Top 40 Legal Startup Investors in Japan in May 2026

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• CREO Bioscience — Cleo Bioscience is a Biotechnology company.
• Global Trust Networks — Global Trust Networks is a company that helps foreigners to live in Japan
• Fabric Tokyo — FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.). It enables customers to save their sizes, idea fabrics, and favorite designs, allowing them to make their original clothing later.FABRIC TOKYO was founded in 2012 by Yuichiro Mori and is based in Tokyo,Japan.

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• QREATION — QREATION is a digital intellectual property studio specializing in producing a wide range of popular content that originates primarily from social media platforms. The company focuses on creating high-quality short-form entertainment, including short dramas, comedy sketches, and variety shows.
• Forward — Forward is a SaaS-based startup that offers recruitment agency services.
• Metagen Therapeutics — Metagen Therapeutics is a Drug discovery and medical business company which utilizes microbiome science.

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• Opt Fit — Opt Fit is a fitness industry that provides fitness, wellness and health-care services.
• Monochrome — Monochrome is creating a home operating system in order to power the next generation of energy-producing homes and roofs. The company is based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
• Bluefield Energy — Bluefield Energy redefines Japan's electricity sector through technology-driven renewable energy solutions. Its mission centers on liberating people and society from energy constraints by tackling high costs, environmental impact, and supply instability.

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• Degas — Degas develops solutions to improve the productivity of small-scale farmers in Africa.
• pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
• Hakki Africa — HAKKI AFRICA provides microfinance services for SMEs.

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• PeopleX — PeopleX encourages and assists employees in their professional development.
• WorkCircle — WorkCircle is an online application that offers an anonymous community for the IT industry where professionals connect and discuss careers.
• Takumi Giken Kogyo — Takumi Giken Kogyo is a price technology developer to help parts manufacturers quickly identify acceptable product prices. Takumi Giken Kogyo assists in estimate calculation and product function through AI drawing search and repeat project determination function, enabling manufacturers with flexible customization of product functions based oncustomer requirements.

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• Koska — Koska is a service that automates highly accurate cost calculation without trouble in the IoT system.
• Zehitomo — Zehitomo is an Japanese online platform that enables user to hire local service professionals, from photographers to personal trainers.
• Pocket Concierge — Pocket Concierge is an online service for people to make online reservations at selected restaurants. The company's mission is to broadcast Japanese culinary culture worldwide and provide guests with exclusive dining experience.

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• Torana — Torana provides "Toysub!" well known as educational toy subscription service in Japan market. We plan to go global and will be more bigger market share holder in East Asia. We collect month-age base toy feedback data and children's development status information. We plan best combination of toys and deliver. Customer returns and getsnew toys which fit children's growth and it is eco friendly service. We plan to build our own brand toys based on massive customer feedback and growth data and enter D2C market.
• Omnis — OMNIS
• Blackbox — Blackbox is an entertainment firm that is involved in businesses, including VTuber production, media mix, and live music events.

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• Enechain — enechain provides liquidity in Japan’s energy market by brokering OTC transactions of energy.
• Stock — Stock develops products that relieve the stress of sharing information from teams around the world.
• OVERFLOW — OVERFLOW provides consulting and recruitment services.

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• Nstock — Nstock is specialized in developing SAAS based applications for ecosystem.
• STRACT — STRACT is a web platform that provides online platform, dating app, knowledge sharing cloud platform, and casual entertainment services.
• Oceanic Constellations, Inc — Oceanic Constellations empowers ocean visualization with a network of autonomous surface drones and advanced marine monitoring technology.

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• Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
• Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
• Fun Group — Hello! We are Fun Group (formally Tabinaka) and we are Japan's first Travel and Leisure startup offering unique tours and experiences. We currently offer experiences in 7 different locations globally.

