# Axelspace funding: rounds and investors > Axelspace has raised $59M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include Global Brain Corporation, SMBC Venture Capital and SBI Investment. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/axelspace (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Axelspace* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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. Aerospace & Space Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$59M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources **$16M** Series A **$44M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $44M Dec 2023 - **Step-up i:** 2.8× - **Investors:** 11 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2017 2019 2021 2023 **$16M** Series A **$44M** Series D - **First round:** Series A, $16M - **Biggest round:** $44M - **Between rounds:** 8.2 years ## The rounds - **Dec 2023** Series D **$44M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) Source recorded - **Sept 2015** Series A **$16M** *9 new* [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) [Energy & Environment Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-and-environment-investment) [Japan Science and Technology Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-science-and-technology-agency) [SKY Perfect JSAT Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky-perfect-jsat-corp) [Weathernews](https://millionrounds.com/fund/weathernews) 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. **Series A** 2015 **Series D** 2023 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) [Energy & Environment Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-and-environment-investment) [Japan Science and Technology Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-science-and-technology-agency) [SKY Perfect JSAT Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky-perfect-jsat-corp) ## Everyone who backed them [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) VC firm **2** rounds [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) Investment bank **2** rounds [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) VC firm **2** rounds [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) Accelerator **1** round [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) VC firm **1** round [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) Corporate VC **1** round [Energy & Environment Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-and-environment-investment) VC firm **1** round [Japan Science and Technology Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-science-and-technology-agency) Corporate VC **1** round [SKY Perfect JSAT Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky-perfect-jsat-corp) VC firm **1** round [Weathernews](https://millionrounds.com/fund/weathernews) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=axelspace). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Axelspace as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [KURONEKO Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kuroneko-innovation-fund-2) Corporate VC Per its own site ## Quick answers about Axelspace ### Who invested in Axelspace? Axelspace's investors include Global Brain Corporation, SMBC Venture Capital, SBI Investment, Google for Startups and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and 6 more on record. ### How much has Axelspace raised? Axelspace has raised $59M across 2 rounds since 2015. ### When did Axelspace last raise? Axelspace's most recent round was a Series D of $44M in Dec 2023. ### What was Axelspace's biggest round? Its most recent round, $44M in Dec 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Axelspace first? Axelspace's first round on record, in Sept 2015, was backed by Global Brain Corporation, SMBC Venture Capital and SBI Investment and 6 others. ### What stage is Axelspace at? Axelspace's latest named round is a Series D, in Dec 2023. ### Where is Axelspace based? Axelspace is based in Japan. ## Companies like Axelspace In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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