Best Blockchain Infrastructure Companies in Japan
The 52 best Blockchain Infrastructure companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Gaudiy.
If you're mapping the best Blockchain Infrastructure companies in Japan by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, this directory tracks 52 of them, anchored by $177M in total disclosed capital. That number tells a story. Gaudiy leads decisively at $96M, followed by Ana Neo at $46M, and the rest of the field drops sharply after that. No unicorns yet, but the investor roster, Mask Network, East Ventures, MUFG, signals that institutional money is circling. The global blockchain infrastructure market was valued at roughly $7.4B in 2022 and is projected to grow at a 62.73% CAGR, which means Japan's current funding pool looks modest against the opportunity ahead.
So what's actually moving this quarter? Decentralized forex rails and stablecoin FX impact are the themes I keep seeing across coverage, and a recent deep-dive on blockchain infrastructure layers makes clear why: the node-to-network stack is where the real infrastructure bets are being placed right now. Regulatory uncertainty still hangs over the sector here, and that's worth watching as Japan refines its governance frameworks. You've got a market with real institutional depth, a dominant top-two earner dynamic where Gaudiy and Ana Neo together account for roughly 80% of disclosed funding, and a long tail of early-stage builders below them.
Ranked: Best Blockchain Infrastructure companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaudiy Developer of a fan community platform and Web3 financial solutions | $96M | 3 mo ago | Series C | Yuya Ishikawa CEO & President | 2018 | SentryNode.jsTypeScript+17 | — | — |
| 2 | ANA NEO Developer of a metaverse platform for socializing | $46M | 45 mo ago | Funding Raised | Mitsuo Tomita CEO | 2020 | GSAPApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+12 | — | — |
| 3 | Startbahn Blockchain infrastructure for authenticity, and traceability of artworks | $10M | 62 mo ago | Series B | Taihei Shii Founder & CEO | 2014 | ContentfulNode.jsNext.js+15 | 5 patents Automated handling management systems for logistics and material handling | — |
| 4 | ToposWare Code fork of Bitcoin protocol | $5M | 33 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2018 | — | 2 patents Anonymous blockchain transaction privacy using zero-knowledge proof protocols | — |
| 5 | Bunzz Blockchain-based platform for application development | $4M | 42 mo ago | Seed | Shota Takahashi Co-Founder & CTO | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 6 | G.U. Technologies Blockchain platform for developing Dapps | $3M | 52 mo ago | Seed | Chika Watanabe Co-Founder | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Orb Community cryptocurrency platform for businesses | $2M | 129 mo ago | Seed | Masaaki Nakatsu Co-Founder | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 8 | Phi Platform to build web3 cities from wallet activities | $2M | 41 mo ago | Seed | — | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 9 | KEKKAI Web3 security plugin that detects danger by analyzing transaction simulation | $2M | 30 mo ago | Seed | Duma Danny Founder & CEO | 2022 | Node.jsFirebaseEmotion+10 | — | — |
| 10 | Dev Protocol Platform offering blockchain networks for the creators to create content | $2M | 45 mo ago | Seed | Mayumi Hara Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Nayuta Lightning network for blockchain protocol | $1M | 107 mo ago | Seed | Kenichi Kurimoto CEO & Director | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Pacific Meta Online platform for development for the launch of the Web3 and NFTs | $1M | 18 mo ago | Series A | Kousei Sho Co-founder | 2022 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | 1 partnership |
| 13 | Chaintope Provider of Blockchain based system & software development and consulting services | $966K | 26 mo ago | Series A | Tsuyoshi Takahashi Co-Founder & CTO | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | 5 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 14 | Siremo Online platform to launch NFT store | $475K | 47 mo ago | Seed | Yuuki Kanada Founder & CEO | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 15 | DOP Platform restoring control to users over user's data in the web3 economy | $350K | 24 mo ago | Funding Raised | Kohji Hirokado Co-Founder | 2022 | ApexCharts.jsBootstrapAmazon Web Services+16 | — | — |
| 16 | Syncismo Platform providing solutions from NFT distribution to on-site authentication | $115K | 50 mo ago | Seed | Kazuma Iizumi Co-Founder | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Aki Protocol Provider of a platform offering NFT marketing and loyalty programs for creators | $20K | 18 mo ago | Series A | Ming Co-Founder | 2021 | TypeScriptGraphQLFirebase+16 | — | — |
Top 12 Blockchain Infrastructure companies in Japan
#1
Series C · Setagaya, Tokyo · founded 2018$95.7Mraised▾
Developer of a fan community platform and Web3 financial solutions. The company offers a platform designed to maximize fan engagement within communities. It also develops Web3 financial solutions utilizing blockchain and generative AI. Additionally, the company operates a creator farm focused on production and education within the Web3 space and conducts research and development in collaboration with academic institutions, sharing findings publicly.
- Apr 2026Series C—
- May 2025Series C$69.8M
- Aug 2022Series B$6.5M
- 2022Series A—
#2
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2022 · 12 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Online platform for development for the launch of Web3 and NFTs. It provides software solutions and networks for creating NFT smart contracts based on art, games, music, and other digital assets. Its features include developing and issuing our own tokens and developing NFT games.
- Jan 2025Series A$4.2M
- Jun 2023Seed—
- Nov 2022Seed$1.1M
#3
Funding Raised · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2020$46.4Mraised▾
Developer of a metaverse platform for socializing. It offers a metaverse platform where users can engage in gaming and socializing activities. It caters to consumers and tourism organizations too.
- Oct 2022Venture Debt$8.7M
- Mar 2022Conventional Debt$37.7M
#4
Acquired · Tokyo · founded 2018 · 27 employees$5Mraised▾
Topos is a code fork of the Bitcoin protocol which enables privacy-based transaction data using zero-knowledge proofs.
- Oct 2023Seed$5M
- Jul 2022Seed$250K
#5
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2022 · 3 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Web3 security plugin that detects danger by analyzing transaction simulation. It enables transaction analysis, danger detection, and scam site detection functions to isolate dangers and protect users' safety from multiple angles.
- Jan 2024Seed$1.5M
- Feb 2023Seed$371.2K
#6
Series A · Iizuka, Fukuoka · founded 2016 · 5 employees$965.9Kraised▾
Provider of Blockchain based system & software development and consulting services
- May 2024Series A—
- Oct 2018Series A$965.9K
#7
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2021$4.5Mraised▾
Blockchain-based platform for application development
- Jan 2023Seed$4.5M
#8
Series B · Bunkyo, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 33 employees$10Mraised▾
Blockchain infrastructure for authenticity, and traceability of artworks. The company offers web applications, API, and NFC tags for managing artwork.
- May 2021Series B$10M
- May 2019Series A—
#9
Funding Raised · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2022$350Kraised▾
Platform restoring control to users over user's data in the web3 economy. The platform allows users to choose what data to publicly disclose versus keep private on blockchains and decentralized platforms.
- Jul 2024ICO$350K
#10
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2022 · 3 employees$2Mraised▾
Platform to build web3 cities from wallet activities. It is a web3 world created from ENS & wallet activities, enabling the visualization of on-chain identities. It encourages users to interact with various web3 protocols, which provides a positive feedback loop to the entire crypto ecosystem.
- Feb 2023Seed$2M
#11
Seed · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2020 · 100 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Blockchain platform for developing Dapps. The company offers the development and operation of blockchain-related tools, blockchain-related joint research and development and contract development, and more.
- Mar 2022Seed$2.3M
#12
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2021 · 10 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Platform offering blockchain networks for the creators to create content
- Oct 2022Seed$1.7M
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