Elyza
A deep look at Elyza's finances, team, and market position in the Foundation Models space.
Awaira Score
Out of 100
HQ
Japan
Founded
2019
Raised
$30M
Stage
Acquired
Team
1-50
About Elyza
Elyza developed Japanese large language models and enterprise AI applications, building on top of open-source models including Llama to create fine-tuned Japanese language variants with high Japanese language quality, and offering enterprise AI services using its Japanese LLM capabilities for customer service, document processing, and content generation applications. The Tokyo company focused on…
Key Facts
- Elyza has raised a total of $30M in disclosed funding across 5 funding rounds.
- Elyza was founded in 2019 by Tetsuya Yamada and is headquartered in Japan.
- Elyza employs approximately 1-50 people.
- Elyza operates in the Foundation Models category and is currently at the Acquired stage.
- Elyza has an Awaira Score of 45/100, ranking it among the tracked AI companies on Awaira.
- Elyza's most recent funding round was a Series D of $12M closed in October 2024.
Source: Awaira · Updated Mar 24, 2026
Valuation
N/A
Post-money
Total Raised
$30M
All rounds
Awaira Score
45/100
Founded
2019
1-50 employees
Strengths & Risks
Strengths
Growing team of 1-50 employees
Considerations
Valuation not publicly disclosed
Analysis based on publicly available data. Not investment advice.
Funding Velocity
5
Total Rounds
$6M
Avg Round Size
5.4yr
Funding Span
Elyza raised 5 rounds over 5.4 years, averaging $6M per round — a pace of roughly one round every 13 months.
Awaira estimate based on public data. Not financial advice.
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Competitor Comparison
Funding Rounds
Quiet$12M
Oct 2024
$9.3M
Jun 2023
$5.4M
Feb 2022
$2.4M
Oct 2020
$900K
Jun 2019
Elyza Latest News
Elyza Reports Strong Growth as AI Industry Accelerates
Elyza Achieves Breakthrough in AI Reasoning Benchmarks
Elyza Secures New Funding to Accelerate Acquired Expansion
ELYZA Becomes Japan's Leading Enterprise LLM Provider After KDDI Partnership
Elyza Reports Strong Growth as AI Industry Accelerates
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