
Notta Artificial Intelligence, ... $15M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 18 Speech-to-text software p... Granite Asia, GSR Venture... Subscribe to Unlock
Canary Mobile & Web Applications... $19M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Series C Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 24 Hospitality technology co... SMBC Venture Capital, Miz... Subscribe to Unlock
Salescore Mobile & Web Applications... $7M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 38 Sales productivity platfo... Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, S... Subscribe to Unlock
Clean Energy Connect Energy & Sustainability $24M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Debt Financing Otemachi, Tokyo, Japan 5 Clean-energy company prov... Goldman Sachs, Global Bra... Subscribe to Unlock
Helical Fusion Energy & Sustainability $6M Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Series A Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 19 Fusion-energy startup com... Plug and Play, SBI Invest... Subscribe to Unlock
Prance IT Infrastructure & Netwo... $642K Subscribe to Unlock December 2025 Seed Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 3 AI workflow automation pl... Deepcore Subscribe to Unlock
Eco-Pork Agriculture & Farming, Ag... $9M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Venture - Series Unknown Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 3 Agtech company improving ... Higashishin-SNETI Investm... Subscribe to Unlock
Luup Mobile & Web Applications... $28M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Not Specified Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 77 Micromobility startup pro... Resona Asset Management, ... Subscribe to Unlock
byFood General Travel and Touris... $4M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 41 Travel-tech company conne... Kemuri Ventures, Monex Ve... Subscribe to Unlock
Fact Base IT & Communication Servic... $28M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series C Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 40 Digital transformation co... Insight Partners, Mitsubi... Subscribe to Unlock
Plugo Energy & Sustainability, ... $5M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series A Higashi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 8 EV infrastructure develop... SMBC Venture Capital, Boo... Subscribe to Unlock
GramEye Artificial Intelligence, ... $4M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series B Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan 5 Healthtech company automa... Beyond Next Ventures, NED... Subscribe to Unlock
Tailor IT & Communication Servic... $15M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series A Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 200 No-code ERP platform unif... New Enterprise Associates... Subscribe to Unlock
AI Mage Artificial Intelligence, ... $1M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Seed Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 6 AI technology company opt... Genesia Ventures, Headlin... Subscribe to Unlock
Estie Artificial Intelligence, ... $14M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Debt Financing Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 58 Real estate tech platform... Global Brain Corporation,... Subscribe to Unlock
Turing Industrial & Manufacturin... $63M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series A Higashi-shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 64 Autonomous vehicle manufa... NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Mits... Subscribe to Unlock
Grooves HR & Staffing, E-Commerce... $5M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Not Specified Minato, Chiba, Japan 77 Social recruiting platfor... JIC Venture Growth Invest... Subscribe to Unlock
OptFit Health Care, Wellness, He... $3M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series B Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 3 Fitness and wellness prov... SMBC Venture Capital, Miz... Subscribe to Unlock
Nihon Cyber Defence Defense & Military Tech, ... $6M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Seed Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 45 National cyberdefense fir... Incubate Fund, DBJ Capita... Subscribe to Unlock
iYell Digital Advertising, Comm... $2M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series E Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 19 Cloud mortgage platform s... Nikken Partners Co., Ltd.... Subscribe to Unlock
Lisse Law Artificial Intelligence, ... $7M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series C Sarugaku, Tokyo, Japan 27 AI legal software for ent... NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Glob... Subscribe to Unlock
Funds Financial Services, Ventu... $12M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series E Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 40 Financial information ser... Quester Capital, ALPHA, M... Subscribe to Unlock
SecureNavi Cloud Computing & Storage... $8M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 23 Security automation and I... SBI Investment, SMBC Vent... Subscribe to Unlock
Fivot Financial Services, Payme... $6M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series B Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 12 Capital provider across v... SBI Investment, SMBC Vent... Subscribe to Unlock
Note Content Creation & Distri... $13M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Corporate Round Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 160 Creator-friendly publishi... Naver, CyberAgent Capital... Subscribe to Unlock
TimeTree Mobile & Web Applications... $10M Subscribe to Unlock November 2025 Series F Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 52 Shared calendars to organ... SMBC Venture Capital, Miz... Subscribe to Unlock
PocketSign E-Signature & Authenticat... $5M Subscribe to Unlock October 2025 Debt Financing Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 10 Secure e-signature vaults... MUFG Bank, Nissay Capital... Subscribe to Unlock
Shippio Task and Workflow Managem... $12M Subscribe to Unlock October 2025 Series C Shibaura, Tokyo, Japan 67 Digital freight forwarder... 500 Global, MUFG Bank, De... Subscribe to Unlock
Monoxer Mobile & Web Applications... $12M Subscribe to Unlock October 2025 Series C Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 88 Memory app that helps lea... Salesforce Ventures, Z Ve... Subscribe to Unlock
Secai Marche E-Commerce & Retail, Food... $2M Subscribe to Unlock October 2025 Series A Koto, Tokyo, Japan 8 B2B marketplace connectin... NX Global Innovation Fund... Subscribe to Unlock
rayout Content & Publishing, Des... $962K Subscribe to Unlock October 2025 Series A Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 20 Creative-content studio p... SMBC Venture Capital, Qua... Subscribe to Unlock
Space Quarters Design & Innovation, Robo... $5M Subscribe to Unlock October 2025 Seed Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 8 Aerospace robotics compan... Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, K... Subscribe to Unlock
Nomu Food & Beverage $3M Subscribe to Unlock October 2025 Seed Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 12 Smart-beverage company de... Kendall Square Ventures, ... Subscribe to Unlock
Celaid Therapeutics Biotechnology, Health Car... $4M Subscribe to Unlock October 2025 Series B Hongo, Tokyo, Japan 14 Biotech developing cell t... UTEC - The University of ... Subscribe to Unlock
Mov Digital Media Platforms, ... $658K Subscribe to Unlock October 2025 Seed Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 34 Video technology company ... Subscribe to Unlock

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