Kinish · Kinish

Series A first close · JPY 490M · October 2026 · Biotech & pharma · Japan

What it sells

Kinish uses plant molecular farming to develop a special rice that produces milk proteins, aiming at real-tasting, environmentally friendly dairy products made from rice.

Funding history and coverage

Round dateStageAmountInvestorsSource
2026-10-21Series AJPY 490M島津製作所CVC, 大林組news.google.com
2026-10-21Series AJPY 490M—news.google.com
2026-10-21Series A¥4.9BShimadzu Corporation CVC, Obayashi Corporationthebridge.jp
2026-10-20—$3.09M—news.google.com
2026-10-20Series A first closeJPY 490M—news.google.com

Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-11-01.

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