Best Non Fungible Tokens Companies in Japan
The 65 best Non Fungible Tokens companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Animoca Brands.
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Ranked: Best Non Fungible Tokens companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 2021 | core-jsjQueryPriority Hints+8 | — |
| 2 | Tech Bureau Provider of blockchain solutions, NFT marketplace, and digital archiving services | $25M | 105 mo ago | Series B | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — |
| 3 | Mahjong Meta Skill-based blockchain gaming community | $12M | 34 mo ago | Series A | Brice Vong Founder | 2023 | — | — |
| 4 | Startbahn Blockchain infrastructure for authenticity, and traceability of artworks | $10M | 61 mo ago | Series B | Taihei Shii Founder & CEO | 2014 | ContentfulNode.jsNext.js+15 | — |
| 5 | Paytner Provider of payment processing, credit model development, and recruitment services | $4M | 4 mo ago | Series A | Yu Sakai Founder & CEO | 2019 | Node.jsTailwind CSSAmazon ALB+33 | — |
| 6 | Cyan Online platform providing collateralized loans backed by NFT digital assets | $2M | 48 mo ago | Seed | Mikio Crosby Founder | 2021 | SentryHeadless UIEnvoy+11 | — |
| 7 | ONE Marketplace for buying and selling NFT collectibles | $1M | 23 mo ago | Seed | Satoya Hatanaka Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | — | — |
| 8 | Pacific Meta Online platform for development for the launch of the Web3 and NFTs | $1M | 17 mo ago | Series A | Kousei Sho Co-founder | 2022 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 1 partnership |
| 9 | CatRescue Blockchain-based social good NFT project | $888K | 48 mo ago | Seed | Shin Sasaki Founder | 2022 | — | — |
| 10 | Siremo Online platform to launch NFT store | $475K | 46 mo ago | Seed | Yuuki Kanada Founder & CEO | 2021 | — | — |
| 11 | Zenesis Online platform for metaverse based NFTs | $141K | 49 mo ago | Seed | Masato Kogawa CEO | 2022 | — | — |
| 12 | Syncismo Platform providing solutions from NFT distribution to on-site authentication | $115K | 49 mo ago | Seed | Kazuma Iizumi Co-Founder | 2022 | — | — |
| 13 | Aki Protocol Provider of a platform offering NFT marketing and loyalty programs for creators | $20K | 17 mo ago | Series A | Ming Co-Founder | 2021 | TypeScriptGraphQLFirebase+16 | — |
Top 12 Non Fungible Tokens companies in Japan
#1
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
#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
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—
#4
Seed · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2022$1.2Mraised▾
Marketplace for buying and selling NFT collectibles
- Jul 2024Seed$1.2M
#5
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2023$12Mraised▾
Skill-based blockchain gaming community. It is a blockchain-based community that enables skill-based gaming and social interaction for Mahjong. It allows Mahjong enthusiasts to compete with players.
- Aug 2023Series A$12M
#6
Series B · Osaka, Osaka · founded 2014 · 60 employees$25Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain solutions, NFT marketplace, and digital archiving services. It develops and offers private blockchain technology, operating an all-on-chain NFT marketplace for digital content. Additionally, it provides a digital archiving SaaS solution that uses blockchain technology to verify the integrity and timestamp of files stored in various cloud services. The company's offerings are designed to provide secure and verifiable solutions for various digital asset management needs.
- Sep 2017Series B$15M
- May 2016Series A$6.2M
- Mar 2015Seed$835K
#7
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—
#8
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2021 · 7 employees$2Mraised▾
Online platform providing collateralized loans backed by NFT digital assets. The platform offers a buy now pay later service for the metaverse.
- Jun 2022Seed$2M
#9
Series A · Osaka, Osaka · founded 2021$20Kraised▾
Provider of a platform offering NFT marketing and loyalty programs for creators. It provides users with a platform that offers solutions for creators to offer rewards using the automated reward system. It also provides tools and modules for marketing, a built-in referral system, an influential score calculator, marketing analysis, and more.
- Jan 2025Series A—
- Dec 2023ICO$20K
- Dec 2023Series A—
- May 2023Seed—
#10
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2022$888.4Kraised▾
Blockchain-based social good NFT project. It is a social impact project focused on supporting cat welfare and reducing cat killings. The organization aims to achieve its mission by creating a network of cat lovers and rescue groups, and utilizing the proceeds from its NFT sales to fund cat welfare initiatives.
- Jun 2022Seed$888.4K
#11
Seed · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2021$474.9Kraised▾
Online platform to launch NFT store. The platform engages in developing a product that makes anyone buy and sell digital works with non-fungible tokens, enabling clients to inculcate creative activities efficiently.
- Aug 2022Seed$474.9K
#12
Seed · Sapporo, Hokkaido · founded 2022$140.6Kraised▾
Online platform for metaverse-based NFTs. It provides a decentralized marketplace for facilitating the buying and selling of NFT focused on metaverse properties. Its features include creating a new internet that transcends the constraints of space and capital by connecting the virtual space and the Web3 economy.
- Apr 2022Seed$140.6K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Non Fungible Tokens coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
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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