Funded Startups in Japan
Across these 50 recent Japan rounds, disclosed deal sizes cluster mostly in the $1M–$21M range, but one outlier stands apart: Pure Salmon Japan’s $434M rou…
Across these 50 recent Japan rounds, disclosed deal sizes cluster mostly in the $1M–$21M range, but one outlier stands apart: Pure Salmon Japan’s $434M round (2026-06-18). The next-largest disclosed amounts are $40M (ElevationSpace, 2026-06-19) and $21M appears again (Nealle on 2026-06-25; Sonire Therapeutics at $13M is well below). Most rounds also sit in a tight time window: every entry shown is between 2026-06-08 and 2026-06-30, with multiple concentrations on 2026-06-25–2026-06-29. Geographically, Tokyo dominates the list by repeated city entries (e.g., Smooth 2026-06-29; Kotoba Technologies 2026-06-24; MW 2026-06-11), while out-of-Tokyo listings still recur (e.g., Nagoya: AZAPA 2026-06-29; Sazo 2026-06-25; and Hiroshima: Staple 2026-06-24). Stage coverage skews toward “Seed” and “Series Unknown,” with Series Unknown appearing 13 times and undisclosed amounts appearing 19 times, limiting size comparisons for a large share of the dataset.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Japan list, and how far above the rest is it?
Pure Salmon Japan’s $434M round on 2026-06-18 is an outlier: the next-largest disclosed amount is $40M from ElevationSpace on 2026-06-19, with several other larger rounds falling far below $40M (e.g., Nealle at $21M on 2026-06-25, and multiple $10M rounds such as Kotoba Technologies and ALGO ARTIS).
Do deal sizes show a clear central cluster, or are there multiple high-value tiers?
Disclosed amounts concentrate around the low-to-mid single digits and tens of millions: examples include $4M (Smooth, 2026-06-29), $2M (PLUGO 2026-06-25; STYZ 2026-06-25), and $6M (Dioseve 2026-06-11; Tier IV 2026-06-09), while the upper tier is sparse aside from the Pure Salmon Japan spike and the $40M from ElevationSpace.
Are the most recent dates concentrated, and which companies anchor the latest window?
Yes. The newest entry is SolaNika on 2026-06-30 (undisclosed), followed immediately by AZAPA (2026-06-29, undisclosed) and Smooth (2026-06-29, $4M). Multiple rounds also land on 2026-06-25–2026-06-29, including Nealle ($21M, 2026-06-25), STYZ ($2M, 2026-06-25), and PLUGO ($2M, 2026-06-25).
Which cities or geographies are over-represented in this set?
Tokyo is the clear hub, appearing repeatedly across dated entries such as Smooth (Tokyo, 2026-06-29), Kotoba Technologies (2026-06-24, $10M), and MW (2026-06-11, $19M). Non-Tokyo metros also recur (e.g., Nagoya has AZAPA on 2026-06-29 and Sazo on 2026-06-25; Hiroshima has Staple on 2026-06-24).
How should sales or analysis handle stage and disclosure when comparing rounds by size?
“Series Unknown” appears 13 times, and undisclosed amounts appear 19 times, so size-based comparisons skew toward the subset with disclosed figures (e.g., Nealle at $21M with a “Series Unknown” label on 2026-06-25, versus many other “Series Unknown” entries with undisclosed amounts). Stage and disclosure patterns therefore can obscure whether a missing amount is truly smaller or simply not reported (e.g., AndL is Seed on 2026-06-16 but undisclosed; SolaNika is Seed on 2026-06-30 but undisclosed).
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