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Japan's 2025 startup funding leaderboard

Kepple launches ¥15 billion fund targeting late-stage startups to avoid small-scale IPOs

New rules for “Foreign Funding for Startups” revise Japan's unique practices

SMBC enters startup business development

Entrepreneurs & Angel Investors Cross Day

JETRO, in partnership with Jason Calacanis, a prominent US angel investor, is set to launch a new course for its overseas entrepreneur development programme "J-StarX" in collaboration with LAUNCH.

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Tokyo 6 at Japan Innovation Week

Entrepreneurs Roundtable is a non-profit startup event series that was started in New York City by ERA in 2007 by Murat Aktihanoglu and Jonathan Axelrod and now has hosted 200+ events in NYC.

Alchemist Japan Investor Circle: Bridging Japan and Global

​An invitation-only gathering of local and international investors, alongside selected startup founders.

Okayama Prefecture adopts new approach to startup support

Japanese VCs closing gap on US with new, larger funds

Bridge Kansai 2025 – Global Ecosystem Mixer

Investors say 100 unicorn companies goal is still years away

Mitsui Sumitomo and others invest in new VC firm ALPHA

Kansai Mirai Bank makes first investment from startup support fund

Connecting with the World through Japanese Craftsmanship - Monozukuri Ventures Founder Shares His Entrepreneurial Journey

Monozukuri Ventures has built an innovative ecosystem connecting Silicon Valley startups with Japanese small and medium manufacturing enterprises. We spoke with the founder about his journey that began with a passion for regional revitalization, the strengths and potential of Japanese manufacturing, and how Japanese companies can compete in the global arena.

CIC Fukuoka preview – a new hub for startups

Tokyo Unicorn Summit 2025

Tokyo Unicorn Summit is an unprecedented international Unicorn conference.

Tsukuba: city of science and technology

Located about 50 km from Tokyo, Tsukuba City is not exactly famous among tourists. However, it does have a reputation among scientists and researchers, being home to one of Japan's leading universities, the University of Tsukuba, as well as many national and corporate research institutes.

Nagoya: where the start-up era meets innovation and craftsmanship

Nagoya is the capital of Aichi Prefecture, which lies right in the center of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Aichi Prefecture is an economic powerhouse, second only to Tokyo in terms of GDP and per capita income, and is the host to a nascent start-up boom.

Deep Tech investment firm opens office in Sapporo

Tohoku Impact Fund announces first investments

Nippon Tokushu Toryo to step up startup collaboration in hydrogen

Investment in unlisted stocks shows new movement to support startups in Japan

Techstars launches Japan startup support program

Overseas VC investment in Japanese startups increase 70%