# Esa funding: rounds and investors > Esa has raised $7.3M across 2 rounds since 2026. Investors include Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Shizuoka Capital. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/esa (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Esa* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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. Chemicals & Materials Cleantech Climate Tech Manufacturing Raised this month Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$7.3M** raised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 2 sources - **Latest round:** Round, $7.3M Oct 2026 - **Investors:** 6 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. 2027 **?** Venture **$7.3M** Round - **First round:** Venture - **Biggest round:** $7.3M - **Between rounds:** 8 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Round **$7.3M** *4 new* [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [Environmental Energy Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/environmental-energy-investment) [Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-trust-and-banking-corporation) [SG Wonder zone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sg-wonder-zone) Reported by The Bridge - **Feb 2026** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) [Shizuoka Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shizuoka-capital) Source recorded ## 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. **Venture** 2026 **Round** 2026 [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) [Shizuoka Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shizuoka-capital) [Environmental Energy Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/environmental-energy-investment) [Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-trust-and-banking-corporation) [SG Wonder zone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sg-wonder-zone) ## Everyone who backed them [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) VC firm **1** round [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) Private equity **1** round [Shizuoka Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shizuoka-capital) VC firm **1** round [Environmental Energy Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/environmental-energy-investment) Investment firm **1** round [Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-trust-and-banking-corporation) Investment firm **1** round [SG Wonder zone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sg-wonder-zone) Investment firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=esa). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list Esa 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. [Alpine Space Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpine-space-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Beyond Earth Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-earth-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Beyond Earth LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-earth-llc) Investor Per its own site [Copernicus EU](https://millionrounds.com/fund/copernicus-eu) Investment firm Per its own site [ESA Business Applications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esa-business-applications) Investment firm Per its own site [Jordan Star for Space Science](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jordan-star-for-space-science) Company Per its own site ## Quick answers about Esa ### Who invested in Esa? Esa's investors include Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Shizuoka Capital, Environmental Energy Investment and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Esa raised? Esa has raised $7.3M across 2 rounds since 2026. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Esa last raise? Esa's most recent round, $7.3M, was in Oct 2026. ### What was Esa's biggest round? Its most recent round, $7.3M in Oct 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Esa first? Esa's first round on record, in Feb 2026, was backed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Shizuoka Capital. ### What stage is Esa at? Esa's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2026. ### Where is Esa based? Esa is based in Japan. ## Companies like Esa In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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