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Cross Sector: funding round, Oct 2026

Nikon's first spin-off: Frame Finder sensors that automate steel-column position checks on building sites.

Company
Cross Sector
Reported
22 Oct 2026 · that week's brief
Stage
Series A · 「シリーズA」 · A
Amount
Undisclosed1 · as announced: 「非公開(シリーズA。シード期からシリーズAまでの累計調達額7.7億円は出資と融資の合計)」
Breakdown
Equity not disclosed separately
Registry
Not checked against the registry yet
Notes
Founded March 2025 (Machida, Tokyo) as Nikon's first spin-off; first funding announcement. Series A led by Animal Spirits (fund 2, per its own release). The release gives only a cumulative 7.7億円 from seed to Series A, mixing equity and bank loans, so this round's amount is not disclosed. Named investors: Nikon, Coral Capital, Mizuho Capital, Animal Spirits 26 LPS, Sanshin Kizai, SMBC Venture Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.
Investors
Animal SpiritsNikonCoral CapitalMizuho CapitalSanshin KizaiSMBC Venture CapitalMitsubishi UFJ Capital
Sector
Real Estate & PropTechDeep tech
Source
Release (PR TIMES (company release); no announcement found on the company's own site yet) · News coverage

1 Yen is the figure of record. Methodology

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