# Essen funding: rounds and investors

> Essen has raised $790K across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Global Brain Corporation, Shinhan Venture Investment and NOBUNAGA Capital Village.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/essen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Japan · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Essen*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

Advertising & Adtech Consumer Apps Automotive & EVs

Raised 1 month ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$790K** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Round Oct 2026
- **Biggest round:** $790K Seed · Oct 2024
- **Investors:** 4

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.

2025 2026

**$790K** Seed

**?** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $790K
- **Biggest round:** $790K
- **Between rounds:** 2 years

## The rounds

- **Oct 2026** Round **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [NOBUNAGA Capital Village](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nobunaga-capital-village) [Takanawa Chikyueki Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/takanawa-chikyueki-fund) Reported by The Bridge
- **Oct 2024** Seed **$790K** *2 new* [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [Shinhan Venture Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shinhan-venture-investment) 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.

**Seed** 2024 **Round** 2026 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [Shinhan Venture Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shinhan-venture-investment) [NOBUNAGA Capital Village](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nobunaga-capital-village) [Takanawa Chikyueki Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/takanawa-chikyueki-fund)

## Everyone who backed them

[Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) VC firm **1** round

[Shinhan Venture Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shinhan-venture-investment) VC firm **1** round

[NOBUNAGA Capital Village](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nobunaga-capital-village) Corporate VC **1** round

[Takanawa Chikyueki Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/takanawa-chikyueki-fund) Investment firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Essen

### Who invested in Essen?

Essen's investors include Global Brain Corporation, Shinhan Venture Investment, NOBUNAGA Capital Village and Takanawa Chikyueki Fund.

### How much has Essen raised?

Essen has raised $790K across 2 rounds since 2024. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Essen last raise?

Essen's most recent round was in Oct 2026.

### What was Essen's biggest round?

Essen's largest round on record is $790K (Seed), in Oct 2024.

### Who backed Essen first?

Essen's first round on record, in Oct 2024, was backed by Global Brain Corporation and Shinhan Venture Investment.

### What stage is Essen at?

Essen's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2024.

### Where is Essen based?

Essen is based in Japan.

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