Funded Startups in Minato
Disclosed funding in Minato is led by Knowledge Work, which reported a $22M Series C on 2026-08-04, dwarfing the next-largest disclosed rounds: Fast Beauty…
Disclosed funding in Minato is led by Knowledge Work, which reported a $22M Series C on 2026-08-04, dwarfing the next-largest disclosed rounds: Fast Beauty’s $11M (2025-11-15) and Grooves’ $5M (2025-11-12). In disclosed amounts, only 2 of the 3 funded rows clear $10M (Knowledge Work and Fast Beauty), while the $5M figure sits at the disclosed low end.
The timeline is concentrated toward late 2025 and 2026, with 5 of the 8 entries in 2026 and a date window spanning 2025-11-12 to 2026-08-04. City coverage is consistent: all 8 rows list Minato, Japan, with 4 entries explicitly shown as Minato, Chiba, Japan (Smooth, Pacific Meta, YStory, Toypo), while the disclosed amounts are split between Minato, Japan (Knowledge Work, Fast Beauty, Grooves). Stage labeling is fragmented across Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, and “Series Unknown,” with Seed (2) and “Series Unknown” (2) appearing most often.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in Minato, and how much larger is it than the rest?
Knowledge Work’s $22M Series C on 2026-08-04 is the largest disclosed amount on the page, and it’s significantly above the next-largest disclosed rounds ($11M for Fast Beauty on 2025-11-15 and $5M for Grooves on 2025-11-12).
Are there any funding-size thresholds that standout among disclosed amounts?
Among the 3 disclosed rows, 2 are at $10M+ (Knowledge Work at $22M on 2026-08-04 and Fast Beauty at $11M on 2025-11-15), while Grooves is at the disclosed low end with $5M on 2025-11-12.
Which rounds fall earliest vs. latest in the dataset shown for Minato?
The oldest row date shown is Grooves on 2025-11-12, while the most recent is Knowledge Work on 2026-08-04. The overall date range spans 2025-11-12 to 2026-08-04.
Is Minato the dominant city label here, or do multiple geographies appear under the same segment?
All 8 entries list Minato in the location field, but 4 are specified as Minato, Chiba, Japan (Pacific Meta on 2026-05-21; YStory on 2026-04-27; Toypo on 2026-03-11; Smooth on 2026-07-06). The remaining 4 are Minato, Japan, including the disclosed $22M Knowledge Work (2026-08-04), $11M Fast Beauty (2025-11-15), and $5M Grooves (2025-11-12).
What stage mix dominates the page, and where do the disclosed rounds concentrate?
Stage labels are spread across Seed (2), Series Unknown (2), Series C (1), Series A (1), Series B (1), and Venture - Series Unknown (1). The disclosed amounts concentrate in higher-labeled stages and one B2B software-heavy venture entry: Knowledge Work is Series C ($22M on 2026-08-04), Fast Beauty is Series B ($11M on 2025-11-15), and Grooves is Venture - Series Unknown ($5M on 2025-11-12).
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