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• Trustart — Trustart engages in real estate research business and real estate big data provision. The company offers real estate big data and big data subscriptions.
• Upward — UPWARD is highly by linking CRM · schedule map / location information, is a cloud service for the visiting business of field sales easier. Field salespersons who have many customers and who are out of the office feel that it is difficult to grasp all customers to Kampek and measure the timing of visits no matter how memorable they are.
• Surv Biopharma — Surv Biopharma develops a drug discovery platform that facilitates research and development of veterinary drugs and pharmaceutical products.

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• Raksul — Raksul.inc is a fabless B2B platform builder. It aims to redesign and simplify value chains in legacy industries. It has enabled the "sharing economy" business model in printing, logistics and advertising, by connecting SME customers directly to excess capacities of existing players in various industries at a low cost.
• OPT China — OPT China is a company that provides marketing and distribution support for Chinese consumers.
• Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.

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• ACES — ACES is providing image recognition algorithms such as object recognition and face and expression recognition
• DeepCraft — DeepCraft is an AI development company that provides a wide range of AI and data analysis services to enhance corporate competitiveness.
• Polaris.AI — Polaris.AI offers AI contract development, support and AI technology education services.

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• mewt — Lovable Generated Project
• Driffle — A marketplace built for gamers by gamers. Browse a huge collection of games, gift cards & subscriptions.
• ProsParity — Reimagining Distribution Of Credit In The Electric Mobility Sector

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• Blue Skies Space — Blue Skies Space provides access to space science data from low-cost space missions.
• Blue Laser Fusion — Blue Laser Fusion is a commercial fusion company. Blue Laser Fusion is a laser startup to commercialize laser fusion by inventing its own laser and fusion reactor.
• Nanofiber Quantum Technologies — Discover how NanoQT builds the foundation for scalable quantum computing with nanofiber cavity-QED technology and high-fidelity quantum connectivity.

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• Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
• Finovo — Finovo specializes in the research, development, operation, and maintenance of cutting-edge accounting and financial software solutions.
• Tsunagari AI — Tsunagari specializes in developing and providing AI-powered consultation services tailored for local governments, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency, support citizen engagement, and streamline public service delivery.

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• Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
• MICOLY — MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons. The company hosts lectures that are presented by the creators of all categories who are keen on sharing their techniques and philosophies in areas of nail art, Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, knitting and many more, as well as interacting with theirpassionate fans, enabling users to take creative lessons and start a new hobby.
• MiddleField — MiddleField is a team to make cars the best entertainment and to make the lives of everyone involved in cars into entertainment. They creates a society where a lot of people are involved as a middle point of all people's dreams. MiddleField owns and operates an e-commerce platform offering cars.

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• Flosfia — FLOSFIA is a spin-off from a research of Kyoto University, specializing in film-formation by mist chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making use of physical properties of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), FLOSFIA has devoted to development of low-loss power devices.
• Ashirase — Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes.
• ORENDA WORLD — ORENDA focuses on developing high-definition 3D simulation systems that apply gamification and real-time rendering technology.

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• KenRi — KenRi is an innovative legal tech company that uses AI to streamline operations
• Flucle — Flucle provides company rule building and risk mitigation, cloud advisor, human resource development, training & labor management services.
• Japan Legal System Institute — Japan Legal System Institute (JLSI), our primary value is to provide products that exceed user expectations.

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• Odata Brasil — Odata Brasil S.A. operates a network of data centers. The Company provides colocation services, as well as infrastructure solutions for electronic equipment.
• Neo Group — Neo Group is a Mumbai-based wealth and asset management platform. The company provides specialised, unbiased advisory and yield-oriented investment solutions to high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNIs), family offices, institutions, and corporates. Its two core verticals are Wealth Management, offeringintergenerational and bespoke solutions for sophisticated global clients, and Asset Management, operating as India's preferred private markets manager providing sustainable solutions across private credit, core credit, equities, and real assets.
• UltraTech Cement — UltraTech Cement is an Indian multinational cement firm that produces and distributes gray cement, ready-mix concrete, and white cement. It serves as a home-building partner, providing a complete range of building materials and support throughout the process. It is committed to actively maintaining the environment and conserving natural resourcesfor the future, with a focus on reducing, reusing, and recycling.

