Starlight Engine
Starlight Engine develops and commercializes fusion energy power plant technologies.
$38.48M ·
Source: Ventureburn
Latest round on record: Seed, October 2026, amount undisclosed.
All 2 rounds ↓About Starlight Engine
Starlight Engine is a company based in Tokyo, Japan. Recent Funding lists it under Climate and energy. It raised $38.48M in a funding round in August 2026, according to Ventureburn. Its latest round on record is a Seed round in October 2026, amount undisclosed. Investors on record include Airbus Ventures, Bricks Fund Tokyo, Daiwa Corporate Investment, Fujikura and 6 others. Its team on record includes Kiyotaka Kikuchi (President and CEO).
Starlight Engine | 511 days from website to first raise on record
Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.
Funding rounds
- Seed · amount undisclosedSource: mainichi.jp
- Round · $38.48MSource: Ventureburn
- X account created
- Website created
Team
KK
Kiyotaka Kikuchi President and CEO
Investors
AAirbus Ventures
BBricks Fund Tokyo
DDaiwa Corporate Investment
FFujikura
KK4 Ventures
KKeio Innovation Initiative
MMinistry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
MMUFG Bank
- TTakanawa Global Interest Fundlead investor
TTokyu Construction
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Questions and sources
Starlight Engine: questions and answers
- How much has Starlight Engine raised?
- Starlight Engine has raised $38.48M in one sourced round on record, announced August 4, 2026.
- Who invested in Starlight Engine?
- Investors on record for Starlight Engine: Airbus Ventures, Bricks Fund Tokyo, Daiwa Corporate Investment, Fujikura, K4 Ventures, Keio Innovation Initiative, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, MUFG Bank and 2 others. Takanawa Global Interest Fund led a round.
- Who works at Starlight Engine?
- Team members on record: Kiyotaka Kikuchi (President and CEO).
- Where is Starlight Engine based?
- Starlight Engine is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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