How much did ARK raise?

ARK raised $8.4M at Series A, announced 17 September 2026.

Yosuke Kurihara is Co-Founder and CEO of ARK.

ARK operates in Food & Agriculture and is based in Japan.

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ARK raises $8.4M

ARK announced a Series A round of $8.4M on 17 September 2026. The company operates in Food & Agriculture and is based in Japan. It was founded by Yosuke Kurihara, Co-Founder and CEO. Announced yesterday.

Raised

$8.4M

Stage

Series A

Industry

Food & Agriculture

Country

Japan

Founder

Yosuke Kurihara

Co-Founder and CEO, ARK

LinkedIn profile ark.inc

Outreach angles

-Yosuke Kurihara co-founded ARK Inc. in December 2020 alongside Isamu Yoshida and Takenoshita Koyo to build land-based aquaculture systems.
-Kurihara has also served as the company's Chief Sustainability Officer, reflecting ARK's mission to give the world's oceans a rest.
-ARK just closed a roughly $8.4 million Series A and was selected for Japan's METI subsidy program, with demonstration projects now underway in the UAE and Indonesia.