Okinawa
Metro area · Japan · Pop. 14.1M
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
Quarterly report
Okinawa's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Okinawa-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Okinawa
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Okinawa-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Okinawa - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Okinawa
VC investment into Okinawa-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Okinawa's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Okinawa.
Location comparison
How Okinawa stacks up
Compare Okinawa 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.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in Japan ranked by combined EV. Okinawa's row is highlighted (#4).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | $197B | 3.4× | 21 | $5.8B | 6,141 |
| 2 | Osaka - Kobe | $22.9B | 10.0× | 0 | $406.6M | 729 |
| 3 | Kyoto | $5.5B | 7.7× | 0 | $353.7M | 192 |
| 4 | Okinawa | $3.5B | 5.6× | 0 | $38.9M | 257 |
| 5 | Fukuoka | $1.7B | 4.2× | 0 | $13.7M | 167 |
| 6 | Nagoya | $1.3B | 14.5× | 0 | $95.6M | 119 |
| 7 | Kagoshima | $1.1B | 5.3× | 0 | $10M | 21 |
| 8 | Sendai | $821.6M | 38.2× | 0 | $32.9M | 135 |
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