There’s no doubt that the startup scene in Japan is unique.
The country has created dozens of successful startups, over the years.
Some of them are already worth billions of dollars.
So whether you’re looking to start your own business, or just interested in learning about fast-growing startups from Japan, here’s an extensive list of 102 startups founded there.
102 Startups in Japan 1) SmartHR HR SaaS startup located in Japan that supplies organizations with cloud-based people management software.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2013 Founders: Kensuke Naito, Shoji Miyata Industries: Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, SaaS, Software Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $195,120,011 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
2) PayPay PayPay is a web-based payment system.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2018 Industries: Finance, FinTech, Internet, Mobile Payments Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥53,500,002,780 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 8 You can find their website here
3) COVER Corporation COVER Corporation is a virtual live distribution service that allows businesses to make animation that is compatible with AR.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Founders: Tanigo Motoaki Industries: Content, Gaming, Video Editing, Virtual Reality, Wearables Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $8,683,441 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
4) Atonarp For chemical composition analysis, Atonarp combines electronics and data processing algorithms.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2010 Founders: Prakash Murthy, Tomoyoshi Sato Industries: Analytics, Health Diagnostics, Industrial Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $101,514,214 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
5) PHC Holdings PHC Holdings is a multinational firm specializing in the advancement of medical and research technology.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Mineshima Takayuki, Orui Noboru, Ubukata Norio Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Hospital, Medical, Medical Device, Nursing and Residential Care Number of employees: 5001-10000 Funding amount: ¥20,000,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
6) Paidy Paidy is an online shopping platform that allows customers to shop without a credit card or prior registration.
Details of the startup:
City: Minato Started in: 2008 Founders: Lee Smith, Russell Cummer Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $397,886,945 Number of funding rounds: 11 Number of investors: 25 You can find their website here
7) Stake Technologies Stake Technologies is a blockchain technology startup that offers solutions to businesses.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2019 Industries: Blockchain, Information Technology, Internet Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: $12,390,377 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 18 You can find their website here
8) bitFlyer BitFlyer is a Bitcoin exchange and marketplace where users may buy, trade, and spend bitcoins.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Masuda Rikiya, Takafumi Komiyama, Yuzo Kano Industries: Bitcoin, Crowdfunding, E-Commerce, FinTech Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $37,529,617 Number of funding rounds: 9 Number of investors: 17 You can find their website here
9) Heartseed Heartseed's objective is to "open the door to regenerative medicine-based heart disease treatment."
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: Keiichi Fukuda Industries: Health Care Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $72,041,079 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 15 You can find their website here
10) Playco Playco is a game studio that creates instant-play games for a range of platforms.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2020 Founders: Justin Waldron, Michael Carter, Takeshi Otsuka, Teddy Cross Industries: Gamification, Gaming, Online Games, Video Streaming Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $100,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 14 You can find their website here
11) CAMPFIRE Campfire is involved in the development, planning, and management of a crowd fundraising platform.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2011 Founders: Kazuma Ieiri, Ohigashi Hirokatsu Industries: Crowdfunding, Fashion, Finance, Financial Services, Internet Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $75,220,918 Number of funding rounds: 12 Number of investors: 40 You can find their website here
12) Nature Nature provides a device that allows people to save money by regulating how much they use their air conditioners.
Details of the startup:
City: Shibuya Started in: 2014 Founders: Haruumi Shiode, Masayuki Matsuki Industries: Clean Energy, Consumer Electronics, Energy Management, Internet, Internet of Things, Sensor Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $5,744,495 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
13) BitStar BitStar is a platform for individual influencers, such as YouTubers and TikTokers.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Taku Watanabe Industries: Content Creators, Media and Entertainment, Social Media, Social Media Advertising, Social Media Marketing Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥2,699,909,306 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 20 You can find their website here
14) TELEXISTENCE Inc. We were formed to develop, build, and operate robots wherever we see a potential to advance the fundamental state of the art.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2017 Founders: Charith Fernando, Ferunando Charisu, Susumu Tachi Industries: Robotics Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $37,634,362 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
15) Axelspace Axelspace is a company that develops commercial microsatellites and provides satellite imagery.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2008 Founders: Naoki Miyashita, Takashi Eishima, Yuya Nakamura Industries: Aerospace, National Security, Real Time Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: ¥7,640,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 23 You can find their website here
16) SORACOM SORACOM offers an IoT (Internet of Things) data communication platform that connects all people and things in society.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Daichi Funato, Ken Tamagawa, Kenta Yasukawa Industries: Cloud Computing, Internet, Internet of Things, Software Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $48,221,534 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
17) Astroscale Astroscale was formed by an IT entrepreneur who recommended approaching the business of orbital debris mitigation with a start-up ethos.
