Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Japan
The 656 best Food and Agriculture companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: DAIZ Corporation.
When you're mapping the best Food and Agriculture companies in Japan by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, the picture is more concentrated than you'd expect. Our directory tracks 656 companies with $325M in total disclosed funding, and no unicorns yet. Antway leads the pack at $22M, followed by Clear at $16M and Manpuku Holdings at $8M. The sector's ~5.5% CAGR tells a steady-growth story, but the real signal is mobile: median install growth across 504 food and agtech apps is running at roughly +20% YoY, which means consumer and farmer engagement is outpacing the fundraising headlines.
So where's the energy going? Coverage volume is flat, but the themes heating up right now are youth agriculture programs, food waste composting, and food rescue donations. I'd watch that composting angle closely as Japan tightens organic waste regulations. Backers like Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Future Food Fund, and SMBC Venture Capital are clearly circling early-stage plays, and key investor practices in this space increasingly favor operators with extension outreach built in. The funding base is still thin relative to the opportunity, which means the companies you find here are competing in a market that's genuinely open.
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Our analysis of 653 Food and Agriculture companies
$71.7b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAIZ Corporation Provider of burger, frying rolls, and other recipes processing services | $88M | 32 mo ago | Series C | Tsuyoshi Ide Founder & CEO | — | — | 3 patents Plant-based meat processing, seed germination treatments, and glyceollin functional phytochemicals | — |
| 2 | Antway Provider of nutritional diet services | $22M | 6 mo ago | Series D | — | 325 | Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+12 | — | — |
| 3 | Chikaranomoto Holdings Operates restaurant under multiple brands | $17M | 138 mo ago | Public | — | 2,018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 4 | Integriculture Provider of nutrition consultation services | $16M | 52 mo ago | Series A | Yuki Hanyu Co-Founder & CEO | 18 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 59 patents Cultured meat bioprocessing: scaffolds, bioreactors, media, and cell state monitoring | — |
| 5 | Clear Brand of sake | $16M | 15 mo ago | Series B | Ryoji Ikoma CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | 33 patents Load‑following small modular liquid‑metal reactors with thermal‑expansion reflector control | — |
| 6 | Daybreak Platform offering freezing solution for food businesses | $14M | 35 mo ago | Series B | — | 30 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | — |
| 7 | Officeyasai On-demand vegetable delivery service for office workers | $12M | 51 mo ago | Series C | — | 65 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — |
| 8 | HiO ICE CREAM Butter & ice cream processing company | $9M | 23 mo ago | Series C | Shuhei Nishio CEO & President | — | NginxYahoo Advertisingcore-js+8 | — | — |
| 9 | WAKAZE Brand of sake | $9M | 41 mo ago | Series B | Takuma Inagawa CEO | 22 | ShopifyYouTubeInstafeed+33 | — | — |
| 10 | Yuwaeru Brand of rice | $8M | 73 mo ago | Series A | Yoshitaka Ogino CEO | 220 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 11 | XMart Retailer of food products | $8M | 41 mo ago | Series B | Yoshifumi Terada CEO | — | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | — |
| 12 | Manpuku Holdings Operator of restaurants | $8M | 5 mo ago | Series C | Tomoharu Kato Founder | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 13 | Biophilia Internet first brand offering pet food products | $7M | 28 mo ago | Series B | Hiroyuki Yahagi Co-Founder | 17 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — |
| 14 | Mellow Provider of fresh fish and vegetables | $7M | 47 mo ago | Series B | Takuya Moriguchi CEO | 43 | NotionSuper BuilderTurbopack+19 | — | — |
| 15 | Sakana Dream Fish aquaculture platform developing aquaculture fish through reproductive stem cell transplantation | $7M | 9 mo ago | Series A | Tetsuro Morita Co-Founder | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+10 | — | — |
| 16 | Goals 株式会社Goalsは、クラウドサービス『HANZO』にて飲食業の原価率を改善します。AIによる売上予測・自動発注・原価管理で飲食店のDXを推進します。 | $6M | 4 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 40 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+21 | — | — |
| 17 | VEGEKUL Provider of wholesale and delivery services for vegetables to restaurants and eateries | $6M | 23 mo ago | Series A | Masayoshi Ikeda CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 18 | Shikomel Provider of app services for restaurants | $6M | 11 mo ago | Series B | Suguru Kawamoto Co-Founder | 20 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 19 | Ocean System Seafood distributors | $6M | 99 mo ago | Public | Anupam Jain Managing Director | 3,959 | PHPanime.jsparticles.js+7 | — | — |
