FundedIQ tracks 99 funded Series Unknown startups in Japan, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Series Unknown startup funding landscape in Japan, along with the 99 most recently funded Series Unknown startups in Japan.
Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Apps hold the most companies by sector. Tokyo and Nagoya hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Series Unknown startups in Japan closed 102 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 102 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $1.6B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.1M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.4M and $9.4M.
Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology lead the sector. These firms cluster in major urban centers, meaning outreach concentrates in a few cities. ANRI and Mizuho Bank appear frequently. Midsize teams dominate the headcount, though smaller outfits and larger operations exist. This geographic density simplifies logistics for those targeting Japan.
Series Unknown funded startup statistics in Japan
Funded Series Unknown startups in Japan
99
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
102
102 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$1.6B
49 of 102 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$3.1M
middle half $1.4M to $9.4M
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
Investors appearing most often across Japan funding rounds: ANRI, Energy & Environment Investment, Mizuho Bank, Global Brain Corporation, Globis Capital Partners.
99 most recently funded Series Unknown startups in Japan
99 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.
Series Unknown startups in Japan closed 102 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 102 of them in the last 12, adding up to $1.6B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.1M, with the middle half running from $1.4M to $9.4M. 49 of 102 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Apps hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 16. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
ANRI, Energy & Environment Investment and Mizuho Bank appear most often across funded Series Unknown startups in Japan on record.
Industries with the most funded Series Unknown startups in Japan
Sector counts across all 99 tracked companies in Japan. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
The investors named most often across funded Series Unknown startups in Japan.
Investor
Companies backed
ANRI
4
Energy & Environment Investment
4
Mizuho Bank
4
Global Brain Corporation
2
Globis Capital Partners
2
Japan Finance Corporation
2
MIRAI SOUZOU
2
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
2
Mizuho Capital
2
SBI Investment
2
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 Unknown 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 99 funded Series Unknown 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 (53 of 102 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 Unknown startups in Japan is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 99 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 Unknown startups are there in Japan?
FundedIQ tracks 99 funded Series Unknown startups in Japan. This page lists the 99 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 Unknown startups in Japan raised?
Series Unknown startups in Japan tracked by FundedIQ have raised $1.6B in disclosed capital across 102 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 102 rounds in the last 12 months. 49 of those 102 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Series Unknown startups in Japan?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 16 companies, followed by Biotechnology (9), Apps (6) and Energy (6). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Series Unknown startups in Japan?
Tokyo leads with 53 companies, then Nagoya (5), Fukuoka (2) and Kyoto (2).
Which investors back the most Series Unknown startups in Japan?
ANRI, Energy & Environment Investment, Mizuho Bank, Global Brain Corporation and Globis Capital Partners appear most often across funded Series Unknown 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 Unknown startups in Japan?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.1M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.4M and $9.4M. 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 Unknown 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 Unknown startups in Japan is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.