🇯🇵 JP
The Bridge (JP)
Apr 13 – Apr 19, 2026
ペットの写真1枚からフィギュアを作成する「メモリアペット」Next Paradigm2が松尾豊教授から資金調達 (thebridge.jp)
エンタープライズの機密データを暗号化環境で処理、AI Agent 向け秘密計算セキュリティインフラの「Almure」シード資金獲得 (thebridge.jp)
生成AI採用支援サービス「エースジョブ」のフォワード、財務基盤強化に向け総額2億円の資金調達 (thebridge.jp)
モビリティエディション、中長期レンタカー「マンスリーゴー」でエンジェルラウンド実施——オプト創業者の鉢嶺登氏らが参画 (thebridge.jp)
iPresence、AI・デジタルツイン・ロボットを融合した次世代サービス開発に向け資金調達 (thebridge.jp)
レストアビジョン、PreシリーズBで13億円を調達——網膜疾患向け遺伝子治療薬のグローバル開発を加速 (thebridge.jp)
シングルマザー向け就労支援「ジョブトランジット」のCLACK、シード資金獲得 (thebridge.jp)
建設データのAI活用基盤「ONESTRUCTION」三井住友海上キャピタルなどから総額9.1億円の資金調達 (thebridge.jp)
Unlocking the Japan Market——シンガポールのスタートアップが東京を目指す理由 (thebridge.jp)
日本の心を伝えるプレミアムチャイルドケアサービス「Family Concierge」（Synk 菅原沙耶氏） (thebridge.jp)
クレイスキンケアでニューヨーク進出を果たす（klarm 三嘴香澄氏） (thebridge.jp)
ヘアアイロンのレンタルスポットで「美のインフラ」を目指す（ReCute 山下萌々夏氏） (thebridge.jp)
ジェフ・ベゾス支援のEVスタートアップSlate Auto、シリーズCで6.5億ドル調達——2026年末に低価格トラック量産へ (thebridge.jp)
AIプラットフォーム上でのブランド可視性管理ツールを提供するBluefish、4,300万ドルを調達 (thebridge.jp)
機密データのAI活用を推進するAcompany、ベンチャーデットで総額9.6億円の資金調達を実施 (thebridge.jp)
空き家フリマサービス「ポルティ空き家バンク」プレシリーズAで総額1.5億円調達 (thebridge.jp)
Gaudiy Group、松竹・東映アニメーション・東宝より追加調達を実施 (thebridge.jp)
Ludens AI、AIコンパニオンロボット開発でエンジェルラウンド約6億円調達——PKSHA Algorithm Fundなど出資 (thebridge.jp)
住まいのサブスク「ADDress」ANA未来創造ファンドなどから資金調達 (thebridge.jp)
AIトレーニングデータ販売のAfterQuery、シリーズAで3,000万ドルを調達、評価額は3億ドルに (thebridge.jp)
ヘルスケア事務業務を自動化するAIプラットフォーム「Luminai」が3,800万ドルを調達 (thebridge.jp)
Portal Space Systems、太陽熱推進エンジン開発でシリーズA5,000万ドルを調達 (thebridge.jp)
AIが24時間プレゼンする「TALKsmith」シリーズA調達——LOOVからリブランディング (thebridge.jp)
双葉電子工業、射出成形AIのMAZINへ出資——金型内センサとAI連携で成形条件最適化へ (thebridge.jp)
SIGQ、障害時対応に特化したAgentic AI「Incident Lake」でプレシリーズA追加を実施——累計1億5,300万円に (thebridge.jp)
Apr 6 – Apr 12, 2026
RISC-Vチップ設計のSiFive、Nvidia参加のシリーズGで4億ドル調達──評価額36.5億ドルに (thebridge.jp)
Yaqumo、量子特化グローバルVC「Quantonation」から資金調達——日本企業初の投資先に選出 (thebridge.jp)
インエディット、クリエイターマーケティングプラットフォーム「Brandazine」でシリーズA調達——DNX VenturesとCoupangから10億円 (thebridge.jp)
リチェルカ、Agentic ERP「RECERQA」でシリーズAラウンド17億円を調達 (thebridge.jp)
ユーザーの半数以上が日本——Y Combinator出身の音声AI「Aqua Voice」共同創業者が語る、”ソフトウェアの歴史の終わり”と3つのアプリ世界 (thebridge.jp)
落とし物クラウド「find」海外展開に向けた資金調達を実施——まずは台湾市場から (thebridge.jp)
奨学金プラットフォーム事業のガクシーがシリーズB総額4.25億円を調達 (thebridge.jp)
イエローブルー、AI翻訳サービス「Blue One」で7,000万円をシード調達 (thebridge.jp)
AI時代は『ずっと考えられる』ことが唯一の優位性——LayerX福島良典氏が語るAIネイティブ組織変革の実践 (thebridge.jp)
AI時代は『ずっと考えられる』ことが唯一の優位性——LayerX福島良典氏が語るAIネイティブ組織変革の実践 (thebridge.jp)
ForestFolks、森林アセットマネジメント事業でシードラウンドの資金調達を実施 (thebridge.jp)
ピックルボールワン、国内大手5社から資金調達を実施——コート運営・大会運営・メディア・ECを一体展開 (thebridge.jp)
appcycle、りんご由来バイオベースレザー「RINGO-TEX」で協調融資を実施 (thebridge.jp)
New Space Intelligence、衛星データ基盤でシリーズAラウンド4.3億円を調達 (thebridge.jp)
Patentix、次世代パワー半導体材料 r-GeO2 エピウエハ事業でシリーズAラウンド実施 (thebridge.jp)
機能性抗体AI創薬プラットフォーム開発のMetaphore Biotechnologies、東邦ホールディングス運営ファンドが出資 (thebridge.jp)
AIモデル向け地球観測データ基盤を構築するXoopleが1億3,000万ドルを調達 (thebridge.jp)
EEFULホールディングス、介護事業所のM&A加速に向けプレシリーズAで4億1,000万円調達 (thebridge.jp)
Aqua Theon、海藻由来機能性飲料「OoMee」でプレシリーズ A 総額約20億円を調達 (thebridge.jp)
AIネイティブのプロダクト設計ツール「Noon」が4,400万ドルを調達、デザインとコードの分断を解消へ (thebridge.jp)
uniam、ねこヘルスケア事業でシリーズ A ラウンド7.7億円を調達 (thebridge.jp)
AI顔認証でバッジ不要の入退室管理、AlcatrazがシリーズBで5,000万ドルを調達 (thebridge.jp)
AI顔認証でバッジ不要の入退室管理、AlcatrazがシリーズBで5,000万ドルを調達 (thebridge.jp)
AIネイティブのSEOエージェンシー daydream、WndrCo 主導で1,500万ドルのシリーズ A 調達 (thebridge.jp)
AIネイティブのSEOエージェンシー daydream、WndrCo 主導で1,500万ドルのシリーズ A 調達 (thebridge.jp)
Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2026