| 20 | Ethical Spirits Internet first brand offering spirits products | $5M | 20 mo ago | Series A | — | 10 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+45 | — | — |
| 21 | Base Food Produces and supplies food produts | $5M | 51 mo ago | Public | Shun Hashimoto CEO | 94 | Amazon WebstoreCart FunctionalityNode.js+37 | 36 patents High‑protein, soy‑enriched bakery and noodle formulations and production methods | — |
| 22 | Japan Mirai Agriculture Provider of agriculture business services | $4M | 25 mo ago | Series A | Masaki Kuboi CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 23 | World market Distributor of fruits & vegetables | $3M | 30 mo ago | Series A | Takuya Murata CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | FOODCODE Provider of restaurant operation services | $3M | 48 mo ago | Series A | Ryosuke Nishiyama CEO | 50 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Organic Rice Design Manufcaturer of agriculture machinery | $3M | 30 mo ago | Series A | Daisuke Yamanaka Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Hydro Powtech Japan Provider of hydrolysis technology for the production of food alternatives | $3M | 9 mo ago | Series B | Masazumi Kumazawa CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+6 | — | — |
| 27 | Matilda Restaurant serving chicken items | $2M | 3 mo ago | Series B | Yuzuki Fukuzawa Co-Founder | 20 | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+8 | — | — |
| 28 | WithGreen Retailer of chicken and vegetable salads | $2M | 75 mo ago | Seed | Tomohiro Takefumi Founder & CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 29 | PostCoffee Brand of coffee | $2M | 15 mo ago | Series A | — | 10 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTypeScript+33 | — | — |
| 30 | karasawanouki Provider of agricultural machinery, marketing, and food services | $2M | 64 mo ago | Seed | — | 31 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — |
| 31 | Ac-Planta Manufacturer of agriculture materials and lawn products | $2M | 27 mo ago | Series A | — | 4 | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | 23 patents Chemical agents enhancing plant heat, drought, and salt stress tolerance | — |
| 32 | UMAMI Japanese-inspired plant-based food brand using traditional techniques and ingredients to provide quality… | $2M | 7 mo ago | Seed | Hiroto Yamazaki Co-Founder & CEO | 6 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12 | — | — |
| 33 | Stayway Provider of IT cloud services | $2M | 23 mo ago | Series B | Atsushi Sato Founder & CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 34 | ASTRA FOOD PLAN Manufacturing of foods for sale and food processing machines | $1M | 19 mo ago | Series A | Chihiro Kano CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — |
| 35 | KOREDAKE Internet first brand offering plant-based nutritional drink | $1M | 31 mo ago | Series A | Tomoki Suzuki CEO | — | Cart FunctionalityRubyLINE Login+18 | — | — |
| 36 | Oxxx Provider of EC site operation agency services and frozen home delivery baby food business. | $1M | 15 mo ago | Series A | Yusaku Kurose CEO | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+9 | — | — |
| 37 | WAKU Supplier of fertilizers | $1M | 10 mo ago | Seed | Ryosuke Himeno Founder & CEO | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+10 | — | — |
| 38 | Agri-Hd Provider of agricultural data analytics and precision farming solutions | $1M | 97 mo ago | Seed | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 39 | Lisa Technologies Provider of food safety testing services | $1M | 56 mo ago | Seed | Ryuki Nishimura CEO | 19 | Tailwind CSSVercelReact+7 | — | — |
| 40 | amu Manufacturer of upcycling old fishing nets | $894K | 9 mo ago | Seed | Hirohiro Kato Founder | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+12 | — | — |
| 41 | Reblue.inc Provider of oysters processing and cultivating services | $867K | 52 mo ago | Seed | Takuya Takahata Co-Founder & COO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 42 | Benners Producer and supplier of fish products | $796K | 7 mo ago | Funding Raised | Takeshi Iguchi Founder & CEO | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+13 | — | — |
| 43 | Mori Mirai Vertically integrated company focused on timber business | $719K | 16 mo ago | Series A | Junpei Asano CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 44 | Pocotein Online retailer of protein-infused ice cream in various pack sizes | $656K | 15 mo ago | Seed | Burak Co-Founder | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+20 | — | — |
| 45 | LacuS Provider of packaging products and services for food industry | $653K | 19 mo ago | Seed | Furutsuka Eiriku CEO | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+8 | — | — |
| 46 | Superworm Provider of eco friendly superworm based products and solutions, including snacks and audiobooks | $637K | 10 mo ago | Seed | Yutaro Koga CEO | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+10 | 2 patents Automated pupation and breeding devices for Zophobas insect cultivation | — |
