Osaka - Kobe
Metro area · Japan · Pop. 19.3M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Osaka - Kobe
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Osaka - Kobe-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Osaka - Kobe - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Osaka - Kobe
VC investment into Osaka - Kobe-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Osaka - Kobe's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Osaka - Kobe.
Location comparison
How Osaka - Kobe stacks up
Compare Osaka - Kobe 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. Osaka - Kobe's row is highlighted (#2).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | $194B | 5.4× | 20 | $5.8B | 6,115 |
| 2 | Osaka - Kobe | $22.6B | 9.5× | 0 | $406.5M | 726 |
| 3 | Kyoto | $5.5B | 7.7× | 0 | $353.7M | 189 |
| 4 | Okinawa | $3.4B | 5.2× | 0 | $38.9M | 257 |
| 5 | Fukuoka | $1.6B | 3.9× | 0 | $13.7M | 167 |
| 6 | Nagoya | $1.2B | 13.6× | 0 | $95.6M | 118 |
| 7 | Kagoshima | $1.1B | 5.3× | 0 | $10M | 21 |
| 8 | Sendai | $1.1B | 49.4× | 0 | $32.9M | 135 |
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