Details of the startup:
City: Sumida Started in: 2013 Founders: Miki Ito, Mitsunobu Okada, Nobu Okada Industries: Aerospace, Information Technology, Space Travel Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $204,200,000 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 28 You can find their website here
18) NAKD NAKD is a personal training facility.
Details of the startup:
City: Kami-meguro Started in: 2019 Industries: Fitness, Personal Health Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: ¥60,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
19) Secai Marche Secai Marche is a business-to-business (B2B) internet marketplace for farmers and chefs.
Details of the startup:
City: Koto Started in: 2018 Founders: Ami Sugiyama, Shusaku Hayakawa Industries: B2B, Farmers Market Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $2,377,884 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
20) Preferred Networks Preferred Networks creates real-world deep learning, robotics, and other cutting-edge technological applications.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Daisuke Okanohara, Morikawa Hiroyuki, Nishitoba Jiro, Toru Nishikawa Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Robotics, Software Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $2,052,375,830 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
21) Rapyuta Robotics Rapyuta Robotics makes low-cost multi-robot systems that are cloud-connected.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Arudchelvan Krishnamoorthy, Dominique Hunziker, Gajamohan Mohanarajah Industries: Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Robotics Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥3,851,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
22) KIOXIA KIOXIA is a firm that develops and manages group strategies.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2017 Industries: Data Storage, Hardware, Information Technology, Internet, Manufacturing Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: ¥1,300,000,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
23) ThinkCyte ThinkCyte uses a multidisciplinary approach to give single-cell analysis for research, diagnostics, and treatments.
Details of the startup:
City: Hongo Started in: 2016 Founders: Issei Sato, Ryoichi Horisaki, Sadao Ota, Waichiro Katsuda Industries: Biotechnology, Life Science, Therapeutics Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $47,034,125 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
24) Cluster A cluster that allows anyone to host virtual events such as live music and conferences.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: Johnson Tanaka, Kato Naoto Industries: Apps, Content, Events, Internet, Music, Virtual Reality Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: $13,691,544 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
25) Gojo & Company Micro, small, and medium-sized businesses benefit from Gojo's financial inclusion.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Sanjay Gandhi, Taejun Shin, Takeshi Nagashima Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Micro Lending Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $156,823,472 Number of funding rounds: 11 Number of investors: 25 You can find their website here
26) Spiber Spiber is a biomaterials firm established in Japan that specializes in the development of synthetic spider silk and other protein-based materials.
Details of the startup:
City: Tsuruoka Started in: 2007 Founders: Kazuhide Sekiyama, Sugawara Junichi Industries: Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, Building Material, Life Science Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $598,773,788 Number of funding rounds: 15 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
27) Monstar Lab The company's core consultancy arm creates fantastic solutions for clients all around the world.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2006 Founders: Daniel Højris Bæk, Hiroki Inagawa, Yasuki Miki Industries: Crowdsourcing, Enterprise Applications, Information Technology, Internet, Software, Web Development Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥11,300,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 9 Number of investors: 22 You can find their website here
28) Kyash Kyash is a fintech platform that offers mobile banking and full-stack banking technology, as well as a digital wallet app.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: Shinichi Takatori Industries: Banking, Credit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile Payments, Payments Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $67,161,142 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 17 You can find their website here
29) Mujin, Inc. Mujin creates industrial robot automation solutions to simplify production and logistics automation and boost global productivity.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2011 Founders: Ide Anko Rousen, Issei Takino, Rosen Diankov Industries: Computer Vision, Enterprise Software, Industrial Automation, Logistics, Manufacturing, Robotics Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $74,470,133 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
30) Coincheck In Japan, Coincheck is a bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2012 Founders: James Riney, Koiichiro Wada, Masakazu Sasaki, Yusuke Otsuka Industries: Bitcoin, Blockchain, FinTech, Information Technology, Internet Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥125,000,294 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
31) OpenLogi OpenLogi is a logistics platform located in Tokyo that caters to SMEs and freelancers.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2013 Founders: Hidetsugu Ito Industries: E-Commerce, Logistics, Shipping Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥2,700,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 19 You can find their website here
