Recently Funded Series D Startups in Japan
Updated Oct 2026
Funded Series D startups in Japan number 12 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Series D startup funding landscape in Japan, along with the 12 most recently funded Series D startups in Japan.
Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software and Food and Beverage hold the most companies by sector. Tokyo and Kuramae hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Series D startups in Japan closed 12 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $559M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $33M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $21M and $63M.
Late stage activity in Japan concentrates heavily within Tokyo. This geographic density simplifies outreach for those targeting AI or B2B Software. While Global Brain Corporation and ANRI back a wide variety of firms, the physical proximity of these companies allows for high touch engagement. Success here depends on mastering the capital center rather than covering distant prefectures.
Series D funded startup statistics in Japan
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026. Investors appearing most often across Japan funding rounds: Mizuho Bank, Salesforce Ventures, SBI Investment, ANRI, Global Brain Corporation.
12 most recently funded Series D startups in Japan
12 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 D startup funding trends in Japan
Funding activity
Series D startups in Japan closed 12 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 12 of them in the last 12, adding up to $559M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $33M, with the middle half running from $21M to $63M. 9 of 12 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software and Food and Beverage hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 6. The most common headcount band across the segment is 51-100.
Investors
Mizuho Bank, Salesforce Ventures and SBI Investment appear most often across funded Series D startups in Japan on record.
Industries with the most funded Series D startups in Japan
Sector counts across all 12 tracked companies in Japan. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Series D startups located in Japan?
Where funded Series D startups in Japan are based, by the city on the company record.
Top investors in Series D startups in Japan
The investors named most often across funded Series D startups in Japan.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
About the FundedIQ Series D 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 12 funded Series D 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 12 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 D startups in Japan is dated Oct 2026.
The table above shows the 12 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 D startups are there in Japan?
FundedIQ tracks 12 funded Series D startups in Japan. This page lists the 12 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 D startups in Japan raised?
Series D startups in Japan tracked by FundedIQ have raised $559M in disclosed capital across 12 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 12 rounds in the last 12 months. 9 of those 12 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Series D startups in Japan?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 6 companies, followed by Enterprise Software (2), Food and Beverage (2) and Manufacturing (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Series D startups in Japan?
Tokyo leads with 9 companies, then Kuramae (1), Shinjuku (1) and Toranomon (1).
Which investors back the most Series D startups in Japan?
Mizuho Bank, Salesforce Ventures, SBI Investment, ANRI and Global Brain Corporation appear most often across funded Series D startups in Japan in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for Series D startups in Japan?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $33M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $21M and $63M. 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 D 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 D startups in Japan is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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