Startup
Utaite
株式会社ウタイテ
#32 in the Japan Top 100 Startups
| Founded / HQ | 2022 · Tokyo |
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| Equity raised to date | ¥12.53B “累計資金調達額は126億円” Company-stated cumulative · as of 2025-05 · Utaite Cumulative ¥12.6B less the ¥0.7B bank loan in Series B. |
| Reported total | ¥12.6B incl. debt or other non-equity, as published |
| Last round | 2025-05 · Series B · ¥7.7B 77億円 |
| Latest public valuation | Not publicly disclosed (we do not estimate) |
| Key investors | Tencent |
| Unicorn | No |
| Website | utaite.co.jp |
From Japanese sources
Findings from Japanese-language filings, government records, trade press, interviews and job posts, with our English analysis. Items tagged Japanese-only had no English coverage when we checked quickly. Most insightful first.
| 2024-11 | Regulatory filingJapanese-onlyUtaite's legal entity is now registered as 'Yoyogi Animation Group'; assets jumped 7x in FY11/2024 株式会社代々木アニメーショングループ（旧ウタイテ）決算公告 The legal entity behind Utaite (corporate site utaite.co.jp) now carries the name 株式会社代々木アニメーショングループ under representative Masashi Kurata. Its FY11/2024 notice shows total assets up 683% to ¥4.44B and a net loss of ¥498M. That points to a large roll-up tied to the Yoyogi Animation Academy business. English coverage of the name change was not found. Source: Kanpō financial notice (via 官報決算データベース) |
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Overview
Utaite manages and produces internet singers (utaite) and other online artists, running their music, live and merchandise businesses. It was founded in 2022 by Masashi Kurata. In 2025 it raised a ¥7.7B Series B led by Tencent, bringing cumulative funding to ¥12.6B.
Built from: Utaite release
Company timeline
Founded
| Date | 2022-12-28· Utaite |
|---|---|
| Founders | Masashi Kurata |
Funding
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead / key investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | Series B | ¥7.7B; cumulative ¥12.6B 累計資金調達額は126億円 | Tencent | Company release |
Key hires & board
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Milestones
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Funding rounds in 2026
No 2026 rounds in our database yet. Earlier funding is summarised above from the cited source.