Best Healthcare Companies in Japan
The 660 best Healthcare companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Varinos.
Japan's Healthcare sector is more funded and more fragmented than most people realize — this directory tracks 660 companies with $599M in total disclosed funding, ranked by equity raised and recent momentum. No unicorns yet, but the pipeline is real.
Varinos leads at $163M, a gap that tells you something about how concentrated the top of this market is. SDP Japan sits second at $31M, Welmo at $18M, and the rest of the tracked field drops fast from there. Globally, the healthcare market crossed $2 trillion in 2020 and is forecast to reach $2.6 trillion by 2025 at a 6.3% CAGR, with virtual care and consumer-facing models pulling hard on demand. Japan's strict product-safety compliance rules slow some entrants, but they also raise the floor on quality. And if you want a signal on where digital health attention is pointing right now, Even Healthcare's managed-care expansion shows exactly how revenue-retention models are gaining ground. Mobile is moving too: median app installs across hospital and healthcare categories grew roughly 16% YoY across 53 tracked apps. So the question isn't whether Japan's healthcare market is active — it's which funded companies you should be watching.
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Ranked: Best Healthcare companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varinos Provider of women health testing services | $163M | 1 mo ago | Series D | — | Yoko Nagai Co-Founder | 20 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 2 | INNOPHYS Manufacturer of powered exoskeleton suits for physical assistance | $38M | 77 mo ago | Series C | 6 | — | 39 patents Ergonomic body‑support and fall‑prevention devices using specialized tension‑spring mechanisms | — |
| 3 | Kringle Pharma Developer of recombinant protein drugs for neuro, renal and oncology disorders | $32M | 74 mo ago | Public | 12 | — | 135 patents Neuroregenerative biologic therapies for acute/subacute spinal cord injury, including HGF production | — |
| 4 | SDP Japan Provider of medical equipment rental services | $31M | 12 mo ago | Series D | 58 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Tanita Health Link Provider of healthcare services | $24M | 92 mo ago | Late Stage | 71 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Jitsubo Japanese, preclinical-stage, drug discovery company developing peptide-based therapeutics | $23M | 115 mo ago | Acquired | 15 | Yusuke Kohno Co-Founder & CEO | 57 patents Efficient peptide synthesis methods for solid-phase and solution-phase peptide manufacturing. | — |
| 7 | Welmo Providers of nursing services | $18M | 3 mo ago | Series C | 152 | Yusuke Kanno CEO | — | — |
| 8 | AXM Pharma National acquirer of wireless communication towers | $16M | 226 mo ago | Public | — | Wang Wei Shi CEO & Chairman | — | — |
| 9 | FiT Chain of fitness centre | $14M | 10 mo ago | Series A | — | Keita Kato CEO | 9 patents Digital imaging, dashcam recording, and targeted ad delivery for automotive and fishing game platforms | — |
| 10 | Provigate Manufacturer of home blood glucose monitoring devices | $13M | 19 mo ago | Series B | 23 | Yasunobu Sekimizu Founder & CEO | 122 patents Clinical diagnostics focusing on blood sample handling, storage, and glycated protein measurement. | — |
| 11 | SmartScan Provider of healthcare consulting services | $12M | 50 mo ago | Series B | 10 | Tomoaki Kanno Kazuhiko Kamiyama CEO | — | — |
| 12 | Bacchus Bio innovation CDMO focused on manufacturing of microorganism based drugs | $11M | 19 mo ago | Series A | 22 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Toregem Biopharma Bio firm offering research and development in dental drug development | $10M | 21 mo ago | Series B | 5 | Honoka Kiso Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 14 | Alchemedicine Manufacturer of drugs for multiple therapautic areas | $10M | 41 mo ago | Series B | 2 | — | 66 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 15 | Splink Provider of healthcare analytics services | $10M | 55 mo ago | Series A | 13 | Aoyama Yuki CEO | 25 patents AI-powered medical imaging analysis and diagnostic decision support systems | — |
| 16 | Metabiogenix Distributor of specialty drugs | $9M | 37 mo ago | Acquired | — | Mario Mejia Co-Founder | — | — |
| 17 | MedUp Provider of healthcare marketing services | $8M | 14 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Ken Yanagiuchi Founder | — | — |
| 18 | LiberoThera Provides drug discovery using cell-free membrane protein preparation and unnatural amino acid | $8M | 22 mo ago | Series A | 10 | — | 4 patents Therapeutic anti‑CCR8 antibodies for immune modulation | — |
