Week of 19 Oct 2026
Amounts are the full announced figure. Grey amounts aren't counted in equity totals. † includes debt, grants or other non-equity (hover for detail).
| Date | Company | Stage | Amount | Investors | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | IiCUREX | Series A first close | ¥140M† | NCB Venture CapitalGreen CoreINDEP | HealthcareDeep tech |
| 22 Oct 2026 | CSCross Sector | Series A | — | Animal SpiritsNikonCoral Capital +4 | Real Estate & PropTechDeep tech |
| 22 Oct 2026 | ZIZero Industries | Pre-seed | ¥470M | Maezawa FundUntroD Capital JapanNOW +1 | SpaceDeep tech |
| 21 Oct 2026 | | Series C | ¥2.21B | Incubate FundArtemis VenturesChiba Dojo Fund +6 | Industrial Software |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Uugo | Debt | ¥1B† | See source | RoboticsDeep tech |
| 21 Oct 2026 |  SEStarlight Engine | Strategic (CVC investment) | — | Takanawa Gateway Planet-Benefit Fund | Energy & FusionDeep tech |
| 20 Oct 2026 | KKinish | Series A first close | ¥490M | INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1Shimadzu Future Innovation FundObayashi Corporation +1 | Food & AgricultureDeep tech |
| 20 Oct 2026 | SSunnies | Seed | ¥50M | HAKOBUNEHiroshima Venture Capital | Software & SaaS |
| 20 Oct 2026 | TTeraform | Undisclosed | — | Hokkaido University Green Frontier Fund | Food & AgricultureDeep tech |
| 20 Oct 2026 | MUMonogatari Unyu | Strategic (capital and business alliance) | — | Jiji Press | Consumer |
| 20 Oct 2026 | TTimeleap | Strategic (capital and business alliance) | — | Japan Aspect Core | Software & SaaS |
| 20 Oct 2026 | LELINK & e | Strategic (capital and business alliance) | — | CafeGroup | Media & Creators |
| 19 Oct 2026 | | Mezzanine (bond-type preferred shares) | — | Shoko Chukin Bank | MobilityDeep tech |
| 19 Oct 2026 | CHCockPit Holdings | Debt | — | See source | Services |
| 19 Oct 2026 | DIDJ Insight | Debt | ¥20M† | See source | AI |
| 19 Oct 2026 | | Follow-on (equity plus convertible bond) | —† | Chugin Capital Partners | Services |
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