32) SoftBank Robotics Holdings Robot-related products and services are available.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2012 Industries: Information Technology, Robotics Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $236,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
33) Moneytree Moneytree is a financial data aggregation platform that includes a personal finance app as well as a cloud accounting service.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2012 Founders: Jonathan Epstein, Mark Makdad, Paul Chapman, Ross Sharrott Industries: Banking, Big Data, Credit Cards, Finance, FinTech, Personal Finance Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $28,156,212 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 20 You can find their website here
34) Liquid Global Liquid Global is a cryptocurrency trading platform that aims to bring liquidity to the cryptocurrency market.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Mario Gomez Lozada, Mike Kayamori, Tanaka Masaaki Industries: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Services, Information Technology, IT Management Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $132,640,593 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 8 You can find their website here
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35) Parallel Inc. Parallel Inc. creates a parallel social network that may be used while playing mobile games.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2017 Founders: Ayataro Nakagawa, Daiki Hara, Jo Aoki, Kensuu Al, Minoru Aoki, Naoki Aoyagi, Taiki Toshihara, Yoshinori Fukushima, Yusuke Sato hey Industries: SNS, Software Funding amount: ¥1,200,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
36) Tier IV Tier IV creates open source software for self-driving cars.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: Shinpei Kato Industries: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Electronics, Logistics, Media and Entertainment Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $1,252,485,095 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
37) Virtusize Virtusize is an online fashion retailer's virtual fitting solution for demonstrating size and fit to customers.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2011 Founders: Andreas Ueno-Olausson, Erik Ekstrand, Gustaf Tunhammar, Peder Stubert Industries: Apps, E-Commerce, Retail Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $16,923,394 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
38) FiNC To help people log, understand, manage, and improve their health and wellness, FiNC blends data analysis, rich information, and social aspects.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2012 Founders: Yuji Mizoguchi Industries: Analytics, Fitness, Health Care, Nutrition, Wellness Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $80,507,590 Number of funding rounds: 10 Number of investors: 49 You can find their website here
39) Cogent Labs Cogent Labs is working to make artificial intelligence more realistic.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: Eric Whiteway, Jun Iinuma Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Software Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $58,335,968 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
40) SAgri Sagri is a company that creates agriculture software for seasoned farmers.
Details of the startup:
City: Tamba Started in: 2016 Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Software, Task Management Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: ¥155,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
41) Startbahn The goal of Startbahn is to create a more enriched society by offering the technology that artists and others interested in the arts require all over the world.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Taihei Shii Industries: Art, Blockchain, Information Technology Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥1,580,027,820 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
42) GITAI GITAI is a robotics company that creates remote-controlled robots to take the place of astronauts in commercial space stations.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Founders: Sho Nakanose Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Space Travel, Virtual Reality, Virtual World, Virtualization Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: ¥2,395,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
43) Olive Union Olive Union is a smart hearing aid that uses digital medicines for tinnitus and overall hearing health to avoid further hearing loss.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Founders: Owen Song Industries: Consumer Electronics, Health Care, Medical Device, mHealth Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $17,141,232 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
44) Synspective Customers' issues in utilizing and integrating data from “SAR” satellite constellations, big data, and other sources are addressed.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2018 Founders: Motoyuki Arai, Seiko Shirasaka Industries: Computer Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $111,843,397 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
45) Ispace Technologies Ispace Technologies is a cis-lunar space resource exploration firm that finds, collects, and delivers lunar ice to customers.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2010 Founders: Takeshi Hakamada Industries: Manufacturing, Navigation, Robotics, Space Travel, Sustainability Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $128,814,148 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 19 You can find their website here
46) SkyDrive SkyDrive is a start-up founded by CARTIVATOR members for the creation, manufacturing, and marketing of "flying vehicles."
