Best Blockchain Technology Companies in Japan
The 220 best Blockchain Technology companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Gaudiy.
Ranking the best Blockchain Technology companies in Japan by disclosed equity funding gives you a sharper lens than most market surveys do. Our directory tracks 220 companies with $522M in total disclosed funding, and that capital is concentrated fast: Gaudiy alone has pulled in $96M, leaving JPYC, Paytner, Gaia, and Digital Asset Markets each at $3-4M. One unicorn has already cleared the threshold. The global market sat at roughly $7.4B in 2022 and is projected to grow at a 62.73% CAGR, which means the gap between Japan's frontrunners and the pack will widen quickly.
So what's actually driving momentum here? Digitization inside traditional financial institutions is the clearest demand signal, and how prediction markets are being restructured by on-chain infrastructure is a live example of that shift. I'd also flag regulatory uncertainty as the variable worth watching: it's the factor most likely to reshuffle investor appetite among the 220 tracked players this quarter. Active backers like SBI Investment, ANRI, and Global Brain are already picking sides, and the companies they back next will tell you everything about where Japan's blockchain stack is heading.
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$15.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Blockchain Technology companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaudiy Developer of a fan community platform and Web3 financial solutions | $96M | 2 mo ago | Series C | — | Yuya Ishikawa CEO & President | SentryNode.jsTypeScript+17 | — | — |
| 2 | ANA NEO Developer of a metaverse platform for socializing | $46M | 43 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Mitsuo Tomita CEO | GSAPApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+12 | — | — |
| 3 | Animoca Brands Platform that enables intellectual property holders to build and expand fan communities via the issue of NFTs | $45M | 45 mo ago | Seed | — | David Kim Co-Founder | core-jsjQueryPriority Hints+8 | — | — |
| 4 | bitFlyer Online trading platform for Bitcoin | $37M | 112 mo ago | Acquired | 15 | Takafumi Komiyama Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft ASP.NET+29 | 21 patents Cryptocurrency exchange transaction processing, UI, and hierarchical network node infrastructure. | — |
| 5 | DApps Blockchain game developer | $35M | 21 mo ago | Series D | 9 | Hironobu Ueno CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+12 | — | — |
| 6 | Tech Bureau Provider of blockchain solutions, NFT marketplace, and digital archiving services | $25M | 105 mo ago | Series B | 60 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 7 | Quoine App-based trading platform for crypto | $22M | 120 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 362 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Toku Platform offering token compensation & tax compliance solutions | $20M | 39 mo ago | Series B | 37 | Dominika Stobiecka Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPPostHog+24 | — | 1 launch |
| 9 | Liquid 🦄 Online exchange platform for digital assets | $20M | 60 mo ago | Acquired | 45 | Mike Kayamori Co-Founder & Co-CEO | BootstrapAmazon Web ServicesAppcues+25 | — | — |
| 10 | Orca Online exchange platform for cryptocurrencies | $18M | 56 mo ago | Series A | 17 | Grace Kwan Co-Founder | SentryNode.jsRadix UI+19 | — | 1 launch |
| 11 | AnotherBall Provider of blockchain and cryptocurrency development services | $15M | 30 mo ago | Seed | — | Shun Oyu Founder & CEO | Three.jsAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+9 | — | — |
| 12 | HashPort Provider of blockchain development services | $14M | 34 mo ago | Series C | 14 | — | Node.jsGSAPVue.js+10 | — | — |
| 13 | Financie Digital platform offering cryptocurrency social tokens | $14M | 34 mo ago | Series B | — | Hironao Kunimitsu Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceRuby+27 | — | — |
| 14 | Mahjong Meta Skill-based blockchain gaming community | $12M | 34 mo ago | Series A | — | Brice Vong Founder | — | — | — |
| 15 | bitbank App-based exchange platform for cryptocurrency | $10M | 57 mo ago | Series A | 51 | Noriyuki Hiroyuki Founder & CEO | GhostNode.jsFacebook Login+34 | — | — |
| 16 | Ripplex Provides infrastructure of internet communication | $10M | 166 mo ago | Series B | — | — | Concrete CMSPHPApache HTTP Server+3 | 42 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 17 | Startbahn Blockchain infrastructure for authenticity, and traceability of artworks | $10M | 61 mo ago | Series B | 33 | Taihei Shii Founder & CEO | ContentfulNode.jsNext.js+15 | 5 patents Automated handling management systems for logistics and material handling | — |
| 18 | Tecotec Software solutions for the cryptocurrency & blockchain industry | $6M | 74 mo ago | Series A | 162 | Hiroshi Tetsuzaki CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 3 patents Arcade and interactive video game hardware/software systems | — |
| 19 | ToposWare Code fork of Bitcoin protocol | $5M | 32 mo ago | Acquired | 27 | — | — | 2 patents Anonymous blockchain transaction privacy using zero-knowledge proof protocols | — |
| 20 | Bunzz Blockchain-based platform for application development | $4M | 40 mo ago | Seed | — | Shota Takahashi Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 21 | JPYC Prepaid Japanese Yen Stablecoin made on public blockchain | $4M | 0 mo ago | Series B | 22 | Noritaka Okabe Founder & CEO | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | — | — |
