# Space Shift

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/space-shift

- Industry: Aerospace
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: www.spcsft.com
- Total disclosed funding: $8.6M
- Latest round: Series B (May 28, 2024)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Founded in 2009 and based in Tokyo, Japan, Space Shift, Inc. operates as a developer of satellite technology with artificial intelligence to foster environmental and societal harmony. In December 2025, Space Shift, Inc. raised JPY 730 million in series B funding from NI-WA Co., Ltd., NAGASE & CO., LTD., and General Incorporated Association G.B.

Through a partnership with TRE-Altamira, a technology development company specializing in InSAR, the company has developed the latest InSAR technology, SqueeSAR, in Japan. It automatically detects changes from two-time satellite images by using AI technology. The company also provides agricultural monitoring services, such as specifying planted crops of farm products, planting and growing conditions, through a combination of optical and SAR satellite data.

As of December 2025, the company plans to expand satellite data services globally, strengthen AI capabilities, deepen partnerships, accelerate commercialization, and develop new algorithms enabling wider industry applications.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, May 28, 2024, $3.8M — Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Kyodo News, SMBC Venture Capital, SPARX Group, Energy & Environment Investment, i Cubed Ventures, U3 Innovations LLC
- Series A, Feb 16, 2021, $4.7M — SPARX Group, Energy & Environment Investment

## Investors

- SPARX Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sparx-group) — Series A, Series B
- Energy & Environment Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/energy-environment-investment) — Series A, Series B
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mitsui-sumitomo-insurance-venture-capital) — Series B
- Kyodo News — Series B
- SMBC Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/smbc-venture-capital) — Series B
- i Cubed Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/i-cubed-ventures) — Series B
- U3 Innovations LLC — Series B