| 19 | Shaperon Provider of software solutions for the healthcare industry | $7M | 5 mo ago | Series B | 20 | Rei Sakamoto Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 20 | ViXion Manufacturer of electronic eye glasses | $7M | 12 mo ago | Series A | — | Kazunori Asada CEO | 15 patents Smart adaptive ophthalmic lenses and variable-focus eyeglass control systems | — |
| 21 | HOIST Provider of drugs development services | $5M | 37 mo ago | Seed | 4 | — | — | — |
| 22 | ARCS Provider of robotic and AI technologies for solving challenges in reproductive assistance healthcare | $5M | 13 mo ago | Seed | 5 | — | 3 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 23 | Knowledge Palette Provider of research, development, and manufacturing services for small molecule drugs | $5M | 35 mo ago | Series A | 4 | Hiroki Danno Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 24 | Quadlytics Provider of medical device development, analytics and related software development services | $4M | 12 mo ago | Series A | — | Kohei Hayashi CEO | 3 patents ECG waveform acquisition and analysis hardware/software for cardiac monitoring | — |
| 25 | EMC Healthcare EMC healthcare is a healthcare company that develops services to support essential workers in the community | $4M | 5 mo ago | Series B | 14 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Zpeer Provider of healthcare consulting, marketing and sales support services for animal health companies | $4M | 24 mo ago | Series A | — | Yutaka Fujimoto Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 27 | Philduct Manufacturer of dental equipment | $3M | 13 mo ago | Series A | — | Kanae Kaneko Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 28 | Ichirou Provider of diversified home healthcare services | $3M | 9 mo ago | Series B | — | Yuki Mizuno CEO | — | — |
| 29 | FerroptoCure Provider of ferroptosis drug discovery and development solutions | $3M | 8 mo ago | Series A | — | Yuji Otsuki CEO | — | — |
| 30 | MTU Provider of medical marketing and IT outsourcing services for healthcare sectors | $3M | 26 mo ago | Series A | — | Takuya Hara CEO | — | — |
| 31 | MEDIROM Provider of healthcare management services | $3M | 18 mo ago | Public | 607 | — | — | — |
| 32 | CROSS SYNC Provider of patients management system and consulting services | $2M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 4 | Shunsuke Takagi CEO | 6 patents AI-driven monitoring and analysis of patient consciousness and disease progression | — |
| 33 | IDDK Manufacturer of micro imaging devices | $2M | 27 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Soichiro Ueno Founder & CEO | 4 patents Fluorescence microscopy hardware and imaging methods for biological sample analysis | — |
| 34 | ALTURA X Provider of talent & learning management and IT services for health care sector | $2M | 26 mo ago | Series A | 5 | Eito Sasakura CEO | — | — |
| 35 | Toy Medical Manufacturer of medical equipments and disposable products | $2M | 6 mo ago | Seed | — | Hidenori Takeshita CEO | — | — |
| 36 | GiverLink Provider of nursing care software services | $2M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Yuya Hayasaka CEO | — | — |
| 37 | Dental Prediction Standalone dental clinic | $2M | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | Unozawa Motoharu CEO | — | — |
| 38 | RevolKa Provider of AI development services for biopharma sector | $2M | 12 mo ago | Series A | 23 | Shiro Kataoka CEO | 9 patents AI-driven protein and antibody design for therapeutic and biotech applications | — |
| 39 | ARCH Provider of support system specializing in gynecology and infertility treatment | $2M | 18 mo ago | Series A | 10 | Yukiko Nakai CEO | — | — |
| 40 | Proteobridge CRO offering drug development and research services for protein array manufacturing | $2M | 8 mo ago | Seed | 12 | Ryo Kumagai CEO | — | — |
| 41 | VARYTEX Provider of medical health marketing support, business consulting, and health content services | $1M | 26 mo ago | Seed | — | Kiichiro Hirano CEO | — | — |
| 42 | atDose Provider of mobile medication infusion devices | $1M | 18 mo ago | Series A | 4 | Hidenori Nakamura Founder & CEO | 19 patents Disposable syringes and automated drug‑solution delivery devices | — |
| 43 | AgeWellJapan Provider of long-term care and support for the aging population with customized programs based on individual… | $1M | 13 mo ago | Seed | — | Madoka Akagi CEO | — | — |
| 44 | xCARE Provider of pharmaceuticals development & commercialization services | $871K | 5 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Masaru Fukunaga Founder & CEO | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 45 | Quastella Provider of cell quality control and manufacturing services | $752K | 11 mo ago | Seed | — | Ryuji Kato Founder | — | — |
