Startups
Japan’s first-half startup funding boom favors established technology companies
Autonomous driving company Turing is among Japan’s biggest beneficiaries of the country’s competitive startup funding market. (Turing)
Yuya Takahashi and Yuuya Shibata
September 15, 2026, 3:14 a.m. JST
TOKYO — Investors in Japanese startups are becoming more selective, concentrating funding in a relatively small group of technology companies with established operating histories.
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