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Kyoto Prefecture

State · Japan · Pop. 2.5M · WithinWorldAsiaJapanKyoto Prefecture

Startup funnel

Kyoto Prefecture's startup funnel

Companies headquartered in Kyoto Prefecture at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.

100
Startups
$100K–15M raised

35 pre-seed · 37 seed · 28 Series A

21
Breakouts
$15–100M raised

16 Series B · 5 Series C

3
Scaleups
$100M+ raised

2 Mega · 1 Mega+

0
Unicorns and/or $100M+ revenue

Source: Dealroom.co

Quarterly report

Kyoto Prefecture's latest quarter in venture capital

Venture capital raised by Kyoto Prefecture-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.

Latest complete quarter

 

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Enterprise value

How much Kyoto Prefecture’s VC-backed companies are worth

Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Kyoto Prefecture, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.

VC investment

How much venture capital flows into Kyoto Prefecture

VC investment into Kyoto Prefecture-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.

Largest rounds

Largest funding rounds in Kyoto Prefecture

A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Kyoto Prefecture-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.

Largest rounds in Kyoto Prefecture - 2026

Every $15M+ VC round into Kyoto Prefecture-headquartered companies in 2026, grouped by Dealroom sector.
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Academia

Kyoto Prefecture's academic flywheel

Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Kyoto Prefecture.

University-linked startup formation
39
University spinouts
102
Total alumni-founded companies
67
Of which startups (<$15M raised)
29
Breakouts ($15M-100M)
6
Scaleups ($100M+)
University ranking By alumni who went on to found startups
# University City Founders Companies
1 Kyoto University Kyoto 115 130
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Location comparison

How Kyoto Prefecture stacks up

Compare Kyoto Prefecture with peers from the same country (Japan) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.

$17.4B
$16.7B
$16.2B
$16B
$15.7B
$15B
$14.9B
$14.6B
Kyoto Prefecture
$5.4B

Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.

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