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High Tech Series B Founded 2019

LocationMind

LocationMind is a location intelligence technology company spun off from the University of Tokyo's Shibasaki Laboratory, specializing in location data analysis, security, and global navigation services. The company processes people-flow big data through multi-layered data processing, provides analysis and visualization through its xPop dashboard and Mobmap time-series tool, and develops proprietary AI models for…

📍 Chiyoda-ku, Japan · Geographic Information Systems

Funding snapshot

Last roundSeries B
Amount$6M
Date30 September 2025
Total raised$45M
Team size69

About

LocationMind is a location intelligence technology company spun off from the University of Tokyo's Shibasaki Laboratory, specializing in location data analysis, security, and global navigation services. The company processes people-flow big data through multi-layered data processing, provides analysis and visualization through its xPop dashboard and Mobmap time-series tool, and develops proprietary AI models for predicting movement trends. LocationMind has also developed patented technology for securing positioning signals (GNSS), addressing the security gap in satellite-based navigation. The company serves multiple divisions including professional data services, space-based GNSS signal authentication, indoor IoT spatial analysis using LiDAR and UWB, and international operations across six countries. LocationMind was selected for Japan's space strategy fund to develop next-generation PNT technology. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, LocationMind has raised $45.0M in Series B funding from investors including Shizuoka Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Mizuho Bank, Resona Bank, Miyako Capital, Mercuria Investment, and Hakuhodo DY Ventures.

Business model

Geographic Information Systems > Location Analytics > Horizontal

Team background

College Wise > The University of Tokyo

Institutional investors

Shizuoka Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Tokyo Kantei Miyako Capital Mizuho Bank Resona Bank Shoko Chukin Bank Kyodo News Mercuria Investment Hakuhodo DY Ventures Shizuoka Financial Group JA Mitsui Leasing The Gogin Capital Daiwa House Ventures FUNDINNO

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