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Startups from Japan

Companies headquartered in Japan, with their founders.

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MercariPrivate 🦄 Unicorn
Retail & E-commerce · Japan · 2013
Shintaro Yamada
International Conference on Kra-Dai Languages and LinguisticsPrivate
Education · Japan · 2026
Norihiko Hayashi, Lunchanawat Nimmahnratanakul, Mark A. Hager, Ben-Zion Ben-Moshe, Jessica Paiyu Chiu, Bob Djokovich, Thomas Schneeberger
Sakana AIPrivate
Artificial Intelligence · Japan · 2023
David Ha, Llion Jones, Ren Ito
TOBEPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2023
Hideaki Takizawa
Bokeh Game StudioPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2020
Keiichiro Toyama
KuToo movementPrivate
Japan · 2019
Yumi Ishikawa, Ben Rattray
Professional Wrestling Just Tap OutPrivate
Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2019
Taka Michinoku
Compile MaruPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2016
Masamitsu Niitani
Marvelous That's Women Pro WrestlingPrivate
Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2016
Chigusa Nagayo
Pro Wrestling Land's EndPrivate
Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2016
Ryoji Sai
Sony Interactive EntertainmentPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2016
Ken Kutaragi
Future Robotics OrganizationPrivate
Japan · 2015
Masakatsu G. Fujie
Kojima ProductionsPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2015
Hideo Kojima
SeadlinnngPrivate
Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2015
Nanae Takahashi
Studio PonocPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2015
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Lapin TrackPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2014
Teruko Utsumi
genDESIGNPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2014
Fumito Ueda
CTW Inc.Private
Gaming · Japan · 2013
Ryuichi Sasaki
Ganbare☆Pro-WrestlingPrivate
Japan · 2013
Ken Ōka
Kadokawa Daiei StudioPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2013
Haruki Kadokawa
TV AsahiPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2013
Hiroshi Ōkawa, Yoshio Akao
TroycaPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2013
Ei Aoki
Wrestle-1Private
Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2013
Keiji Mutoh
IrasutoyaPrivate
Japan · 2012
Takashi Mifune
Spike ChunsoftPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2012
Koichi Nakamura
Tax Cuts JapanPrivate
Japan · 2012
Takashi Kawamura
Wit StudioPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2012
George Wada
ChizuPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2011
Mamoru Hosoda
MAPPAPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2011
Masao Maruyama
RISEPrivate
Logistics & Supply Chain · Japan · 2011
Takashi Ito
Ryu ga Gotoku StudioPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2011
Toshihiro Nagoshi
Studio SwinePrivate
Japan · 2011
Alexander Groves, Azusa Murakami
TriggerPrivate YC W08
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2011 · YC W08
Hiroyuki Imaishi, Masahiko Ōtsuka, James Brady, Patrick Buckley
VoyaginPrivate
Japan · 2011
Tushar Khandewal, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Masashi Takahashi, Tushar Khandelwal
YGEXPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2011
Yang Hyun-suk, Max Matsuura
Zero-GPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2011
Hiroshi Negishi
Level-5 ComceptPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2010
Keiji Inafune
Loco SolarePrivate
Logistics & Supply Chain · Japan · 2010
Mari Motohashi
Tango GameworksPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2010
Shinji Mikami
World Wonder Ring StardomPrivate
Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2010
Fūka Kakimoto
ispace IncPrivate
Aerospace & Space · Japan · 2010
Takeshi Hakamada
FREEDOMSPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2009
Takashi Sasaki
Project SoraPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2009
Masahiro Sakurai
DreamPrivate YC S26
Enterprise Software · Japan · 2008 · YC S26
Sadaharu Tanikawa, Keiichi Sasahara, Ryland Birchmeier, Alexander Halpern, Shalev Hulio, Sebastian Kurz, Gil Dolev
Kyushu Pro-WrestlingPrivate
Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2008
Ryōta Chikuzen
21 21 DESIGN SIGHTPrivate
Japan · 2007
Issey Miyake
BushiroadPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2007
Takaaki Kidani
CelliusPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2007
Ken Kutaragi
Inoki Genome FederationPrivate
Japan · 2007
Antonio Inoki
MaruiPrivate
Retail & E-commerce · Japan · 2007
Chūji Aoi
NataliePrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2007
Tsuda Daisuke
OrdetPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2007
Yutaka Yamamoto
PixivPrivate
Japan · 2007
Takanori Katagiri
Bandai Namco EntertainmentPrivate
Gaming · Japan · 2006
Masaya Nakamura
CommmonsPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2006
Ryuichi Sakamoto
DraditionPrivate
Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2006
Tatsumi Fujinami
Graduate School of Management, Globis UniversityPrivate
Education · Japan · 2006
Yoshito Hori
Ice RibbonPrivate
Logistics & Supply Chain · Japan · 2006
Emi Sakura
International Sports Promotion SocietyPrivate
Japan · 2006
Haruhisa Handa
KharaPrivate
Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2006
Hideaki Anno