Startup · Japan
ElevationSpace
HQ Sendai, JapanFounded 202151-200 employeesUpdated
ElevationSpace is a startup developing space-to-Earth transportation services using re-entry technology.
Funding7 rounds · ~$59.3M
- Equity raised
- ~$59.3M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- $40.0MSeries B · Jun 19, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Series B | $40.0M | — | — | Beyond Next Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, SPARX Asset Management | Confirmed |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Debt | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Confirmed |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Series B | ~$7.4M | — | — | Beyond Next Ventures | Confirmed |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Debt | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Confirmed |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Series A | ~$8.9M | — | Beyond Next Ventures | SPARX Asset Management | Confirmed |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Seed | $2.7M | — | Genesia Ventures | — | Reported |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Pre-Seed | ~$272K | — | — | — | Reported |
- $40.0MJun 19, 2026
- DebtConfirmedUndisclosedSep 17, 2025
- ~$7.4MSep 17, 2025
- DebtConfirmedUndisclosedJul 12, 2024
- ~$8.9MJul 12, 2024
- SeedLed by Genesia Ventures$2.7MMar 8, 2022
- Pre-Seed~$272KJul 12, 2021
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
- AOBAA re-entry research spacecraft under development, with launch planned for 2027 or later.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Space-to-Earth transportation services using re-entry technology; no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Space-to-Earth transportation services using re-entry technology; no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People5
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Ryohei Kobayashi · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder and CEO |
| Toshinori Kuwahara · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder |
| Hiroshi Imakubo · LinkedIn ↗ | CFO |
| Kazuhisa Fujita | CTO |
| Kazunari Miyamaru · LinkedIn ↗ | COO |
Sources11
Show all 11 sources and supporting evidence
Profile2
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 100)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Japan", "hq_iso2": "JP", "id": "016b5b9d-9819-4b1c-bb1d-d2742818a6c4"}”
Systems1
- 3CompanyElevationSpace
ElevationSpace · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“ElevationSpace is a startup developing space-to-Earth transportation services using re-entry technology.”
Funding7
- 4
PR TIMES (ElevationSpace) · Jun 19, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“シリーズBラウンドにおいて第三者割当増資により過去最大の総額64億円の資金調達を実施しました”
- 5CompanySpaceNews Job Exchange |
Jun 19, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Organization · ownership
“has raised a total of US $40 million in its Series B round”
- 6NewsElevationSpace Secures US $40 Million in Series B Funding, Bringing Total Raised to US $63.5 Million
SpaceNews · Jun 19, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised a total of US $40 million in its Series B round”
- 7
ElevationSpace · Sep 17, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“金融機関等からの融資により総額11億円の資金調達を実施しました”
- 8
ElevationSpace · Jul 12, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“The round was led by Beyond Next Ventures Inc.”
- 9
TNGlobal · Mar 9, 2022 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“asked them to join us as a lead investor”
- 10
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Pre Seed Round, 2021-07-12, JPY 30,000,000”
People1
- 11
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-100)”
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