Q2 2024 July 2024Image: 4 Chome-2-8 Shibakōen,Minato-ku, Tokyo; Ryoji Iwata Japan investment by stage» view online ▊$0–1m (pre-seed)▊$1–4m (seed)▊$4–15m (series A)▊$15–40m (series B)▊$40–100m (series C)▊$100–250m (mega rounds)▊$250m+ (mega+) Japan startupsraised $1.1B inventure capital inQ2 2024, across214 funding Japan venturecapital investmentin 2024 in line with But frequencyof deal activityremains high.78 rounds of$2M+ were raisedby Japan startupsin Q2 2024, more Breakout-stage VC hasfluctuated quarter byquarter with a Q2 high. Early-stage VC in Japan isstable following the droppost 2022. Late-stage investment ison the rise again after a Energy was themost fundedsector in Japan Leading frontiertech segmentsinto Japanstartups in2024 include Generative AI funding was ledby a late stage VC investmentof $100M for Sakana AI. Japan ranks#7 amongstAsiaʼs biggest techecosystems byVC investment. Japanʼs capitalcomes in #7 forVC fundingamongstAsian hubs in H1 For more, visitdealroom.co/guides Create a free account on dealroom.cofor more intelligence on startups andecosystems.