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14 startups in Japan announced a funding round in the last 90 days (5 Oct to 1 Nov 2026). Each row shows how much they raised, who funded them, who runs them and where they are based. Updated every Monday with the new week.
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14 rounds, 5 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
$76M disclosed across 12 rounds
$30.5M biggest: KnowledgeWork
ALL STAR SAAS FUND most active investor, 2 rounds
14 of 14 rounds
The developer of HACKK TAG, a platform designed to bridge real-world and digital art experiences
SaaS & B2B software Series A 28 Oct
Raised
$1.1M ¥180M as reported · 28 Oct Funded by
Light Up Ventures, Kyoto Capital Partners, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
+ 2 more AFA LLC, Seiho Investment Works
Light Up Ventures, Kyoto Capital Partners, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, AFA LLC, Seiho Investment Works
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KnowledgeWork A Tokyo-based company headquartered in Minato-ku that provides AI-powered sales enablement solutions
AI Series C 26 Oct
Raised
$30.5M ¥4.8B as reported · 26 Oct Funded by
Not named in the articles
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Sunnies A Tokyo-based cybersecurity startup specializing in password management and access control
AI Seed 23 Oct
Raised
$319K ¥50,000,000 as reported · 23 Oct Funded by
HAKOBUNE, Hiroshima Venture Capital
HAKOBUNE, Hiroshima Venture Capital
Save this company A company that provides SaaS solutions designed to digitize operations in factories, warehouses, and retail stores
AI Series C 22 Oct
Raised
$14.1M ¥2.21B as reported · 22 Oct Location
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Funded by
Incubate Fund (lead)
Artemis Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Dai-ichi Life Insurance
+ 5 more Keio Rail Fund, T&D Innovation Fund, KRAFTIA Innovation Fund, YMFG Capital, Chiba Dojo Fund
Incubate Fund (lead) , Artemis Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Dai-ichi Life Insurance, Keio Rail Fund, T&D Innovation Fund, KRAFTIA Innovation Fund, YMFG Capital, Chiba Dojo Fund
Save this company A Tokyo-based startup specializing in non-verbal information AI
AI Debt 21 Oct
Raised
$128K ¥20M as reported · 21 Oct Funded by
Japan Finance Corporation
Japan Finance Corporation
Save this company What it does: not stated in the articles we read.
AI Series A 14 Oct
Raised
$3.1M ¥490M as reported · 14 Oct Funded by
Mobile Internet Capital (lead)
DNX Capital, Kyoshin Social Capital, ALL STAR SAAS FUND
Mobile Internet Capital (lead) , DNX Capital, Kyoshin Social Capital, ALL STAR SAAS FUNDFounders
Yuko Yokota Founder
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AI Seed 14 Oct
Raised
$411K ¥65M as reported · 14 Oct Funded by
Link Capital (lead)
Link Capital (lead)
Save this company A Tokyo-based startup operating a next-generation tax refund platform
Other Series A 9 Oct
Raised
$3.2M ¥500M as reported · 9 Oct Funded by
KURONEKO Innovation Fund No. 2
KURONEKO Innovation Fund No. 2
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Other Series B 8 Oct
Raised
$7M ¥1.1B as reported · 8 Oct Location
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Funded by
JAFCO, Nissei Capital, EX Innovation Fund
JAFCO, Nissei Capital, EX Innovation Fund
Save this company A Tokyo-based company providing AI agent services for contact center and customer experience operations
AI Series A 7 Oct
Raised
$11.9M ¥1.88 Billion as reported · 7 Oct Funded by
ALPHA, ALL STAR SAAS FUND, Firstlight Capital
+ 6 more Aflac Ventures Japan, Japan Post Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Mizuho Capital, SMBC Venture Capital
ALPHA, ALL STAR SAAS FUND, Firstlight Capital, Aflac Ventures Japan, Japan Post Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Mizuho Capital, SMBC Venture Capital
Save this company A Tokyo-based health-tech startup specializing in medical claims processing automation
AI Series A 5 Oct
Raised
$1.8M ¥281.6M as reported · 5 Oct
Save this company A space operations company based in Tokyo
Hardware, robotics & space Seed 5 Oct
Raised
$1.6M ¥260M as reported · 5 Oct Funded by
UntroD Capital, Midtown Frontier Fund Co
UntroD Capital, Midtown Frontier Fund Co
Save this company A Tokyo-based software company specializing in AI-driven production planning solutions for the manufacturing sector
AI Round not stated 5 Oct
Raised
$948K ¥150M as reported · 5 Oct Funded by
Not named in the articles
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AI Strategic 5 Oct
Raised
— not disclosed · 5 Oct Funded by
Medical Data Vision Inc
Medical Data Vision Inc
Save this company In numbers How many startups in Japan raised money recently? 14 startups in Japan announced a round between 5 Oct and 1 Nov 2026, with $76M disclosed across 12 of them.
Who invested in the most startups in Japan? Counting lead and other named investors: ALL STAR SAAS FUND (2 rounds), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (2 rounds).
What was the biggest round? KnowledgeWork raised $30.5M (Series C), announced 26 Oct.
Which sectors raised the most rounds? AI (10), SaaS and B2B software (1), Hardware, robotics and space (1).
Where this comes from Rounds from the free funding news feeds we read every week, from 5 Oct to 1 Nov 2026. A round reported by several sites is one row, and a round re-posted in a later week is kept once. Investors and founders come only from those articles and the companies' own pages. Loans and credit lines are listed but not counted in the totals.
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