| 22 | Paytner Provider of payment processing, credit model development, and recruitment services | $4M | 4 mo ago | Series A | — | Yu Sakai Founder & CEO | Node.jsTailwind CSSAmazon ALB+33 | — | — |
| 23 | Cryptact Cryptocurrency portfolio management and tax solutions | $4M | 60 mo ago | Seed | 26 | — | RubyRuby on RailsEnvoy+14 | — | — |
| 24 | Ichi Decentralized stable currency built on multiple blockchain networks | $4M | 52 mo ago | Series A | 7 | — | TypeScriptGraphQLTailwind CSS+16 | — | — |
| 25 | G.U. Technologies Blockchain platform for developing Dapps | $3M | 51 mo ago | Seed | 100 | Chika Watanabe Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 26 | Digital Asset Markets Platform offering stablecoins backed by gold and commodities | $3M | 6 mo ago | Series B | — | Kazuya Nishimoto CEO | HighchartsChart.jsBootstrap+14 | — | 1 launch |
| 27 | LastRoots Virtual currency exchange business focused block chain technology | $3M | 86 mo ago | Series A | 49 | Shinwa Kobayashi Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 28 | Gaia Solutions for the cryptocurrency & blockchain industry | $3M | 2 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Masahiro Kubota CEO | — | 7 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 29 | Orb Community cryptocurrency platform for businesses | $2M | 128 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Masaaki Nakatsu Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 30 | Kyuzan Provider of design, development, and operation of blockchain products | $2M | 54 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Ryohei Komiyama Co-Founder & CTO | Framer SitesReactCloudflare+9 | — | — |
| 31 | shiftbase Online platform intended for social tokens for web3 engineers | $2M | 47 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Kenta Takase Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 32 | Phi Platform to build web3 cities from wallet activities | $2M | 40 mo ago | Seed | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Cyan Online platform providing collateralized loans backed by NFT digital assets | $2M | 47 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Mikio Crosby Founder | SentryHeadless UIEnvoy+11 | — | — |
| 34 | KEKKAI Web3 security plugin that detects danger by analyzing transaction simulation | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | 3 | Duma Danny Founder & CEO | Node.jsFirebaseEmotion+10 | — | — |
| 35 | Dev Protocol Platform offering blockchain networks for the creators to create content | $2M | 43 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Mayumi Hara Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 36 | BTCBox Japanese Bitcoin Exchannge | $2M | 111 mo ago | Series A | 8 | David Zhang CEO | RubyRuby on RailsEnvoy+12 | — | — |
| 37 | SHINSEKAI Technologies Provider of blockchain development services | $1M | 3 mo ago | Seed | — | Takeru Taisha CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 38 | FUKAIKA Provider of blockchain development services | $1M | 31 mo ago | Seed | — | PIEDPIPER Founder | — | — | — |
| 39 | ONE Marketplace for buying and selling NFT collectibles | $1M | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | Satoya Hatanaka Co-Founder & CEO | — | 54 patents Press forming and metal fabrication technologies for automotive frame manufacturing | — |
| 40 | SUSHI TOP MARKETING Provider of NFT marketing solutions utilizing blockchain technology for businesses. | $1M | 7 mo ago | Series A | 10 | — | HubSpot CMS HubYouTubeSplide+17 | — | — |
| 41 | Pacific Meta Online platform for development for the launch of the Web3 and NFTs | $1M | 16 mo ago | Series A | 12 | Kousei Sho Co-founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | 1 partnership |
| 42 | Chaintope Provider of Blockchain based system & software development and consulting services | $966K | 25 mo ago | Series A | 5 | Tsuyoshi Takahashi Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | 5 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 43 | 1SEC Provider of blockchain and AI development services | $942K | 28 mo ago | Series A | — | Hirokuni Miyaji CEO | — | — | — |
| 44 | CatRescue Blockchain-based social good NFT project | $888K | 48 mo ago | Seed | — | Shin Sasaki Founder | — | — | — |
| 45 | Apas Port Provider of blockchain projects | $601K | 22 mo ago | Seed | — | Daisuke Sasaki CEO | — | — | — |
| 46 | Siremo Online platform to launch NFT store | $475K | 45 mo ago | Seed | — | Yuuki Kanada Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 47 | DOP Platform restoring control to users over user's data in the web3 economy | $350K | 23 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Kohji Hirokado Co-Founder | ApexCharts.jsBootstrapAmazon Web Services+16 | — | — |
| 48 | Cloud Horse Farm Provider of web3 based horse farm development services | $318K | 43 mo ago | Seed | — | Yasuhiro Yoshida CEO | — | — | — |
| 49 | BLOCKSMITH&Co. Provider of gaming development services | $99K | 30 mo ago | Seed | — | Tetsuya Sanada CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+9 | — | — |
| 50 | Aki Protocol Provider of a platform offering NFT marketing and loyalty programs for creators | $20K | 17 mo ago | Series A | — | Ming Co-Founder | TypeScriptGraphQLFirebase+16 | — | — |
Top 12 Blockchain Technology 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 B · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2019 · 22 employees$4.4Mraised▾
Prepaid Japanese Yen Stablecoin made on public blockchain. It operates on Ethereum, Polygon, xDai, and Shiden, and can be used with apps. It has to be managed separately by a wallet like MetaMask. Users can buy and sell goods by exchanging from JPYC for V-Prika Gift.