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2018 Founders: Matsumoto Hisashi Industries: Automotive, Drones, Manufacturing, Robotics Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥5,700,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
47) Innova Innova is a content marketing and SEO firm based in Tokyo.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2011 Founders: Munakata Atsushi Industries: Content, SEO Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥540,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
48) Gengo Gengo is a global, crowdsourced translation tool that allows anybody to read and publish in multiple languages with a single click.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2008 Founders: Matthew Romaine, Rangu Robāto, Robert Laing, Takeshi Amano Industries: Crowdsourcing, Developer APIs, Language Learning Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $25,322,957 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 24 You can find their website here
49) Ichikara Ichikara is a corporation that uses technology to transform entertainment.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2017 Founders: Tazumi Riku Industries: Content, Media and Entertainment, Video Editing Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥2,600,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
50) ABEJA ABEJA is an AI platform that combines cutting-edge AI technologies such as IoT, big data, and deep learning.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2012 Founders: Keisuke Tomimatsu, Okada Yosuke, Ozeki Masayuki, Yousuke Okada Industries: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Machine Learning Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $104,360,023 Number of funding rounds: 9 Number of investors: 22 You can find their website here
51) al+ The world's first Personalized Artificial Intelligence is now available from Alt Inc.
Details of the startup:
City: Minato Started in: 2014 Industries: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥1,480,530,000 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
52) CureApp CureApp is a health-tech startup.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Habib,Imam Imam, Kohta Satake, Shin Suzuki Industries: Health Care, Medical Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥6,280,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 23 You can find their website here
53) Nota Nota creates Scrapbox, a new kind of note-taking for teams, as well as an app for sharing screen captures and GIFs.
Details of the startup:
City: Kyoto Started in: 2007 Founders: Isshu Rakusai Industries: Collaboration, Developer Tools, Mobile, Mobile Apps Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: $6,551,445 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
54) Ascent Robotics Ascent Robotics is an AI business that creates intelligent industrial robotics and autonomous car solutions.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Founders: Fred Almeida, Masayuki Ishizaki Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Robotics Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $11,131,199 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
55) Boulder Boulder is a startup of human resources.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2019 Industries: Human Resources, Task Management, Technical Support Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: ¥160,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
56) Ubie Ubie is a health-tech startup established in Tokyo that offers AI-based healthcare solutions. AI symptom checker and hospital SaaS product.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2017 Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Machine Learning, Medical, SaaS Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $21,959,207 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
57) justInCase justInCase is Japan's first full-stack InsurTech firm, providing online P2P insurance as well as AI-based health and small-amount insurance.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Founders: Hiroo Koizumi, Kazuya Hata, Shinichi Nasukawa Industries: FinTech, Insurance, InsurTech Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥1,195,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
58) OVICE OVICE is a voice-chat-based virtual space.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2020 Industries: Events, Information Services, Information Technology, Video Conferencing, Virtual Reality, Virtual World Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥100,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
59) Zaiko As sales channels, a two-way marketplace connects event organizers with media firms. Ticketing as a service is a concept that has recently gained popularity.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2019 Founders: Andrew Winter, Joshua Barry, Lauren Rose Kocher, Malek Nasser Industries: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace, Ticketing Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $5,652,728 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
60) grooves grooves is a social recruitment company that provides a B2B online platform for finding experts and selling products.
Details of the startup:
City: Minato Started in: 2004 Founders: Ikemi Yukihiro, Takafumi Ohata Industries: Human Resources, Recruiting, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $19,015,724 Number of funding rounds: 10 Number of investors: 19 You can find their website here
61) Allm Allm is a medical ICT firm that creates cutting-edge mHealth technologies that are revolutionizing how healthcare providers collaborate.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2001 Founders: Teppei Sakano Industries: Health Care, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Information Technology, Medical Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥7,434,060,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 21 You can find their website here
62) Kakao Japan Kakao Japan is a free smartphone messaging and calling software.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2011 Industries: Apps, Content, Messaging, Mobile, Publishing Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: ¥70,000,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
63) Funds Funds is an online marketplace where people can lend money.
Details of the startup:
City: Akashicho Started in: 2018 Industries: Financial Services, Funding Platform Funding amount: ¥2,912,800,000 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 14 You can find their website here
64) Plaid Plaid is a software business based in Tokyo.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2011 Founders: Kurahashi Kenta, Shibayama Naoki Industries: Customer Service, Database, Internet, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥4,972,667,800 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
65) LeapMind LeapMind transforms the Internet of Things by making deep learning "small and compact" and accessible across a wide range of applications.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2012 Founders: Matsuda Soichi, Shohei Sasaki, Soichi Matsuda Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware, Machine Learning, Software Engineering Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥4,990,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
66) Andpad Andpad is a construction management program that is available to users all across Japan.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Industries: Apps, Construction, Internet, Product Design, Software Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: ¥10,088,855,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
67) Integriculture Integriculture develops cellular agriculture products in order to increase sustainability, food security, and public health.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: Yuki Hanyu Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥1,100,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
68) EditForce EditForce uses nucleic acid manipulation methods to create medications and seeds.
