Sendai
Metro area · Japan · Pop. 6.2M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Sendai
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Sendai-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Sendai - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Sendai
VC investment into Sendai-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Location comparison
How Sendai stacks up
Compare Sendai with peers from the same country (Japan) — switch between combined EV, 5-year 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. Sendai's row is highlighted (#8).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | $188B | 5.2× | 20 | $3.3B | 6,034 |
| 2 | Osaka - Kobe | $22.6B | 9.5× | 0 | $406.5M | 720 |
| 3 | Kyoto | $5.5B | 7.7× | 0 | $353.7M | 187 |
| 4 | Okinawa | $3.7B | 4.1× | 0 | $38.9M | 256 |
| 5 | Fukuoka | $1.6B | 3.9× | 0 | $13.7M | 166 |
| 6 | Kagoshima | $1.4B | 3.0× | 0 | $10M | 22 |
| 7 | Nagoya | $1.2B | 13.6× | 0 | $95.6M | 115 |
| 8 | Sendai | $1.1B | 49.4× | 0 | $32.9M | 135 |
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