2025年第一季度日本科技投资报告（英）

April 2025JAPANTECH UPDATEQ1 2025Image generated by Dealroom using ChatGPTPage / 2 Japanese startups raised $621M in venture capital in Q1 2025, across 207 funding roundsSource: Dealroom.coJapan VC 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+)Page / 3 Total venture funding is lagging behind previous years, driven by low investment in March2025Source: Dealroom.coJapan VC investment by month » view onlinePage / 4 The number of $2M+ rounds was on par with the previous years thus farWhile early in the year, Q1 2025 already had 57 rounds of $2M+2025Source: Dealroom.coJapan VC rounds over $2M » view onlinePage / 5 No late-stage rounds of $100M+ were raised in Q1 2025Breakout-stage VC is up 29% from Q1 2024Early-stage VC in Japan is lagging behind previous years▊ $40–100m (Series C) ▊ $15–40m (Series B) ▊ $4–15m (Series A) ▊ $1–4m (Seed)▊ $0–1m (pre-Seed) ▊ $100–250m ▊ $250m+Source: Dealroom.coPage / 6 Space, health, travel, and real estate were the most funded tech industries in Japan in Q1 2025Source: Dealroom.coJapan leading industries by VC investment, Q1 2025 » view onlinePage / 7 Among frontier tech segments funded in Japan in Q1 2025, Space Tech stood out as a prominent investment areaSource: Dealroom.coJapan leading segments by VC investment, Q1 2025 » view onlinePage / 8 Japan ranked #4 amongstAsiaʼs biggest tech ecosystems by VC investmentSource: Dealroom.coLeading Asian countries for VC investment » view onlinePage / 9 Tokyo ranked fifth by VC funding amongst Asian tech hubs in Q1 2025Source: Dealroom.coLeading Asian hubs by VC investment » view onlinePage / 10 For more, visit dealroom.co/guidesGlobal GuideCreate a free account on dealroom.co for more intelligence on startups and ecosystems.