Details of the startup:
City: Fukuoka Started in: 2015 Founders: Takahiro Nakamura Industries: Biotechnology Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥1,045,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 8 You can find their website here
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69) TBM Japan TBM is a company that develops, manufactures, and sells LIMEX and LIMEX-related products.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2011 Founders: Momo Nakatani, Sakamoto Koji, Sumi Yuichiro, Tetsuya Imamura Industries: Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥6,680,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 21 You can find their website here
70) ExaWizards Exa Wizards is a digital sensation that has been collaborating with EXAIntelligence to do research.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Founders: Oue Takuma, Sakane Yutaka Industries: Industrial Engineering Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥3,470,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
71) Uhuru Uhuru is a technological service provider that works with companies like Salesforce.com and others to provide cloud and social services.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2006 Founders: Tanaka Masamichi Industries: Cloud Data Services, Consulting, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Social, Software Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥4,823,282,000 Number of funding rounds: 12 Number of investors: 14 You can find their website here
72) Origami Japan Origami Japan is a popular mobile payment platform in Japan.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2012 Founders: Uemura Toshiyuki, Yoshiki Yasui Industries: Financial Services, Mobile, Payments Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥8,799,930,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
73) BULK HOMME BULK HOMME is a men's skincare firm that operates on a subscription basis.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2013 Founders: Takuya Noguchi Industries: Beauty, Cosmetics, Health Care, Men's Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $21,044,739 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
74) BizReach BizReach is Japan's leading recruitment site for high-level executive positions.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2009 Founders: Makoto Takeuchi, Soichiro Swimmy Minami Industries: Employment, Human Resources, Internet Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding amount: $50,951,186 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
75) Finatext Finatext develops financial services by providing cloud infrastructure and data analytic technology.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Masashi Toda, Ryota Hayashi, Watanabe Tsutomu Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Mobile Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: $67,097,499 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
76) HACARUS Hacarus is a company that makes artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for the medical and industrial areas.
Details of the startup:
City: Kyoto Started in: 2014 Founders: Kenshin Fujiwara Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Life Science, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Medical, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥2,590,800,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 21 You can find their website here
77) Terra Drone Terra Drone is a company that makes drones and software.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Founders: Toru Tokushige Industries: Aerospace, Civil Engineering, Drones, Software Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: ¥1,510,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
78) Pioneer Corporation Electronic items for the consumer and professional industries from a leading worldwide manufacturer.
Details of the startup:
City: Kanagawa Started in: 1938 Founders: Nozomi Matsumoto Industries: Consumer Electronics, Manufacturing, Navigation, TV Production Number of employees: 10001+ Funding amount: ¥60,000,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
79) Sun Asterisk Sun Asterisk is a digital creative firm that promotes the digitalization of industry.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2013 Founders: Hattori Yusuke Industries: Education, Recruiting Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding amount: ¥2,090,020,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 15 You can find their website here
80) Nulab Nulab is a group of upbeat developers dedicated to developing software that facilitates teamwork.
Details of the startup:
City: Fukuoka Started in: 2004 Founders: Masanori Hashimoto, Shinsuke Tabata, Toshitaka Agata Industries: Data Visualization, Developer Tools, Information Technology, Internet, Product Design, Project Management, Software, Software Engineering, Task Management, UX Design Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $5,886,716 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
81) From Scratch BDash, a private marketing platform, is undergoing research and development, as is a digital marketing strategy.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2010 Founders: Abe Yasuhiro, Yahagi Ritaro Industries: Business Development, Digital Marketing, Marketing Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: ¥14,500,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 15 You can find their website here
82) DAIZ DAIZ makes and distributes 'Miracle Meat,' a plant-based meat made from germinated soybeans using the company's proprietary 'Ochiai Germination Method.'