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• Coconala — Coconala operates a website to buy and sell knowledge, skills and, experience from users who are willing to teach. It provides a broad range of services for sellers including fortune-telling, relieving mental anguish, illustration, design, consultation for hobbies, and travel destinations. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Japan.
• Fermenstation — Fermen Station provides consulting services on the utilization of local resources, adding value, and creating new products. In addition, develop product development business by utilizing fermentation technology. We also provide education and information on brewing and fermentation technology.

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• Raksul — Raksul.inc is a fabless B2B platform builder. It aims to redesign and simplify value chains in legacy industries. It has enabled the "sharing economy" business model in printing, logistics and advertising, by connecting SME customers directly to excess capacities of existing players in various industries at a low cost.
• Coconala — Coconala operates a website to buy and sell knowledge, skills and, experience from users who are willing to teach. It provides a broad range of services for sellers including fortune-telling, relieving mental anguish, illustration, design, consultation for hobbies, and travel destinations. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Japan.

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• SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.
• Inter — Inter delivers solutions for global difficulties using vacuum technology, which uses a particular check valve to maintain a 99.5% vacuum rate.
• Better Place — Better place vision is to create a world in which kind people can continue to be kind, as well as a society in which people can work in their own way without worrying about money.

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• JAPAN HEALTHCARE — Japan Healthcare is a healthcare start-up that works on the prevention of musculoskeletal diseases with environmentally-friendly preventive medicine . Japan Healthcare Build a preventive system for musculoskeletal diseases with environmentally-improving preventive medicine.
• Japan Healthcare Info — Japan Healthcase Info locates english-speaking doctors for you and makes appointments
• Legal Technology Japan — Legal Technology is into development of cloud-based research tool called 'Legal Library' using legal books.

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• XDeli — XDeli is a digital application that offers food delivery and meal subsidy service for corporate employees.
• Castee — Castee provides social collaboration services and also helps with a tool for job requests and overseas projects for creators.
• Batton — Batton is a product-developing company that sells AI-enabled RPA buttons and AI formats that allow papers to be automatically formatted.

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• Shippio — Shippio is a service that enables a wide range of collective international logistics arrangements and management solutions via web.The platform features full-service export and import solutions for various international transportation needs; a special dashboard designated for import and export business, shipment, cost analysis, and invoicemanagement; and documentation support.
• Logiless — Logiless is a cloud type all-in-one software dedicated to net shop. Since both orders and stocks can be managed together in a logical manner, efficiency of operations can be realized at low cost.
• GROWTH VERSE — GROWTH VERSE is a developer of Aimstar an all-in-one tool that offers data integration, analysis, and policy implementation services.

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• pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
• Bravesoft — bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service.
• ventus Japan — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.

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• RABO — RABO is a Cat-Tech Company that "watches cat life with technology.
• MICOLY — MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons. The company hosts lectures that are presented by the creators of all categories who are keen on sharing their techniques and philosophies in areas of nail art, Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, knitting and many more, as well as interacting with theirpassionate fans, enabling users to take creative lessons and start a new hobby.
• Asoview — ASOVIEW Inc. is an online booking website that provides booking services for weekend leisure activities like skydiving and rafting. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Shibuya, Kanagawa.

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• LegalForce — LegalForce is an AI that reduces the workload while improving the accuracy of contract review .

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• Chorakuchoju — Chorakuchoju is a healthcare organization that tries to avoid isolation by implementing AI technologies and medical services.
• Linea Innovations — Linea Innovations is an energy production company that develops commercial fusion reactors with advanced fuel technology.
• Strand Therapeutics — Strand Therapeutics is developing the first platform for creating programmable mRNA drugs to deliver precise, multi-functional, potentially curative treatments.

