# ARK

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/ark-3

- Industry: Agribusiness
- Headquarters: Hiratsuka, Japan
- Website: www.ark.inc
- Latest round: Series A (Sep 17, 2026)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Founded in 2020 and based in Hiratsuka, Japan, ARK Inc. operates as a designer and producer of a land-based aquaculture system for land-based fish farming. In September 2026, ARK Inc. raised JPY 1.3 million in Series A equity funding co-led by UntroD Capital Japan, Beyond Next Ventures and BP Capital with participation from other investors SHIZUOKA GAS, Kobashi Holdings, YAMADA SHOKAI Holding, Hasetora Spinning, DEEPCORE and W. Along with venture debt funding from Resona Bank, Hokkoku Bank and Japan Finance Corporation. As of 2026, the company operates from locations in Japan and London, and Malaysia, and is being led by the company’s representative director, Kohiro Takenoshita. The company creates the CRAS (Closed Recirculating Aquaculture System), a closed recirculating platform that allows farmers to start sustainable aquaculture or fish farming on land with much less investment and infrastructure than existing farming equipment. Furthermore, the company creates and provides ancillary services. 
The company plans to use the September 2026 funds to enhance its land-based aquaculture technology, expand farming operations, recruit global talent, and support international growth initiatives, particularly in the UAE and Indonesia.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Sep 17, 2026 — UntroD Capital Japan, Beyond Next Ventures, DEEPCORE, W, Kobashi Holdings, Hasetora Spinning, BP Capital, YAMADA SHOKAI Holding, SHIZUOKA GAS

## Investors

- UntroD Capital Japan (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/untrod-capital-japan) — Series A
- Beyond Next Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/beyond-next-ventures) — Series A
- DEEPCORE (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/deepcore) — Series A
- W (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/w) — Series A
- Kobashi Holdings — Series A
- Hasetora Spinning — Series A
- BP Capital — Series A
- YAMADA SHOKAI Holding — Series A
- SHIZUOKA GAS — Series A