Details of the startup:
City: Kumamoto-shi Started in: 2015 Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥3,330,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 20 You can find their website here
83) AWL AWL offers AI camera solutions to help retailers solve problems and add value to their stores.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Retail, Security Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥815,500,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
84) RevComm Voice x AI-enabled cloud services are being developed by RevComm, a startup company.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2017 Founders: Takeshi Aida Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Task Management, Telecommunications Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥1,504,500,006 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 18 You can find their website here
85) ZMP ZMP is a robotics and accessories company that makes cars and buses.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2001 Founders: Hisashi Taniguchi, Toru Ichihashi Industries: Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: ¥2,516,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 21 You can find their website here
86) CROWD CREDIT Platform for cross-border marketplace lending
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2013 Founders: Tomoyuki Sugiyama Industries: Crowdfunding, Financial Services, FinTech, Marketplace Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $19,013,878 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
87) Wakaze Wakaze is a new sake brewery in Japan.
Details of the startup:
City: Tsuruga Started in: 2016 Industries: Brewing, Wine And Spirits Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥480,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here
88) atama plus atama plus is an Edtech startup for middle and high school students that uses artificial intelligence.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2017 Founders: Daisuke Inada, Makoto Nakashita, Takanori Kawahara Industries: Artificial Intelligence, EdTech, Education, Information Technology, Machine Learning Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥2,000,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
89) Zehitomo Zehitomo is a Japanese online marketplace where users may engage local service professionals such as photographers and personal trainers.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: James McCarty, Jordan Fisher Industries: Internet, Local Business, Marketplace, Professional Services, Training Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: $12,570,851 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 14 You can find their website here
90) ASOBIMO ASOBIMO is a mobile MMORPG developer with the objective of becoming [Japan's No. 1 online game firm].
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2003 Founders: Oguro Kazumasa Industries: Internet, Mobile Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥212,500,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
91) Sprinklr Japan Enterprise social technology is designed specifically for major businesses to help them achieve their goals and manage their customers' experiences.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Industries: CRM, SaaS, Social Media Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding amount: ¥1,000,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
92) AlpacaJapan Working with a variety of financial organizations to develop cutting-edge capital markets AI technologies.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2013 Founders: Morifumi Yotsumoto, Osone Kazuhiko, Yuki Hayashi Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services, FinTech, Machine Learning Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $18,894,781 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 17 You can find their website here
93) Triple W Japan The world's first toilet timing predictor device is made by Triple W Japan.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: Atsushi Nakanishi Industries: Consumer Electronics, Elder Care, Health Care, Medical Device, Wearables Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥1,680,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 14 You can find their website here
94) WealthPark WealthPark is a real estate investment and management platform that links investors and managers.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2018 Founders: Ryuta Kawada Industries: Blockchain, Crowdfunding, Financial Services, Insurance, Real Estate Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥4,398,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here
95) TakeMe Co., Ltd. TakeMe provides merchants with a "All-in-One" payment platform for our pre- and post-pay value added services, allowing them to quickly digitally transform.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: Lu Dong Industries: Consulting, E-Commerce, Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Mobile Payments, Restaurants, Tourism Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥1,336,299,002 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 14 You can find their website here
96) LegalForce Japan LegalForce is a machine learning system that reduces workload while enhancing contract review accuracy.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2017 Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Legal, Task Management Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: ¥4,620,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
97) DELY DELY offers cooking videos that demonstrate a variety of delectable cuisine recipes.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Yusuke Horie Industries: Cooking, Food and Beverage, Video Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: ¥6,911,222,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 13 You can find their website here
98) MediBang MediBang is an internet-based communication company that helps people communicate through art.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Industries: Art, Internet, Media and Entertainment Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: ¥540,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
99) Zeals Zeals is a messaging-based interactive ad solution.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Sou Shimada Industries: Industrial, Management Consulting, Service Industry Number of employees: 1-10 Funding amount: ¥850,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
100) ALE ALE is an extraterrestrial entertainment corporation that creates artificial meteor showers and shooting stars on demand.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2011 Founders: Lena Okajima Industries: Aerospace, Developer Platform, Space Travel Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $2,226,094,682 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 8 You can find their website here
101) WOVN Technologies WOVN Technologies provides a website localization service that allows a website to be translated into several languages.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Jeff Sandford, Jeffrey Sandford, Takaharu Hayashi Industries: Internet, Mining Technology, Service Industry, Software, Translation Service, Web Browsers, Web Development Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $17,525,883 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 15 You can find their website here
102) Retty Retty is a social gourmet site where users may leave restaurant and café recommendations.
Details of the startup:
City: Tokyo Started in: 2010 Founders: kazuya takeda, Natsuka Tetsuya, Osugi Izumi Industries: Android, Consumer Reviews, Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Restaurants, Social Media Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: ¥2,552,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
