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Who invested in Akippa

2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$7.4Mraised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources

Latest round
Round, $7.4MMay 2018
Investors
8
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2015201620172018
?Venture$7.4MRound
First round
Venture
Jun 2014
Biggest round
$7.4M
Round · May 2018
Between rounds
3.9 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. May 2018
    Round$7.4M7 new

    Reported by Thebridge

  2. Jun 2014
    VentureAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Venture2014Round2018SumitomoDENA A/SJR East Start UpJapan Post HoldingsChishima Real EstateChubu-Nippon BroadcastingFukuokaNippon Rent-a-car

Everyone who backed them

SumitomoVC firm1round
DENA A/SPrivate equity1round
JR East Start UpVC firm1round
Japan Post HoldingsInvestment firm1round
Chishima Real Estateno record of our own yet1round
Chubu-Nippon Broadcastingno record of our own yet1round
Fukuokano record of our own yet1round
Nippon Rent-a-carno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Akippa as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Globis Capital PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Japan Post CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Akippa

Who invested in Akippa?

Akippa's investors include Sumitomo, DENA A/S, JR East Start Up, Japan Post Holdings and Chishima Real Estate, and 3 more on record.

How much has Akippa raised?

Akippa has raised $7.4M across 2 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Akippa last raise?

Akippa's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $7.4M in May 2018.

What was Akippa's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $7.4M in May 2018, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Akippa first?

Akippa's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by DENA A/S.

What stage is Akippa at?

Akippa's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in May 2018.

Where is Akippa based?

Akippa is based in Japan.

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