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Recently Funded Series C Startups in Japan

Updated Aug 2026

There are 15 funded Series C startups in Japan in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Series C startup funding landscape in Japan, along with the 15 most recently funded Series C startups in Japan.

Administrative Services, Health Care and Human Resources hold the most companies by sector. Tokyo and Minato hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Series C startups in Japan closed 15 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 15 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $193M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $13M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $11M and $21M.

Tokyo leads the geographic concentration of these firms. Small teams dominate the segment, making these companies agile targets for early enterprise adoption. This lean structure across the region means decision makers remain accessible. These entities represent a bridge between early stage agility and established scale.

Series C funded startup statistics in Japan

Funded Series C startups in Japan
15
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
15
15 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$193M
12 of 15 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$13M
middle half $11M to $21M

Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026. Investors appearing most often across Japan funding rounds: Japan Finance Corporation.

15 most recently funded Series C startups in Japan

15 shown

Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.

H
Tokyo, Japan · Content, Human Resources, Management Consulting, Outsourcing, Social Media
HERP is a recruitment management platform that accelerates digital talent recruitment.
Series C ·
$12M
K
Minato, Japan · Information Technology, Sales, Software
Knowledge Work is an IT firm that specializes in the development and sales of software for companies.
Series C ·
$22M
X
Tokyo, Japan · Human Resources, Logistics, Social, Transportation
X Mile develops software and workforce platforms for non-desk industries, including logistics, construction,…
Series C ·
$20M
I
InnoJin
Tokyo, Japan · Apps, Consulting, E-Learning, Health Care
InnoJin is a healthcare technology firm that provides consulting, collecting, analyzing, and offers…
Series C ·
Undisclosed
S
Tokyo, Japan · Financial Services
Smooth is a financial services company that provides initial cost installment payment solutions for real…
Series C ·
$4.3M
R
Redcliff
Tokyo, Japan · Consumer Electronics
Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public…
Series C ·
Undisclosed
A
Aracan
Nagoya, Japan · Administrative Services
Aracan is an e-commerce business that provides online and offline car-sharing services for vehicles.
Series C ·
Undisclosed
F
Tokyo, Japan · Administrative Services
FLUX Digital Experience Platform (DXP) optimizes and personalizes the digital customer experience for online…
Series C ·
$38M
I
Sarugaku, Japan · Administrative Services
Industrial-X provides digital transformation and AI-related consulting services for businesses and public…
Series C ·
$8.9M
S
Tokyo, Japan · Health Care
Sound Wave Innovation is a medical device manufacturer and supplier company. They provide ultrasound and…
Series C ·
$17M
S
Shimbashi, Japan · Energy
Sharing Energy focuses on renewable energy solutions, specializing in the promotion and deployment of solar…
Series C ·
$5.4M
F
Tokyo, Japan · Manufacturing, B2B Software
FactBase specializes in DX's promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises that can support japan's…
Series C ·
$28M
C
Nishi-Shinagawa, Japan · Retail, Advertising, Marketing, Cloud Computing
Canly is a cloud based system to reduce management & operating costs in a retail store along with being in…
Series C ·
$13M
S
Shibaura, Japan · Logistics, Transportation
Shippio is a cargo and freight company that offers a wide range of collective international logistics…
Series C ·
$12M
M
Tokyo, Japan · Education, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Monogusa is a technology company that provides a memory app that helps learners remember by solving problems.
Series C ·
$12M

Industries with the most funded Series C startups in Japan

Sector counts across all 15 tracked companies in Japan. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.

Where are funded Series C startups located in Japan?

Where funded Series C startups in Japan are based, by the city on the company record.

City
Funded startups
Tokyo
9
Nishi-Shinagawa
1
Sarugaku
1
Shibaura
1
Shimbashi
1

About the FundedIQ Series C startup funding data in Japan

FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.

Figures on this page cover the 15 funded Series C startups in Japan currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (3 of 15 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Series C startups in Japan is dated Aug 2026.

The table above shows the 15 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.

Frequently asked questions

How many funded Series C startups are there in Japan?

FundedIQ tracks 15 funded Series C startups in Japan. This page lists the 15 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.

How much funding have Series C startups in Japan raised?

Series C startups in Japan tracked by FundedIQ have raised $193M in disclosed capital across 15 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 15 rounds in the last 12 months. 12 of those 15 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

What industries have the most funded Series C startups in Japan?

Administrative Services has the most, with 3 companies, followed by Health Care (2), Human Resources (2) and Logistics (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.

Which cities have the most funded Series C startups in Japan?

Tokyo leads with 9 companies, then Minato (1), Nagoya (1) and Nishi-Shinagawa (1).

What is a typical funding round size for Series C startups in Japan?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $13M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $11M and $21M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.

How often is the Series C startup funding data in Japan updated?

The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Series C startups in Japan is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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