| 47 | SEAM Brand of pickle and low- alcoholic cocktails | $455K | 47 mo ago | Seed | Yurie Ishine CEO | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+12 | — | — |
| 48 | Morus Developer of silkworm-derived powder for food, beverage, and nutrition applications | $434K | 11 mo ago | Series A | Ryo Sato CEO | 8 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 5 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 launch |
| 49 | YOILABO Provider of non-alcoholic drinks | $233K | 73 mo ago | Seed | Naoki Harima CEO | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+12 | — | — |
| 50 | Cool Connect Supplier of agriculture and cultivation equipment | $211K | 26 mo ago | Seed | Shota Kobe CEO | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+11 | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Japan
#1
Series D · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 325 employees$21.6Mraised▾
Provider of nutritional diet services
- Nov 2025Series D$21.1M
- May 2023Series C—
- Aug 2021Series B—
- Oct 2019Seed$462.7K
#2
Series C · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2016$7.6Mraised▾
Operator of restaurants
- Jan 2026Series C$22M
- Dec 2025Series C$12.2M
- Jun 2025Conventional Debt$829.6K
- Mar 2025Series B—
#3
Funding Raised · Minato, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 40 employees$6.4Mraised▾
株式会社Goalsは、クラウドサービス『HANZO』にて飲食業の原価率を改善します。AIによる売上予測・自動発注・原価管理で飲食店のDXを推進します。
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt$6.4M
#4
Series B · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2021 · 20 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Restaurant serving chicken items
- Feb 2026Series B$2.6M
- Oct 2023Series A$2.4M
- Jul 2021Seed—
#5
Series A · Tateyama, Chiba · founded 2023$6.8Mraised▾
Sakana Dream is a Japanese fish aquaculture platform that focuses on developing and commercializing innovative aquaculture technologies to produce high-value fish. Their goal is to create top-quality fish products that showcase Japan's rich culinary heritage.
- Sep 2025Series A$6.8M
- Sep 2023Seed—
#6
Series B · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2013$16.2Mraised▾
Brand of sake
- Mar 2025Series B$16.2M
#7
Series B · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2019 · 20 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Provider of app services for restaurants
- Jun 2025Series B$6.8M
- Jun 2025Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2022Series B$5.8M
#8
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2021 · 6 employees$1.6Mraised▾
UMAMI UNITED is a Japanese-inspired plant-based food brand that aims to break down barriers between different food cultures by utilizing traditional Japanese techniques and ingredients to provide quality plant-based options. They have developed a plant-based egg made from konjac, which is cholesterol-free and aims to create a bright future for plant-based food.
- Oct 2025Seed$2M
- Aug 2023Seed$1.6M
#9
Series B · Nagaoka, Niigata · founded 2014$2.7Mraised▾
Provider of hydrolysis technology for the production of food alternatives. Its technology is used to produce allergen-free, alternative milk, and alternative meat.
- Sep 2025Series B$2.7M
- Sep 2023Seed—
#10
Funding Raised · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2018$796.4Kraised▾
Operator of a fishery marketplace intended to offer effective use of unused fish. The company offers a subscription service where they purchase unused fish directly from fishermen, process and sell them, and also offer a platform that centralizes information and streamlines the transaction of marine products, enabling clients and users to access fresh marine products.
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt$796.4K
#11
Seed · Takahashi, Okayama · founded 2022$1.2Mraised▾
Supplier of fertilizers
- Aug 2025Seed$1.2M
#12
Series C · Kumamoto, Kumamoto · founded 2015$88Mraised▾
Provider of burger, frying rolls, and other recipes processing services
- Oct 2023Conventional Debt—
- Oct 2023Series C$1.3M
- Jan 2023Series B—
- Oct 2022Series B$13.7M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Agritech is moving in Japan
A read on the academic research around Agritech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 143 Japan-affiliated papers.
- Kyoto University11
- Kyushu University9
- Sony Computer Science Laboratories8
- Waseda University8
- Fukuoka University8
- Agriculture1→7
- Agriculture6→30
- Robot3→24
- Field (mathematics)1→6
- Agriculture5→16
- Robot1→4
Where agritech 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 agritech patents in Japan
Japan agritech patent filing is steady — 16 filings from 6 assignees (2018–2025), led by Kubota KK, SONY, Iseki Agricult MACH; annual filings 1→1.
- Kubota KK13
- SONY1
- Iseki Agricult MACH1
- Mitsubishi Electric1
- Iseki Nouki1
- Fulta Electric Machinery1