Technology Sukidayo Raises $535,000 in Seed Funding
Sukidayo has raised ¥85 million (about $535,000) in seed funding to expand its couples-focused apps, Riamo and Futari Kaigi, and accelerate AI-driven relationship support.
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Technology Rakuten Medical Raises $100 Million in Series F Funding
Rakuten Medical has raised $100 million in Series F funding to advance its photoimmunotherapy program and prepare for regulatory approval in the United States by 2028.
Technology Lead accel raises $386,000 in seed funding to advance ADS technology for reducing radioactive waste
Lead accel, a Japan-based nuclear technology startup, has raised ¥60 million in seed funding to advance ADS technology that reduces long-lived radioactive waste through minor actinide transmutation.
Technology Japanese Industrial Robot Startup Mujin Raises $234 Million in Series D Funding
Mujin, a Japanese industrial automation startup, has raised $234 million in the first close of its Series D round to expand its MujinOS platform and accelerate global deployment of enterprise-grade robot automation.
Technology Hydrogen as Clean Energy and KHI’s Strategy
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries is building the world’s largest commercial-scale liquefied hydrogen terminal in Kawasaki, marking a major step toward a global clean hydrogen supply chain.
Technology Human Life CORD, developing umbilical cord-based therapies, raises $12 million in Series C funding
Human Life CORD has raised $12 million in Series C funding to advance its umbilical cord–derived MSC therapies, supporting preparations for a Phase III clinical trial targeting post-transplant lung complications.
Technology GramEye, a medical startup aiming to address AMR, raises ¥570 million in Series B funding.
GramEye, a Japanese medical startup addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), has raised ¥570 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-driven infectious disease diagnostics, enhance its flagship Mycrium system, and pursue FDA approval for global deployment.