# Sakana Dream Co.

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

- Industry: Agribusiness
- Headquarters: Japan
- Website: https://sakana-dream.com
- Total disclosed funding: $8.1M
- Latest round: Series A (Sep 2, 2025)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Founded in 2023 by Goro Yoshizaki (Director), Shunichiro Hosoya (CEO), Yuho Ishizaki (CMO), and Tetsuro Morita (CTO), and based in Chiba, Japan, Sakana Dream Co., Ltd. develops, produces, and sells hybrid fish using fish breeding technology for consumption. The firm employs a surrogate fishing technique that uses hybridization to develop and produce cross-breed fish species to enhance the taste of existing breeds and overcome fish farming difficulties. The firm employs sustainable farming methodologies by cultivating fish eggs from parent fish in labs and trying genetic mixing and cross-breeding to develop newer varieties. ?In September 2025, Sakana Dream Co., Ltd. raised JPY 1 billion ?in? series A funding? from led by existing investor Beyond Next Ventures, with participation from new investors Spiral Capital, Global Brain, Nissay Capital, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Chibagin Capital and Joyo Capital Partners. The company plans to use its proceeds from September 2025 funding to expedite the research and development of novel farmed fish, mass production system for its brand named Yumeaji, and enhance its marketing efforts.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Sep 2, 2025, $6.8M — Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Global Brain, Joyo Capital Partners, Chibagin Capital, Nissay Capital, Beyond Next Ventures, Spiral Capital
- Seed, Sep 29, 2023, $1.3M — Beyond Next Ventures

## Investors

- Beyond Next Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/beyond-next-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mitsui-sumitomo-insurance-venture-capital) — Series A
- Global Brain (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/global-brain) — Series A
- Joyo Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/joyo-capital-partners) — Series A
- Chibagin Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chibagin-capital) — Series A
- Nissay Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nissay-capital) — Series A
- Spiral Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/spiral-capital) — Series A