Mitate Zepto Technica
Accelerating genome analysis with the world's fastest semiconductor hardware
Yokohama, Japan · Founded 2020 · $1.2M raised
- Headquarters
- Yokohama
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2020
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- mitatezeptotechnica.com
- Total Funding
- $1.2M
- Last Round
- $251K Venture RoundSep 2023
- Rounds
- 2
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About
Mitate Zepto Technica, Inc. (MZT) is a Japanese deep-tech semiconductor venture company founded in 2020, headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. The company develops genome computing hardware—specifically ASIC-based accelerators—designed to dramatically speed up genome analysis workflows that are currently bottlenecked by conventional compute architectures. MZT's flagship product, the RASEN Accelerator, achieved a prototype milestone in January 2025 with BWA-comparable accuracy for genomic alignment tasks. In April 2026, MZT joined the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Next-Generation Edge AI Semiconductor R&D Program as a social implementation partner, leading ASIC development and productization for genome-analysis chips. The company's CEO, Keisuke Harashima, has been recognized in Newsweek and the Directory of Biotech/Healthcare Startups in Japan 2023–2024. MZT was selected for the TECH HUB YOKOHAMA Growth Acceleration Support Program in 2025 and the YOXO ACCELERATOR 2024 program. The company is backed by Monozukuri Ventures and operates at the intersection of semiconductor engineering and genomics to make genetic medicine more accessible and affordable.
Summary
Mitate Zepto Technica is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Yokohama, Japan, founded in 2020. It has raised $1.2M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $251K Venture Round in Sep 2023. Investors include Monozukuri Ventures and Kyoto University Innovation Capital.
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Sep 2023
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