# MECHANOCROSS Co.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/mechanocross-co

- Industry: Chemicals
- Headquarters: Sapporo-shi, Japan
- Website: https://mechanocross.com
- Total disclosed funding: $1.3M
- Latest round: Seed (Jul 26, 2024)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Based in Hokkaido, Japan, and founded in 2023 by co-founders Hajime Ito and Koji Kubota, Mechanocross Co., Ltd. engages in mechanization technology for chemical reactions, develops insoluble materials, and provides expertise in mechanochemical organic synthesis for advanced industrial applications. In September 2025, MECHANOCROSS Co., Ltd. ?raised an undisclosed amount ?in pre series A funding ?led by new investors XTech Ventures, with participation from other new investors Spiral Capital, Angel Bridge, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Hokkaido Venture Capital. Returning investors Incubate Fund, QB Capital and Hokkaido Research Institute for the Twenty-first Century also participated in the round. The round was part of a larger JPY 1 billion pre series A and debt funding.

Mechanocross Co., Ltd. developer of mechanochemical organic synthesis technology for producing materials obtained from insoluble compounds. It developed redox reactions of organic compounds with piezoelectric materials using mechanochemistry. The company developed a method for the chemical modification of commodity plastics using mechanochemistry. In addition, the firm developed a Birch reduction protocol that can be performed at room temperature in air using a mechanochemical method.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jul 26, 2024, $1.3M — Incubate Fund, QB Capital, Hokkaido Research Institute for the Twenty-first Century

## Investors

- Incubate Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/incubate-fund) — Seed
- QB Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/qb-capital) — Seed
- Hokkaido Research Institute for the Twenty-first Century (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hokkaido-research-institute-for-the-twenty-first-century) — Seed