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• Issues — Issues provides development and management of web service issues that solve the problems.
• Cocoach — Cocoach provides online education service.
• Crediation — Crediation is a digital finance provider that provides small and medium-sized businesses with complete access to financial services to build their enterprises by providing seamless mobile lending experiences. is a stock finance facility focused on helping business owners receive the capital they need to refill their enterprises through convenient,inexpensive, and sustainable loans.

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• EBRU — EBRU is a manufacturer and seller of earphones and ear monitor audio products that include custom artwork on the products.
• Meiten Kan — Meiten Kan engages in the food delivery service industry.
• Novius Company — Novius, Inc. is a Japan-based medical technology startup developing advanced glass-free 3D endoscopic imaging solutions. Its flagship platform, N-Vision3D, enables real-time 2D-to-3D conversion of endoscopic and microscopic images using proprietary AI-powered depth estimation. By enhancing depth perception without requiring specialized 3Dendoscopes, Novius improves surgical accuracy, supports medical training, and expands accessibility to next-generation imaging worldwide. Developed proprietary real-time 2D-to-3D imaging technology compatible with existing Olympus endoscopy towers and monitors.Completed initial clinical adoption with early users in Japan.Expanding global commercialization in minimally invasive surgery, cancer treatment, and medical education.

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• Enechain — enechain provides liquidity in Japan’s energy market by brokering OTC transactions of energy.
• Parallel — Parallel is the hangout app where you can enjoy games, videos, music, and more with friends.
• Holmes — Holmesis a cloud contract system to consistently carry out the creation, conclusion and management of contracts in the cloud.

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• Cosomil — Cosomil develops early diagnostic drugs for diseases and provides research and development support to healthcare companies.
• Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
• NanoFrontier — NanoFrontier continues to market technologies that are widely available and incredibly inexpensive.

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• G-ant — G-ant runs the MITACLE BLOCK service, transforming 2D illustrations into custom 3D block figures using voxel technology.
• MoonJapan — MoonJapan is an educational impact startup that offers a variety of programs and thorough assistance.
• Prefab — Prefab offers cutting-edge AI SaaS solutions tailored for the construction industry, enhancing efficiency, safety, and decision-making through data-driven insights.

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• Issues — Issues provides development and management of web service issues that solve the problems.
• Yondemy — Yondemy is an online platform for children reading books.
• Back Dooor — Back Dooor is an app that provides 1on1 chatting services with favorite player of the users.

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• HERP — HERP is a recruitment management platform.
• Issues — Issues provides development and management of web service issues that solve the problems.
• Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.

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• ACROVE — ACROVE is an EC & D2C platform company that provides brand building services such as SaaS and consulting-service.
• SoVa — SoVa operates an accounting firm that combines technology and experts.
• H2 — H2 Corporation offers an automation solution called "AI Estimation" for estimating tasks.

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• iCARE — iCARE It is the No. 1 health and labor cloud introduced in Japan, which is selected by small and medium-sized enterprises suffering from lack of manpower and large enterprises expanding their business globally .
• Zen Intelligence — SoftRoid provides a software robot that patrols and collects data for analyzing the construction site.
• Catallaxy — Catallaxy is operates Japan's easiest-to-understand manufacturing industry media and sheet metal processing media.

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• INNOPHYS — INNOPHYS is developing, designing, manufacturing, consulting and distributing robotics equipment for various industries. Their flagship product, Muscle Suit® is a wearable robot supported by artificial muscle technology, well known for its high quality and reasonable price compared with the same kind of support exoskeletons. The company is planningto expand its business to Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America.
• wakuwaku — WAKUWAKU is a Japanese real estate tech company that focuses on developing a platform that helps users to search for and renovate used housing. In addition, the company offers platforms for building materials e-commerce and marketing automation for the real estate and construction industries.
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