# Startbahn funding: rounds and investors

> Startbahn has raised $10M across 1 round since 2021. Investors include SBI Investment. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Startbahn*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$10M** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series B, $10M May 2021
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **May 2021** Series B **$10M** [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) Also list them on their own site [TBS Innovation Par...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbs-innovation-par) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Startbahn's own website: 8 on the team.

- **Taihei Shii** Chief Executive Officer
- **Toru Sato** CEO Office
- **Keisuke Ota** Chief Operation Officer
- **Yusuke Nakano** Chief Financial Officer
- **Michiyo Nozawa** Head of Administrative Dept.
- **Alvin Effendy** Product Designer
- **Ryutaro Katayama** Outside Director
- **Yayoi Shionoiri** Outside Director

Advisers *Kodai Kimura* *Miwa Taguchi*

## Everyone who backed them

[SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Startbahn 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.

[Miyako Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miyako-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[TBS Innovation Par...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbs-innovation-par) VC firm 2021, per its site

## Quick answers about Startbahn

### Who invested in Startbahn?

Startbahn's investors include SBI Investment.

### How much has Startbahn raised?

Startbahn has raised $10M across 1 round since 2021.

### When did Startbahn last raise?

Startbahn's most recent round was a Series B of $10M in May 2021.

### What was Startbahn's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $10M in May 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Startbahn first?

Startbahn's first round on record, in May 2021, was backed by SBI Investment.

### What stage is Startbahn at?

Startbahn's latest named round is a Series B, in May 2021.

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