for Startups Capital report shows Japan startup funding at JPY 503.3 billion in H1 2026, deal count drops 35%

• for Startups Capital published a market analysis on Japan startup funding for H1 2026, based on STARTUP DB data.
• Total funding reached JPY 503.3 billion in preliminary figures, up 4% year-on-year; funded companies fell 35% to 1,061.
• Equity funding rose 4% to JPY 443.3 billion; equity-funded companies declined 28% to 1,028.
• Non-equity funding increased 6% to JPY 60 billion; funded companies dropped 67% to 98.
• R&D-led startups raised JPY 175.3 billion, up 25%; deal count fell 21% to 269, representing 35% of total funding.

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