The startup & funding landscape of Japan: 929 companies, $15.5B raised across 1085 rounds. Most-funded companies, top investors, latest deals.
| Company | Rounds | Raised |
|---|---|---|
| Rapidus | 3 rounds | $6.2B |
| PayPay | 1 round | $880M |
| UPSIDER | 6 rounds | $547M |
| OWNDAYS | 1 round | $400M |
| Mujin | 2 rounds | $254.6M |
| Pring | 1 round | $250M |
| SmartNews | 1 round | $230M |
| Gojo & Company | 2 rounds | $223M |
| Josys | 3 rounds | $217M |
| 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 |
| Turing | 2 rounds | $93.7M |
| Asuene | 3 rounds | $92.3M |
| Thinkings | 2 rounds | $90.4M |
| Synspective | 2 rounds | $88M |
| Jun 2026 | be-FULL — unknown | $645K |
| Jun 2026 | KANJI JAPAN — pre seed | — |
| Jun 2026 | Dioseve — series a | $6.5M |
| Jun 2026 | ALGO ARTIS — series b | $9.9M |
| Jun 2026 | Hiway — series a | $1.9M |
| Jun 2026 | trifa — series c | $11.2M |
| Jun 2026 | Smart Craft — seed | — |
| Jun 2026 | trifa — debt | $21.3M |
| Jun 2026 | Aracan — series c | — |
| Jun 2026 | MW — seed | $19.5M |