AI エージェントが変える建設業、鍵は「68万人の現場データ」——ANDPAD Stellarc の全貌【HOT100 with Accenture Ventures Vol.12】 (thebridge.jp)
人間レベルの手指操作をロボットに——フィジカルAI企業RLWRLD、累計63億円調達で2026年モデル公開へ (thebridge.jp)
3,100社超・12万ユーザーが利用——国内ボイスAI領域を牽引する RevComm 会田氏が語る「音声データレイク」という勝ち筋 (thebridge.jp)
企業のIT部門の「人海戦術」をAI化、次世代IT運用のTreelineがa16zなどから2,500万ドルを調達 (thebridge.jp)
冷凍パン流通プラットフォーム「パンフォーユー」が資金調達、提携ベーカリーは200店舗に (thebridge.jp)
Cognichip, an AI that designs AI chips, raises $60M from SBI and others (thebridge.jp)
Think Nature raises ~¥380M for biodiversity big data business, backed by Itochu Technology Ventures and others (thebridge.jp)
Tancee completes seed funding round for foreign talent platform (thebridge.jp)
Physiologus Technologies closes Series A third tranche for home hemodialysis device development, with investment from Toyota Konic (thebridge.jp)
Sona, which uses AI to streamline shift management for food service and retail, raises $45M in Series B (thebridge.jp)
A brewery partner for preserving shochu spirits heritage (LINK SPIRITS, Saki Tominaga) (thebridge.jp)
An incubator bringing buried Japanese IP to the world (Chammi, Rina Takei) (thebridge.jp)
Japan's growth potential will be unlocked by women entrepreneurs — Tokyo Women's Venture Growth Program 'APT Women' 10th Cohort Demo Day (thebridge.jp)
Startups are rebuilding the chemical industry's infrastructure — Sotas' Hiroki Yoshimoto on the data distribution business (thebridge.jp)
8 Yamaguchi-based companies compete in Tokyo — technology and ambition at Y!Pitch【Y!Pitch】 (thebridge.jp)
'Don't undersell yourself' — leaders from Yamaguchi and Tokyo on nurturing local startups【Y!Pitch】 (thebridge.jp)
Blossom Health, developer of an AI copilot for psychiatrists, raises $20M to expand clinical support and admin automation nationwide (thebridge.jp)
Private credit smart contract developer Valinor raises $25M (thebridge.jp)
Medical AI evaluation platform Qualified Health raises $125M in Series B led by NEA (thebridge.jp)
eMed, the telemedicine company led by former X CEO, raises $200M in Series A at $2B+ valuation (thebridge.jp)
London-based debt intelligence AI '9fin' raises $170M in Series C, reaching $1.3B valuation (thebridge.jp)
AI infrastructure cloud cost optimizer ScaleOps raises $130M at $800M+ valuation (thebridge.jp)
Legal AI transcript analysis startup Steno raises $49M in Series C (thebridge.jp)
Blockchain and fintech payment infrastructure provider Tazapay raises $36M total in Circle-led Series B extension round (thebridge.jp)
Stent-based neurostimulation device developer HICKY secures funding from Tokyo Wellness Impact Fund and others (thebridge.jp)
Kumonosu Corporation raises ¥165M for its 3D measurement solutions business (thebridge.jp)
CRISP, operator of custom salad chain 'Crisp Salad Works', raises ¥3.7B in total (thebridge.jp)
Semiconductor wafer inspection tech company Photo electron Soul completes ~¥900M fundraise (thebridge.jp)
KOEDA raises funding from Mitsubishi UFJ Capital to develop organ-fixation anchors for gastrointestinal diseases (thebridge.jp)
Beam for Fusion raises ¥50M seed round to develop neutral beam injection devices for fusion reactors (thebridge.jp)
3DC completes Series A second close with investment from Toho Acetylene to accelerate mass production of next-gen carbon material GMS (thebridge.jp)
Spectee completes ¥1.6B E2 round for supply chain risk management cloud 'Spectee SCR' (thebridge.jp)