- Apr 2026Series B$17.6M
- Feb 2026Series B$11.9M
- Jan 2025Series A$2.1M
- Feb 2024Series A—
#3
Series A · Minato, Tokyo · founded 2019$4.1Mraised▾
Provider of payment processing, credit model development, and recruitment services
- Jan 2026Conventional Debt$17.6M
- Jul 2025Conventional Debt$36.9M
- Aug 2023Series A—
- Aug 2021Series A$4.1M
#4
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 10 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Gaia develops solutions for the cryptocurrency & blockchain industry. The company develops solutions based on artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. It has developed Maneko which is a copy trading platform for cryptocurrency trading.
- Mar 2026Seed$2.5M
#5
Series B · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2018$3.1Mraised▾
Platform offering stablecoins backed by gold and commodities. Offers a Zipang Coin, which is digital gold and provides small lots and liquidity. It aims to offer coins based on products (commodities) such as platinum and crude oil other than gold.
- Nov 2025Series B$8.3M
- Feb 2022Series A$3.1M
#6
Seed · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2022$1.3Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain development services
- Feb 2026Seed$1.5M
- Mar 2024Seed$1.3M
#7
Series D · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 9 employees$34.6Mraised▾
Blockchain game developer
- Aug 2024Series D$10.4M
- Jun 2022Series C$664.4K
- Apr 2022Series C$23.5M
- Jan 2019Series A—
#8
Series A · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2021 · 10 employees$1.1Mraised▾
SUSHI TOP MARKETING is a company focused on implementing token graph marketing, offering services for issuing and receiving NFTs, and providing consulting and system development for related digital stamp solutions.
- Oct 2025Series A$658.7K
- Oct 2024Series A$328K
- Aug 2024Series A—
- Jan 2023Seed$768.4K
#9
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
#10
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
#11
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2020$14.9Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain and cryptocurrency development services
#12
Seed · Fukuoka, Fukuoka · founded 2021$45Mraised▾
Platform that enables intellectual property holders to build and expand fan communities via the issue of NFTs. It is building a web3 ecosystem by making various investments in blockchain technology and related metaverse, DeFi, virtual currency wallet companies and projects.
- Aug 2022Conventional Debt$45M
- Jan 2022Seed—
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How research on Blockchain is moving in Japan
A read on the academic research around Blockchain — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 608 Japan-affiliated papers.
- Asia University62
- Korea University48
- Waseda University33
- University of Aizu32
- University of Tsukuba31
- Computer security3→159
- Smart contract1→29
- Database transaction1→22
- Supply chain1→6
- Reliability (semiconductor)1→5
- Computer security1→99
- Smart contract1→10
- Protocol (science)1→4
- Data science1→4
- Computer security35
- Scalability8
- Supply chain8
- Cryptocurrency7
- Data science6
Where blockchain is researched across Japan
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing blockchain patents in Japan
Japan blockchain patent filing is accelerating — 406 filings from 70 assignees (2017–2025), led by NEC, Hitachi, Fujitsu; annual filings 2→42.
- NEC61
- Hitachi47
- Fujitsu40
- SONY29
- NEC Laboratories Europe22
- SONY Group22
- Bitflyer Blockchain20
- Nippon Telegraph & Telephone18
Common questions
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