Recently Funded Series C Startups in Japan
Updated Oct 2026
There are 16 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 16 most recently funded Series C startups in Japan.
Administrative Services, Apps and Health Care hold the most companies by sector. Tokyo and Fukuoka hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Series C startups in Japan closed 16 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 16 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $193M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $12M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $8.9M and $20M.
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
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across Japan funding rounds: Japan Finance Corporation.
16 most recently funded Series C startups in Japan
16 shownOrdered 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.
Series C startup funding trends in Japan
Funding activity
Series C startups in Japan closed 16 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 16 of them in the last 12, adding up to $193M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $12M, with the middle half running from $8.9M to $20M. 13 of 16 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Administrative Services, Apps and Health Care hold the most companies, led by Administrative Services at 3. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded Series C startups in Japan
Sector counts across all 16 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.
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 16 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 16 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 Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 16 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 16 funded Series C startups in Japan. This page lists the 16 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 16 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 16 rounds in the last 12 months. 13 of those 16 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 Apps (2), Health Care (2) and Human Resources (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 Fukuoka (1), Minato (1) and Nagoya (1).
What is a typical funding round size for Series C startups in Japan?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $12M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $8.9M and $20M. 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 Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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