EV startup Harbinger launches 500-mile electric/hybrid medium-duty truck 'HC Series', having raised $360M from FedEx and THOR Industries (thebridge.jp)
From 6 to 24 locations in one year — fitness rollup newcomer Fanova raises funding led by Mizuho Capital (thebridge.jp)
Taiwan silicon photonics firm AuthenX secures investment from Kyocera-affiliated fund (thebridge.jp)
Paradigm AI raises funding from NTT Docomo Ventures for '2.9D' idol agency 'PLAY TUNE' (thebridge.jp)
Mar 23 – Mar 29, 2026
NAGARA wins with care x AI — student entrepreneurs tackle structural reform in the nursing care industry【Gogin Startup Fes 2026】 (thebridge.jp)
Carbon credit distribution, buying, and resale business / Monthly Pitch! Startup Gateway (thebridge.jp)
SNS 'MustPost' delivers random daily prompts / Monthly Pitch! Startup Gateway (thebridge.jp)
Renovation decision tool that fills vacant rental units fastest / Monthly Pitch! Startup Gateway (thebridge.jp)
AI design automation agent leveraging technical documents and tacit knowledge / Monthly Pitch! Startup Gateway (thebridge.jp)
Startale raises ~¥8B from SBI Group to develop blockchain 'Strium' and JPY-denominated stablecoin 'JPYSC' (thebridge.jp)
Booost raises ¥700M in Series C for sustainability ERP 'booost Sustainability' (thebridge.jp)
TORIHADA raises cumulative ¥1.5B in Series A for short-video marketing platform 'FANME' (thebridge.jp)
STARUP, developer of AI data platform 'Archaive' for manufacturing, raises funding from Mizuho Bank and others (thebridge.jp)
New Innovations raises ¥1.75B in Series B additional round via debt financing (thebridge.jp)
Redesigning recruitment — what ZENKIGEN is changing with 15M data points and conviction (thebridge.jp)
Legal Node raises pre-seed funding for AI-native M&A legal services (thebridge.jp)
Sequential raises ~¥550M for skin microbiome analysis, led by Corundum Systems Biology (thebridge.jp)
The 'listening management' Singurate is pioneering — building self-driven organizations through cognitive neuroscience (thebridge.jp)
VITL, a Nashville startup revamping prescription workflows for fast-growing out-of-pocket GLP-1 clinics, raises $7.5M (thebridge.jp)
Japan-made band-style smartwatch 'wena X' launches crowdfunding by augment AI (thebridge.jp)
The Chain Museum raises funding from Nomura Real Estate and others to accelerate ArtSticker product development (thebridge.jp)
WineBank raises ¥360M+ in Series A to expand distribution infrastructure for its fine wine trading platform (thebridge.jp)
LEAN PATH raises seed funding to develop order optimization services for trading companies and manufacturers (thebridge.jp)
Zevero, developer of an AI-powered carbon management platform, raises additional ¥1.1B (thebridge.jp)
Free Standard raises cumulative ¥1.37B in Series A to expand brand-owned recommerce market with recommerce OS 'Retailor' (thebridge.jp)
LayerX × TCV: behind Japan's first investment — Fukushima and Michael on global fundraising (thebridge.jp)
Partners from 5 countries on 'how to sell Japanese startups' and the future of global expansion support【Ryukyu Launchpad 2025】 (thebridge.jp)
Heading to the US with 10,000+ domestic camera deployments — Okinawa's LiLz finds a foothold in the Houston oil & gas market【Ryukyu Launchpad 2025】 (thebridge.jp)
Reinventing Genomics 'Infrastructure' — OIST-Spinout GenomeMiner Takes No-Code Bioinformatics Platform to Singapore Market [Ryukyu Launchpad 2025] (thebridge.jp)
