SME Labour-Saving Investment Subsidy
Closes in 4 days中小企業庁／独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構（中小機構）
100,000,000 JPY
Startup grants closing soon in Japan — 2026
6 of 24 programmes in Japan have a published deadline in the next 120 days.
Closing within 120 days
IT Introduction Subsidy (Digitalisation and AI Adoption Subsidy)
Closes in 18 days中小企業庁／一般社団法人サービスデザイン推進協議会（事務局）
4,500,000 JPY
New Business Expansion / Manufacturing, Commerce and Service Subsidy
Closes in 18 days中小企業庁／独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構（中小機構）
90,000,000 JPY
New Business Entry / Manufacturing, Commerce and Services Subsidy (merged successor to the Monozukuri and New Business Entry subsidies)
Closes in 18 daysOrganization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (中小企業基盤整備機構 / SMRJ), under METI and the SME Agency
90,000,000 JPY
Japan Green Innovation Fund
Closes in 29 daysNew Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Amount not published
Subsidy Programme for Sustaining Small Businesses
Opens 2026-11-05独立行政法人中小企業基盤整備機構／日本商工会議所・全国商工会連合会
2,000,000 JPY
Further ahead
Tokyo Startup Grant (Sogyo Josei)
Deadline has passedThe last published deadline was 2026-10-08. Check the funder's page for a new round.
NEDO Deep Tech Startup Support Program (DTSU), with the GX deep tech track
Runs quarterly; last round closed 2026-09-08Projected from its published cycle — not a date the funder has confirmed.
NEDO GX Deep Tech Startup Commercialisation and Mass-production Demonstration Programme
Runs quarterly; last round closed 2026-09-08Projected from its published cycle — not a date the funder has confirmed.
JST A-STEP (Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Programme)
Usually opens in February and March and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
JST START Programme (University-originated New Industry Creation)
Usually opens in April and May and JuneProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
NEDO Product Commercialization Alliance (PCA)
Usually opens in April and May and JuneProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
NEDO Seed-stage Technology-based Startups Support (STS)
Usually opens in April and May and JuneProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
X-HUB TOKYO
Usually opens in June and July and AugustProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Japanese SBIR Programme (Phase 1)
Closed for now制度は恒久化されており、毎年度、各府省が順次公募を行う。内閣府SBIRポータルおよびJ-GrantsのSBIR関連公募を定期的に確認すること。
Monozukuri Subsidy (Manufacturing, Commerce and Service Productivity Improvement Promotion Subsidy)
Closed for now後継の「新事業進出・ものづくり商業サービス補助金」第1回公募（応募期間2026年9月30日～10月30日18:00）に統合。
SME New Business Expansion Subsidy
Closed for now後継は「新事業進出・ものづくり商業サービス補助金（新事業進出枠）」。2026年度第1回公募が実施中のため、そちらに申請すること。