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The Asahi Shimbun Company Startup Programs & Corporate Open Innovation Analysis Social & Leisure · Entertainment

Asahi Media Group is a Japanese media conglomerate.
asahi.com Tokyo, Japan

In StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index, The Asahi Shimbun Company ranks #183 globally and #14 in Japan. It ranks #8 in the Social & Leisure industry and #3 in the Entertainment subindustry.

Global
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#183
Industry
Social & Leisure
#8
Subindustry
Entertainment
#3
National · Japan
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#14
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The Asahi Shimbun Company Startup Activity Metrics

The Asahi Shimbun Company has supported 36 startups through programs and investments, with those companies raising a combined $661 million over the last ten years. The company currently operates 1 active startup programs.

Overview

Explore The Asahi Shimbun Company's investments, startup programs, and corporate open innovation activity

The Asahi Shimbun Company has deployed more than $9.2 million in startup investments through Asahi Media Lab Ventures and partnership programs, strengthening its position as one of the leading innovation-driven corporations globally.

The company currently runs 1 active startup program supporting 36 startups worldwide across industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Fintech, Hardware & IoT, and Healthtech. Its venture arm Asahi Media Lab Ventures has invested in over 36 startups since it was founded in 2017.

The corporate-innovation activity is concentrated in Software & Data, Social & Leisure, and Ecommerce & Retail, categories where The Asahi Shimbun Company's scale provides outsized leverage to early-stage startups.

Activity breakdown

Where The Asahi Shimbun Company-associated startups operate

Sector, HQ-city and program-location breakdowns for the startups associated with The Asahi Shimbun Company. Unlock the full breakdown with StartupBlink Pro.

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Programs & CVC

The Asahi Shimbun Company Startup Programs and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives

The Asahi Shimbun Company engages startups through 1 active program, supporting 36 startups in total based on our database.

Asahi Media Lab Ventures
Asahi Media Lab Ventures
Corporate Venture / Investment · est. 2017
Investment Program
Asahi Media Lab Ventures is a Tokyo and Silicon Valley-based Corporate Venture Capital arm of the Asahi Media Group, one of the world's leading media conglomerates. It invests in early-stage
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List of Startups

Top startups associated with The Asahi Shimbun Company

The Asahi Shimbun Company's top 5 associated startups have raised 66% of the $661 million raised in the last ten years across all 36 associated startups, led by Pixellot at $210 million. The Asahi Shimbun Company is associated with 36 active startups. Asahi Media Lab Ventures supports the largest number of startups, with 36 associated startups.

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Startups associated with The Asahi Shimbun Company
StartupSB ScoreIndustryHQ cityLink Type to CorporationLinked via
PixellotPixellotSB 545Social & LeisurePetah TikvaProgram InvestmentAsahi Media Lab Ventures
PetokotoPetokotoSB 451Social & LeisureKaminosekiProgram InvestmentAsahi Media Lab Ventures
Snaq meSnaq meSB 420Ecommerce & RetailChuo CityProgram InvestmentAsahi Media Lab Ventures
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Corporate Startup Activity Index · 2025

Global Corporate Open Innovation Rankings

Explore the top 372 corporations in StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index. The Asahi Shimbun Company ranks #183 globally and #14 in Japan. It accounts for 1.4% of the measured corporate startup activity in the Social & Leisure industry and 1.7% of the activity generated by corporations in Japan. Unlock more granular data on each corporation with StartupBlink Pro.

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