Not Detecting Falls, But Preventing Them — OIST-Spinout Sage-Sentinel Plots Path in U.S. AgeTech Market [Ryukyu Launchpad 2025] (thebridge.jp)
Commercial EV Developer Folofly Raises ¥1B in Venture Debt (thebridge.jp)
Orbital Lasers Raises ¥3.02B in Series A — Targeting Terrain Mapping and Debris Removal with Satellite-Mounted Lasers (thebridge.jp)
Next Core Technologies Raises ¥2.07B in Series A — Developing Next-Gen Motor Core Materials (thebridge.jp)
Space Walker Completes Funding Round from JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund and Others for Reusable Rocket Development (thebridge.jp)
Recho Raises ~¥700M in Series A — Developing Voice AI Contact Center Platform (thebridge.jp)
LINK-US Raises ¥620M in Series C Extension — Developing Ultrasonic Composite Vibration Bonding Equipment (thebridge.jp)
Mar 16 – Mar 22, 2026
Lobbying Support Startup LobbyAI Raises ¥300M in Pre-Series A (thebridge.jp)
Ruten Raises $2M from Coral Capital — Building Brain-Computer Interface BMI Technology (thebridge.jp)
Okinawa Prefecture and Startups Chart a Course as 'Asia's Gateway' — Ryukyu Launchpad 2025 Sparks New Wave of Business Attraction (thebridge.jp)
Unlocking the 'Craftsman's Art' of Cell Culture Through DX — Okinawa-Based NexCulture Eyes U.S. Cell and Gene Therapy Market [Ryukyu Launchpad 2025] (thebridge.jp)
'Rewriting the Economics of Drones' — India-Born, Okinawa-Bred Vyorius Finds Its U.S. Footing in LA [Ryukyu Launchpad 2025] (thebridge.jp)
Transforming International Payments with Stablecoins — StraitsX's Vision for Financial Infrastructure (thebridge.jp)
WillShine Completes Seed Round for 'Vreach,' Online Tutoring Platform for Visually Impaired Children (thebridge.jp)
BeBridge Raises Extension Round for Care-DX Support Service 'Homusapo' — Backed by Plus, Elecom and Others (thebridge.jp)
Japan GX Group Raises Funds from J-POWER for Carbon Credit Exchange 'JCX' (thebridge.jp)
Silk Haircare Brand SILK THE RICH Raises ¥1.8B (thebridge.jp)
Elephantech Raises ¥4B Series F from Mitsubishi Electric — Partners to Expand PCB Manufacturing Process 'SustainaCircuits' (thebridge.jp)
Clean Planet, a Quantum Hydrogen Energy Startup, Receives Investment from Sankei Building (thebridge.jp)
Zip Infrastructure Partners with ShinMaywa Industries — Co-Developing Maintenance and Charging Infrastructure for Self-Propelled Ropeway 'Zippar' (thebridge.jp)
Mar 9 – Mar 15, 2026
Why Hardware, Why Now? [New Business in the AI Era at TiB Report] (thebridge.jp)
Managing AI as a Subordinate — What Skills Does the AI Era Demand? [New Business in the AI Era at TiB Report] (thebridge.jp)
Semiconductor Startup LENZO Raises ¥500M Seed Round from Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Others — First Proprietary Silicon in the Works (thebridge.jp)
CardioIntelligence Closes Series B Second Close for AI ECG Analysis Platform SmartRobin — New Leadership Team to Accelerate Global Expansion (thebridge.jp)
Robots Didn't Move When ChatGPT Arrived — Teleig's Tomihoka on 8 Years in the Physical AI 'Pre-Dawn' (thebridge.jp)
Upgrading Mental Care with Technology — BiPSEE's VR×AI Medical Founder Masayo Matsumura on Where Things Stand Now (thebridge.jp)
From Tottori to the World — ONESTRUCTION's Collaborative Strategy That Goes Beyond Construction DX (thebridge.jp)
Satellite Data Startup Solafune Raises ¥5B in Series A (thebridge.jp)
Exedy Invests in Kyoto University Spinout iPSportal, Developer of iPS Cell-Related Technologies (thebridge.jp)