# Japan Finance Corporation's AI Investments: 21 Startups in Its Portfolio (2026)

> The 21 AI startups Japan Finance Corporation has backed, by stage: $341M raised between them. From the rounds we track; updated nightly.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/japan-finance-corporation-ai-portfolio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## Stage not reported

7

- [Behavior](https://millionrounds.com/company/behavior)
- [TANAAKK](https://millionrounds.com/company/tanaakk)
- [Ubie](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubie)
- [Linkwiz](https://millionrounds.com/company/linkwiz)
- [QUANDO](https://millionrounds.com/company/quando)
- [PlusSwitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/plusswitch)
- [*AI* AVA Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/ava-intelligence)

## Pre-seed and seed

7

- [*F* Forward](https://millionrounds.com/company/forward)
- [*S* Sova](https://millionrounds.com/company/sova)
- [SYSLEA](https://millionrounds.com/company/syslea)
- [Spike Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/spike-studio)
- [Voice Ping](https://millionrounds.com/company/voice-ping)
- [AIONA](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiona)
- [Nehan](https://millionrounds.com/company/nehan)

## Series A

4

- [Pathfinder](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathfinder)
- [Godot](https://millionrounds.com/company/godot)
- [*F* FiNC](https://millionrounds.com/company/finc)
- [Recho](https://millionrounds.com/company/recho)

## Series C and later

3

- [*O* Open8](https://millionrounds.com/company/open8)
- [Medcom](https://millionrounds.com/company/medcom)
- [*F* Floadia](https://millionrounds.com/company/floadia)

## Segment by segment

### Stage not reported

7 startups · $84M raised

- [**Behavior**](https://millionrounds.com/company/behavior) Behavior is provides industry RPA SaaS services. Japan $35M
- [**TANAAKK**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tanaakk) TANAAKK provides growth-as-a-service "HITSERIES" for hyper growth organizations with DevOps, RevOps, EquityOps Japan $20M
- [**Ubie**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubie) Ubie is a Tokyo based health-tech startup, that provides AI-based healthcare products, hospital SaaS products, and AI symptom checkers. Japan $14M
- [**Linkwiz**](https://millionrounds.com/company/linkwiz) LinkWiz offers software that solves something about robots that is a bit difficult to use. Japan $11M
- [**QUANDO**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quando) Quando is an Business development company utilizing IoT / AI Japan $1.5M
- [**PlusSwitch**](https://millionrounds.com/company/plusswitch) PlusSwitch provides services like marketing support, SaaS, management support for companies. Japan $1.3M
- [*AI* **AVA Intelligence**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ava-intelligence) AVA Intelligence is a data analytics product company focused on the creation of tools that make AI more accessible. Japan $848K

### Pre-seed and seed

7 startups · $133M raised

- [*F* **Forward**](https://millionrounds.com/company/forward) FORWARD - the B2B network for regional transport logistics. United States $117M
- [*S* **Sova**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sova) Shenma Cinema is an entertainment company that specialises in film production and investments in the entertainment field. Singapore $6.7M
- [**SYSLEA**](https://millionrounds.com/company/syslea) SYSLEA is a consulting company that provides AI support and advises IT startups and venture capital firms on sales and marketing. Japan $2.6M
- [**Spike Studio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/spike-studio) Spike Studio is a software company that develops customized generative AI solutions for data analysis, predictive modeling, and training. Japan $2.3M
- [**Voice Ping**](https://millionrounds.com/company/voice-ping) Voice Ping is a tool that checks the productivity of members using the time tracking function. Japan $2.0M
- [**AIONA**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiona) AIONA uses AI to produce high-quality products and provides everyone with access to knowledge. Japan $1.2M
- [**Nehan**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nehan) Nehan is a software firm that offers AI bidding information and a media outlet that delivers to local government businesses. Japan $1.0M

### Series A

4 startups · $29M raised

- [**Pathfinder**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathfinder) Japan $13M
- [**Godot**](https://millionrounds.com/company/godot) Godot provides a huge set of common tools, so you can just focus on making your game without reinventing the wheel. Japan $7.6M
- [*F* **FiNC**](https://millionrounds.com/company/finc) FiNC develops an AI-enabled health and wellness platform that manages consumer wellness. Japan $5.3M
- [**Recho**](https://millionrounds.com/company/recho) It’s an App that is based on one simple dogma; the sounds you record stay where they are recorded. Japan $3.2M

### Series C and later

3 startups · $96M raised

- [*O* **Open8**](https://millionrounds.com/company/open8) Open8 is a content technology company that provides of SaaS, API, and MLaaS solutions. Japan $48M
- [**Medcom**](https://millionrounds.com/company/medcom) Medcom is your one-stop shop for laboratory instructions, apps, and paperless lab requests that are produced in a reliable and safe manner. Austria $27M
- [*F* **Floadia**](https://millionrounds.com/company/floadia) Japan $20M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names Japan Finance Corporation as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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