# Kinish funding: rounds and investors > Kinish has raised $35M across 3 rounds since 2025. Investors include Obayashi Corporation, INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1 and Love Veggies Holding. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/kinish (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Kinish* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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. Agtech Biotech Food & Beverage Raised this month Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$35M** raised across 3 rounds since 2025, from 3 sources **$788K** Seed **$31M** Series A **$3.1M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $3.1M Oct 2026 - **Biggest round:** $31M Series A · Oct 2026 - **Investors:** 7 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 **$788K** Seed **$31M** Series A **$3.1M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $788K - **Biggest round:** $31M - **Between rounds:** 21 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Series A **$3.1M** *4 returning* [Obayashi Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obayashi-corporation) [INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspire-mutualistic-symbiosis-fund-1) [Love Veggies Holding](https://millionrounds.com/fund/love-veggies-holding) [Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shimadzu-future-innovation-fund) Reported by Google News search - **Oct 2026** Series A **$31M** *4 new* [Obayashi Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obayashi-corporation) [INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspire-mutualistic-symbiosis-fund-1) [Love Veggies Holding](https://millionrounds.com/fund/love-veggies-holding) [Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shimadzu-future-innovation-fund) Reported by The Bridge - **Feb 2025** Seed **$788K** *3 new* [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [Genesia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genesia-ventures) [Lifetime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifetime-ventures) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Kinish's own website: 2 on the team. - **Atsushi Shibuya** COO - **Shimpei Ichikawa** Head of Vertical Farm ## 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** 2025 **Series A** 2026 **Series A** 2026 [Obayashi Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obayashi-corporation) [INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspire-mutualistic-symbiosis-fund-1) [Love Veggies Holding](https://millionrounds.com/fund/love-veggies-holding) [Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shimadzu-future-innovation-fund) [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [Genesia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genesia-ventures) [Lifetime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifetime-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Obayashi Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obayashi-corporation) Corporate VC **2** rounds [INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspire-mutualistic-symbiosis-fund-1) VC firm **2** rounds [Love Veggies Holding](https://millionrounds.com/fund/love-veggies-holding) VC firm **2** rounds [Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shimadzu-future-innovation-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) VC firm **1** round [Genesia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genesia-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Lifetime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifetime-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=kinish). ## Quick answers about Kinish ### Who invested in Kinish? Kinish's investors include Obayashi Corporation, INSPiRE Mutualistic Symbiosis Fund 1, Love Veggies Holding, Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Kinish raised? Kinish has raised $35M across 3 rounds since 2025. ### When did Kinish last raise? Kinish's most recent round was a Series A of $3.1M in Oct 2026. ### What was Kinish's biggest round? Kinish's largest round on record is $31M (Series A), in Oct 2026. ### Who backed Kinish first? Kinish's first round on record, in Feb 2025, was backed by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Genesia Ventures and Lifetime Ventures. ### What stage is Kinish at? Kinish's latest named round is a Series A, in Oct 2026. ### Where is Kinish based? Kinish is based in Japan. ## Companies like Kinish In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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