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Rapidus

Hardware · Tokyo, JP · rapidus.inc

State-backed Japanese chipmaker aiming for mass production of 2nm semiconductors.

Founders

Funding history

DateRoundAmount
Apr 2026Grant
METI approved another 631.5 billion yen (~$4B) of public support for Rapidus for fiscal 2026, earmarked for prototypes and wafer processing at the IIM-1 plant in Chitose.
$4B
Feb 2026Grant
Rapidus secured 267.6 billion yen (~$1.7B) from the Japanese government (IPA/METI) and 32 private companies, including Toyota and SoftBank, to move to mass production of 2nm chips.
$1.7B
Nov 2022Grant
Eight major Japanese tech and auto firms (including Kioxia, NEC, NTT, SoftBank, Sony and Toyota) launched chipmaker Rapidus to mass-produce next-gen logic semiconductors by 2027, backed by ~70 billion yen (~$500M) in Japanese government funding plus corporate equity.
$500M

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