Top Startup Exits in Japan for 2025

In Japan, we rank 20 startup exits based on an algorithm that considers factors such as total investment, quarterly employee count, and website traffic. Startup exits in Japan are exceeding the performance of their global counterparts.

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Top Startup Exits in Japan for 2025

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SOLAIRO is an online customer service solution that provides the best purchasing experience for online visitors

Industry:
Ecommerce & Retail
Subindustry:
Consumer Goods

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LINE is the fastest growing mobile messenger app in the world, bringing users closer to their friends and loved ones. Enjoy free messages, voice calls, and video calls anytime, anywhere. LINE is available on smartphones, including iPhones and Android devices, and also PCs and Macs.

Industry:
Social & Leisure
Subindustry:
Social Media

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Flier offers a website that enables its users to find information and summaries about a range of books.

Industry:
Software & Data
Subindustry:
SaaS

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Best Software & Data Startup Exits in Japan for 2025

Japan exits in the Software & Data industry are overperforming their global industry peers. The top three Software & Data exits in Japan have raised more than USD 977M, an amount that is higher than the global industry average.
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Flier offers a website that enables its users to find information and summaries about a range of books.

Industry:
Software & Data
Subindustry:
SaaS

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Sendyou provides customer acquisition tools for cram schools and after school activity providers.

Industry:
Software & Data
Subindustry:
Apps

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SORACOM is a company that provides IoT (Internet of Things) platform of data communication by delivering scalable and elastic cloud technologies running on Amazon Web Services (AWS), which makes IoT solution providers/developers to efficiently deliver and extend their services, and also allow the...

Industry:
Software & Data
Subindustry:
SaaS

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Largest Startup Exits in Japan by Funding

The top three largest startup exits in Japan have raised total funding of more than USD 108M. Among the top three funded exits, the most popular industry, based on total funding, is Ecommerce & Retail.
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Paidy is a software platform that allows consumers to buy online without a credit card or pre-registration. It is optimized for mobile and instant-checkout, Paidy allows consumers to buy online and does not require a credit card or pre-registration. Paidy's payment service allows users to make purchases online, and then pay for them each month in a consolidated bill. The company uses proprietary technology to score creditworthiness, underwrite transactions and guarantee payment to merchants. Since many Japanese consumers prefer not to use credit cards for online payments, Paidy’s service can help vendors increase their conversion rates, average order values and repeat purchases.

Industry:
Fintech
Subindustry:
Financial Services

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Top Hiring Startup Exits in Japan by Employee Size

The top three hiring startup exits in Japan have an average employee size that is larger than to the global average. Among these, the Social & Leisure industry features the startup exit with the largest workforce.
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Free is an accounting software which is connected with bank account and it autometically categorise the entries.

Industry:
Fintech
Subindustry:
Accounting

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Line
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LINE is the fastest growing mobile messenger app in the world, bringing users closer to their friends and loved ones. Enjoy free messages, voice calls, and video calls anytime, anywhere. LINE is available on smartphones, including iPhones and Android devices, and also PCs and Macs.

Industry:
Social & Leisure
Subindustry:
Social Media

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Total amount:20

Explore the Startup Ecosystem of Japan

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124.3 Million

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