| 46 | ASEMtech Developer of ultrasonic electromagnetic imaging technology. | $675K | 2 mo ago | Series A | — | Kenji Ikushima CEO | — | — |
| 47 | Periotherapia Periotherapia is a drug discovery business with triple negative breast cancer as the first indication. | $648K | 16 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Yoshiaki Taniyama Founder | 9 patents Therapeutic antibody fragments and engineered protein therapeutics | — |
| 48 | NAGARA Provider of an AI-powered caregiving record automation application | $402K | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Itsuki Okada CEO | — | — |
| 49 | TearExo Company involved in cancer detection research | $350K | 13 mo ago | Seed | — | Toshifumi Takeuchi Co-Founder | 5 patents Nanoparticle-enabled chemical/biological sensing devices and production methods | — |
| 50 | DLeader Developer of an AI platform streamlining drug discovery and development | $120K | 9 mo ago | Seed | — | Qingwen Chen Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
Top 12 Healthcare companies in Japan
#1
Series D · Koto City, Tokyo · founded 2017$162.7Mraised▾
Developer of genome analysis technology intended to provide contract testing and analysis services. The company's technology has made it possible to detect microscopic amounts of bacteria which examines and diagnoses the presence or absence of abnormalities by examining the genes and chromosomes of embryos before pregnancy is established, helping women to reduce physical and mental burdens.
- May 2026Series D$8M
- May 2026Conventional Debt—
- Aug 2022Series C$88.8M
#2
Series C · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2013 · 152 employees$18Mraised▾
Welmo offers nursing services. The company provides nurses for home care of patients. Their services include searching, registration and management functions for social resource information to the in-home nursing care support office or region based support center for providing necessary services to users.
- Mar 2026Series C—
- Dec 2021Series C$18M
#3
Series B · Setagaya, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 20 employees$7.3Mraised▾
Developer of a messaging platform designed for effective communication with healthcare professionals. The company's platform facilitates digital interactions with medical personnel, allows efficient customer management, integrates with email services such as Outlook and Gmail to streamline email transmission and reception, and provides file browsing history tracking to support life science organizations in managing promotions and enhancing risk management practices, enabling healthcare companies to govern promotions and strengthen risk management.
- Jan 2026Conventional Debt$629.9K
- Jan 2026Series B$4M
- Feb 2023Series A$2.7M
#4
Series D · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 58 employees$31Mraised▾
Provider of medical equipment rental services
- Jun 2025Series D$31M
- 2018Seed—
#5
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2020$14Mraised▾
Chain of fitness centre
- Aug 2025Conventional Debt—
- Aug 2025Series A$10.1M
- May 2024Conventional Debt$3.8M
- Aug 2023Seed—
#6
Series B · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 14 employees$3.7Mraised▾
EMC Healthcare is a company that develops services to support essential workers in the community. They focus on healthcare solutions for people of all ages, from babies to the elderly.
- Jan 2026Series B$3.7M
#7
Series A · Koganei, Tokyo · founded 2023$674.9Kraised▾
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- Apr 2026Series A$940.6K
- Jun 2025Series A$1.7M
- Jan 2024Seed$674.9K
#8
Series B · Nagoya, Aichi · founded 2019$3.2Mraised▾
Provider of diversified home healthcare services
- Sep 2025Series B$7.7M
- Mar 2023Series A$1.6M
- Nov 2021Seed$926.2K
- Sep 2020Seed$614.4K
#9
Seed · Kumamoto, Kumamoto · founded 2013$1.9Mraised▾
Manufacturer of medical equipments and disposable products
- Dec 2025Seed$1.9M
#10
Series A · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture · founded 2019 · 4 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Provider of patients management system and consulting services
- Oct 2025Series A$1.5M
- Feb 2025Series A$966.2K
#11
Series A · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2022$3.1Mraised▾
Provider of ferroptosis drug discovery and development solutions. It is a developer of therapeutic drugs to treat cancer and other diseases.
- Sep 2025Series A$3.1M
- Jun 2023Seed—
#12
Series A · Shinjuku City, Tokyo · founded 2021$7.1Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electronic eye glasses
- May 2025Series A—
- Aug 2022Series A$7.1M
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