NINZIA Has Secured JPY 100 Million in Funding to Accelerate R&D and Global Expansion

KOBE, Japan - Sept. 11, 2025 - PRLog -- NINZIA Inc. (Headquartered in Chuo-ku, Kobe; Masahiro Yoritama, CEO & CRO), a company providing konjac-derived functional ingredients and proprietary texture engineering technology, has raised a total of JPY 100 million in its Pre-Series A round in August 2025.

This round was led by Future Food Fund II, a CVC fund specializing in food innovation operated by Future Food Fund Inc. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Kohei Matsumoto, CEO). New investors include Leave a Nest Capital Co., Ltd. and Saishunkan Co-Creation LaboratoryCo., Ltd.. In addition, the company received a follow-on investment from its existing investor, the Ritsumeikan Social Impact Fund.

With this new round of funding, NINZIA will accelerate the scientific and nutritional testing of unique konjac ingredients, further develop its material property control technology from an engineering perspective, and establish a mass production system. Furthermore, the company will begin the full-scale rollout of its products and technologies into North America and the ASEAN markets, beginning with Singapore.

NINZIA is a company dedicated to unlocking the potential of konjac, a traditional Japanese plant-based food, to help everyone enjoy eating and enhance their well-being beyond dietary restrictions such as diabetes, obesity, and allergies. Spurred by this latest funding and with the support of our partners, we will continue to advance and expand our business to deliver products and technologies that create a world where everyone can enjoy food freely to more people around the globe.

Tradition x Engineering: Konjac, the High-Functional Ingredient from Japan
Konjac, a food with ancient roots in Japan, has evolved into a major industry, yet the science behind it remains largely a mystery. NINZIA focuses on konjac's unique dietary fiber, developing a proprietary "Texture Engineering Technology" to create textures and shapes without relying on sugar, fat, or animal products. While domestic konjac consumption is declining, we see an opportunity. By combining our technology with Japan's world-class research and processing expertise, we aim to redefine this traditional resource as a "next-generation healthcare material" to solve global challenges.

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