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Startups in Japan that raised money in the last 12 months

24 startups based in Japan announced or filed 25 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $1.2B of it stated. 3 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Starlight Engine (Venture round · $412.1M), enechain (Series B · $343.4M) and Asuene (Series D · $87M). 20 of these startups are hiring now, with 169 open roles.

Venture rounds of the last 12 monthsRebuilt 5 Nov 2026
rounds in 12 months
25
startups
24
stated
$1.2B
open roles at them
169

The newest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
kikitoriSeries A · $2M18 Sep 20263
HERPJIC VGISeries C · $12.9M25 Aug 2026–
CraifVenture round · $33M18 Aug 202612
AsueneBlackRock And Temasek's Decarbonization Partners, Decarbonization PartnersSeries D · $87M28 Jul 202617
Starlight EngineVenture round · $412.1M24 Jul 20265
RevCommSMBC EdgeSeries B · $22.8M23 Jul 202632
Starlight EngineVenture round · $40.8M15 Jul 20265
Space BDSeries C · $23.8M30 Jun 20264
Kotoba TechnologiesSeed · $10M23 Jun 2026–
TrifaSeries C · $34M12 Jun 202610
MJOLNIR SPACEWORKSVenture round · $11.6M8 Jun 20262
Zen IntelligenceSeries A11 May 20266
PictoriaVenture round · $2.2M30 Apr 20264
RECERQASeries A · $11.6M10 Apr 20268
STANDAGEVenture round · $1.4M11 Mar 20262
Ascent RoboticsVenture round · $45.7MSEC Form D17 Feb 20263
LinQTQ Ventures, Mucker CapitalSeries A · $20M9 Feb 20266
Muso ActionSeed5 Feb 20265
enechainSeries B · $343.4M25 Jan 202617
RechoSeries A · $2M15 Dec 202517
InsightXSeries A · $4.1M11 Dec 20255
AntwaySeries D · $22.4M27 Nov 20253
AI MageSeed · $11.6M20 Nov 2025–
FivotSeries B · $13.6M14 Nov 20258
REEVOKhosla Ventures, Kleiner PerkinsVenture round · $80M6 Nov 2025–

The largest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
Starlight EngineVenture round · $412.1M24 Jul 20265
enechainSeries B · $343.4M25 Jan 202617
AsueneBlackRock And Temasek's Decarbonization Partners, Decarbonization PartnersSeries D · $87M28 Jul 202617
REEVOKhosla Ventures, Kleiner PerkinsVenture round · $80M6 Nov 2025–
Ascent RoboticsVenture round · $45.7MSEC Form D17 Feb 20263
Starlight EngineVenture round · $40.8M15 Jul 20265
TrifaSeries C · $34M12 Jun 202610
CraifVenture round · $33M18 Aug 202612
Space BDSeries C · $23.8M30 Jun 20264
RevCommSMBC EdgeSeries B · $22.8M23 Jul 202632

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Questions

Which startups in Japan raised money recently?

24 startups based in Japan announced or filed 25 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $1.2B of it stated. 3 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Starlight Engine (Venture round · $412.1M), enechain (Series B · $343.4M) and Asuene (Series D · $87M). 20 of these startups are hiring now, with 169 open roles.

Where do these rounds come from?

From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.

Are these startups hiring?

20 of the 24 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 169 roles in all; each count links to them.

Source: announcements, SEC Form D filings and company registers, 6,243 rounds in 12 monthsUpdated 5 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0