Incubate Fund and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries lead a Series B financing round totaling 1.5 billion yen (first close)

Funding Rounds

Summary

Metro Weather raised 1.5 billion yen in a Series B first close from Incubate Fund and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The company develops Doppler lidar and is now advancing object-detection lidar for counter-drone and other defense uses. It plans to complete a second close and target 2.5 billion yen for the full Series B round. The financing will help speed commercialization for defense applications and protection of critical infrastructure.

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Amount $10.0M Total raised
Date September 2, 2026 Announcement date
Investors Incubate Fund Lead investors
Company metroweather.jp Funded company

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Linked Companies

Metroweather
$1M to $5M