The startup & funding landscape of Japan: 942 companies, $16.3B raised across 1103 rounds. Most-funded companies, top investors, latest deals.
| Company | Rounds | Raised |
|---|---|---|
| Rapidus | 3 rounds | $6.2B |
| PayPay | 1 round | $880M |
| UPSIDER | 6 rounds | $547M |
| Starlight Engine | 1 round | $400M |
| OWNDAYS | 1 round | $400M |
| Turing | 3 rounds | $273.7M |
| Mujin | 2 rounds | $254.6M |
| Pring | 1 round | $250M |
| SmartNews | 1 round | $230M |
| Gojo & Company | 2 rounds | $223M |
| Josys | 3 rounds | $217M |
| Asuene | 5 rounds | $203.2M |
| Sakana AI | 1 round | $200M |
| Interstellar Technologies | 3 rounds | $185.7M |
| NOT A HOTEL | 4 rounds | $172.7M |
| Solaris | 4 rounds | $145.3M |
| SmartHR | 2 rounds | $140M |
| Preferred Networks | 1 round | $127M |
| Opn | 1 round | $120M |
| SkyDrive | 2 rounds | $119M |
| newmo | 1 round | $110M |
| Astroscale | 1 round | $109M |
| BEAM Technologies | 2 rounds | $94.3M |
| Thinkings | 2 rounds | $90.4M |
| Jul 2026 | CLAS — debt | — |
| Jul 2026 | 2foods — unknown | $3.3M |
| Jul 2026 | Asuene — unknown | $23.9M |
| Jul 2026 | Asuene — series d plus | $87M |
| Jul 2026 | RevComm — series b | $21.6M |
| Jul 2026 | KAERU — unknown | — |
| Jul 2026 | bestat — series a | $2M |
| Jul 2026 | Starlight Engine — unknown | $400M |
| Jul 2026 | NUJP — unknown | $645K |
| Jul 2026 | infuse Life Science — unknown | — |