Best OTT Video Companies in Japan
The 38 best OTT Video companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Brave group.
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Ranked: Best OTT Video companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brave group Provider of virtual production, IP platform, and IP solution services | $48M | 4 mo ago | Series E | Keito Noguchi CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | Top 1M | — | 1 job opening |
| 2 | SHOWROOM Live Streaming Platform, Manged by DeNA | $41M | 74 mo ago | Seed | Yuji Maeda Founder & CEO | Facebook LoginBackbone.jsVue.js+17 | Top 10k | — | — |
| 3 | Openrec Live streaming platform offering video content | $16M | 28 mo ago | Series B | Akira Hyodo CEO & President | Node.jsGSAPVue.js+9 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 4 | openrec Online platform for streaming live videos for E-sports games | $16M | 28 mo ago | Series A | Yo Hyodo CEO & Representative Director | SentryZendeskNode.js+19 | Top 100k | — | — |
| 5 | PARONYM Content delivery solutions provider | $9M | 29 mo ago | Series C | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+14 | Top 10M | 10 patents Interactive digital video streaming and playback systems with metadata/bookmark integration | — |
| 6 | Virtual Cast VR-enabled live video streaming solutions provider | $9M | 83 mo ago | Seed | Kentaro Matsui Founder & CEO | DokuWikiPHPMathJax+16 | Top 1M | 3 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 7 | Plott Provider of anime content for Youtube | $7M | 21 mo ago | Series B | Shota Okuno CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+10 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 8 | Dream Link Entertainment Online platform offering animated content | $6M | 164 mo ago | Public | — | GSAPApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+10 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 9 | SAMANSA Provider of an online short film streaming app | $5M | 11 mo ago | Series A | Goki Kusunoki Co-Founder & Co-CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+18 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch |
| 10 | SwipeVideo Online platform providing live streaming solution | $3M | 46 mo ago | Seed | Shinya Shimojo CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 11 | Digital Cruise Cloud-based video content distribution solutions provider | $3M | 93 mo ago | Seed | Hideaki Nakagawa Managing Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 12 | EVERY .LIVE App-based live video distribution solutions | $3M | 56 mo ago | Seed | Park Shun CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 13 | emole Online video streaming platform for short films | $2M | 11 mo ago | Series A | Naomichi Sawamura Founder & CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+9 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 14 | Mikai Console game developer specializing in VR games | $1M | 87 mo ago | Acquired | — | NotionSuper BuilderNode.js+12 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 15 | LITEVIEW SaaS-based white-label video streaming platform provider | $779K | 51 mo ago | Seed | KW Lee CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Mov Online streaming platform | $666K | 11 mo ago | Seed | Hironobu Akiyama Co-Founder | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+11 | Top 50M | 3 patents Enterprise software platforms for business process automation and data analytics | — |
| 17 | NEW IT VENTURE Provider of cloud video platform for IPTV and OTT | $341K | 140 mo ago | Seed | Kamal Adhikari Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | Top 50M | — | — |
Top 12 OTT Video companies in Japan
#1
Series E · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 142 employees$47.9Mraised▾
Provider of virtual production, IP platform, and IP solution services. The business focuses on next-generation virtual expression through various platforms. It offers services related to IP production and solutions. The company also engages in incubation and operates owned media channels.
- Apr 2026Series E$50.3M
- Apr 2024Series D—
- Dec 2023Series D$21.6M
- Aug 2023Series D$13.6M
#2
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2021$5Mraised▾
Provider of an online short film streaming app. It is a global short film streaming platform that offers various content from around the world. The company is providing a platform for filmmakers to showcase their work. The app is available on the Android & iOS platform.
- Sep 2025Series A$5M
#3
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2018$2.1Mraised▾
Online video streaming platform for short films. It enables users to stream content in various genres including romance, action, thriller, and more. It also allows them to watch the production process of the work, such as auditions, rehearsals, and shooting. The mobile application is available for Android devices.
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt$4.5M
- Mar 2025Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2025Series A$5.6M
- Sep 2023Seed$1.8M
#4
Series B · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 88 employees$6.9Mraised▾
Provider of anime content for Youtube. The company produces and distributes various animated video series like A peaceful solution Enma-chan, Black Channel, Teiko Penguin, and more.
- Nov 2024Series B$6.4M
- Jun 2021Series A—
- Nov 2019Angel—
- Aug 2019Seed$474.7K
#5
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2022$666Kraised▾
Online streaming platform. It is a subscription-based platform that provides a collection of movies, TV series, dramas, films, and short films to its users.
- Oct 2025Seed$666K
#6
Series B · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2022$15.5Mraised▾
Live streaming platform offering video content. It is a live-streaming and video-on-demand platform that provides live broadcasts of e-sports tournaments, special programs, live music shows, professional gamers, and entertainment and voice-acting talents.
- May 2024Series B$15.5M
- May 2024Conventional Debt—
#7
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2014$15.5Mraised▾
Online platform for streaming live videos for E-sports games
- May 2024Series A$15.5M
- May 2024Conventional Debt—
#8
Series C · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 17 employees$9.5Mraised▾
Content delivery solutions provider. It provides an interactive video platform offering TIG video technology that guides detailed pages by touching various information in the movie. Provides development of technologies for video distribution businesses including fashion, entertainment, real estate, tourist, and more. Offers services for planning and production of videos.
- Mar 2024Series C$3M
- Oct 2020Series B$6.5M
- Aug 2020Series B—
- Sep 2019Series B—
#9
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2013$40.9Mraised▾
Showroom is a live-streaming service that allows artists to perform for and chat with fans, who are represented in the form of customizable, cartoon avatars in front of a virtual stage.After a performance, fans can watch as artists respond to on-screen messages and receive paid virtual gifts from their virtual audience.While audience members can watch for free, the site generates revenue from the paid virtual gifts. The earnings are shared with performers based on the number of points they accumulate for audience size, the number of comments and other factors.
- Jul 2020Seed—
- Nov 2019Seed—
#10
Seed · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 5 employees$3Mraised▾
Online platform providing live streaming solution. It provides a system that can shoot and distribute free-viewpoint video and multi-angle video. It also provide live streaming of sports, entertainment, and more
- Nov 2022Seed$3M
#11
Seed · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2018$9.3Mraised▾
VR-enabled live video streaming solutions provider. The platform allows users to create and stream avatars on the platform. It also enables them to create a virtual world and share it with other users.
- Oct 2019Seed$9.3M
#12
Seed · Toshima City, Tokyo · founded 2020$2.6Mraised▾
App-based live video distribution solutions. The platform allows users to stream live videos on various topics. The app is available for Android and iOS users.
- Jan 2022Seed$2.6M
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