Tokyo-based Resonac, a crucial cutting-edge chip chemicals supplier whose shares are up 40%+ YTD, says it has bolstered China production capacity to meet demand
Bloomberg :
Tokyo-based Sakana AI raised a ~$135M Series B from MUFG, Khosla, Macquarie, NEA, Lux, and others at a ~$2.6B valuation, becoming Japan's most valuable unicorn
At present, we are seeing a record amount of capital pouring … eWeek : Sakana AI Becomes Japan's Most Valuable Unicorn Maija Palmer / Global Corporate Venturing : ‘Big in Japan’ is not enough — where ...
Tokyo-based Turing, which is developing an AI model for self-driving vehicles, raised a ~$99M Series A, sources say at a ~$388M valuation, nearly 4x from 2024
Min-Jeong Lee / Bloomberg :
Japanese chip material maker Tekscend rose 13% in its Tokyo debut after raising ~$1B in its IPO; Tekscend makes photomasks for moving tiny circuits onto wafers
Yasutaka Tamura / Bloomberg :
Tokyo-based LayerX, which uses AI to help enterprises scale back-office automation, raised a $100M Series B led by TCV, taking its total funding to $192.2M
Kate Park / TechCrunch :
SoftBank shares are up 61% in 2025, making it one of Tokyo's top performers, on the back of AI and chip investments, as some investors question the upside
The Japanese investment giant's shares are up 61% this year, outperforming the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average's 8.5% gain. …
Tailor, which offers a headless ERP system for retail businesses that separates the frontend and backend, raised a $22M Series A from ANRI, NEA, YC, and others
Tailor, a San Francisco- and Tokyo-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round.
Kioxia's shares rose 6%+ on its first day of trading in Tokyo, giving the chipmaker a ~$5.2B market cap; a group led by Bain had paid $18B for Kioxia in 2018
Private equity group finally floats Japanese flash memory provider at a valuation far below what it paid in 2018
Tokyo-based Dinii, which lets diners order food from restaurants and shops through a mobile platform, raised a ~$48M Series B led by Bessemer and Hillhouse
Kate Park / TechCrunch :
Sources: Tokyo-based chip startup Rapidus seeks to raise ~$696M from existing and new investors by issuing new shares to finance its chip development efforts
- Government-funded startup is approaching Mizuho, SMBC and DBJ — Rapidus part of Japan's campaign to regain leadership in chips