This is the first-week-of-August installment of a weekly survey tracking fundraising by unlisted companies. There were 27 newly identified announcements involving 26 companies, with a total of ¥12.041 billion disclosed for transactions whose amounts were made public. The largest was ナレッジワーク's ¥3.50 billion.
The survey covers 1 to 7 August 2026, during which unlisted companies made 27 fundraising announcements involving 26 companies. Amounts were disclosed for 15 of these, totaling ¥12.041 billion. Four recently established companies were included, and Tokyo was the most common head office location, with 23 companies.
By amount, the largest transaction was ナレッジワーク's ¥3.50 billion Series C first close, followed by XMile's ¥3.17 billion Series C, Surf Music's ¥1.20 billion pre-Series A, and Polyuse's ¥1.10 billion. Polyuse was the only transaction financed entirely through lending. The median was ¥330 million and the average was ¥803 million. The top 2 transactions accounted for 55.4% of the total amount disclosed, while the top 5 accounted for 82.8%.
Of the 28 transactions, 8 were announced as capital and business alliances, and 12 had no amount disclosed. In many cases, the investment and the business collaboration with the investee were announced simultaneously. The investor breakdown comprised 79 entries in total. Of the 49 firms classified as venture capital firms, 25 were VC-only, 15 were affiliated with operating companies, and 6 were affiliated with banks or other institutions.
This survey was published as the second installment of a weekly series, based on data from Compalyze. The transactions announced during the week covered a diverse range of forms of support and investor profiles, indicating that the funding landscape comprises a mix of large and small transactions.