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Published
Dec 4, 2025
Last updated
Dec 4, 2025
  • Latest funding signal: Fin · Series A · $17M · Dec 3, 2025.

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Featured SectorWeb3
Target RegionJapan
Research WindowNov 28, 2025 → Dec 4, 2025
Funding signals trackedFin, SuperIntent (rebrand of XY Finance), Bitstack

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Funding Signals Snapshot

FinSeries A · $17M

Web3 payments (stablecoin-powered FinTech)

SuperIntent (rebrand of XY Finance)seed · undisclosed (FDV $25M)

AI-powered DeFi / Web3 yield aggregation

BitstackSeries A · $15M

Web3 fintech / Bitcoin savings & consumer crypto banking

Focus Area

Web3

Target Region

Japan

Featured Copycats (Nov 28, 2025 ~ Dec 4, 2025)

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3 companies with recent funding announcements

CompanyLocationIndustry SectorBusinessDateFunding AmountFunding RoundRef Value
FinUnited StatesWeb3 payments (stablecoin-powered FinTech)Fin is building Web3 stablecoin-powered, bank-grade payment rails for instant, high-value global transfers—marrying stablecoin speed with institutional reliability.Dec 3, 2025$17MSeries AHigh
BitstackFranceWeb3 fintech / Bitcoin savings & consumer crypto bankingBitstack is a Web3 Bitcoin savings app that automatically rounds up everyday purchases into Bitcoin and is launching a VISA debit card with a 'Stackback' Bitcoin rewards program—bringing regulated crypto savings to mainstream users.Dec 2, 2025$15MSeries AHigh
SuperIntent (rebrand of XY Finance)SingaporeAI-powered DeFi / Web3 yield aggregationSuperIntent is a Web3 AI-driven DeFi co-pilot that aggregates cross-chain yield strategies and uses multi-agent AI to automate and optimize on-chain earning for retail and institutional users.Dec 1, 2025undisclosed (FDV $25M)seedMedium

Detailed Company Profiles

Fin

High
United StatesWeb3 payments (stablecoin-powered FinTech)Dec 3, 2025
Funding Amount
$17M
Funding Round
Series A
Business Overview

Fin is building Web3 stablecoin-powered, bank-grade payment rails for instant, high-value global transfers—marrying stablecoin speed with institutional reliability.

Comparable Companies in Target Region

Japan has exchanges and crypto gatekeepers (bitFlyer, Coincheck) and heavyweights dabbling in crypto (SBI, GMO), but there is no public, bank-grade stablecoin rail aimed squarely at instant, high-value corporate settlement the way Fin does. Local players focus on retail trading, custody or token services—not institutional stablecoin rails tuned for treasuries and cross-border corporate payments. That yawning gap means Japanese corporates are raw meat for any firm that can prove compliance and settle instantly; Fin-style rails would metastasize fast if a domestic player replicated it.

Opportunity Inspiration in Target Region

Exploit the regulatory window: assemble an FSA-compliant custody stack, partner with major banks for fiat on/off ramps and Zengin connectivity, and offer a stability-first stablecoin corridor for exporters and corporate treasuries. Don’t play small—sell a bespoke corporate product, embed bank-grade compliance, and undercut SWIFT/correspondent friction; Japanese banks will either build fast or watch global entrants swallow their corporate payment flows.

Bitstack

High
FranceWeb3 fintech / Bitcoin savings & consumer crypto bankingDec 2, 2025
Funding Amount
$15M
Funding Round
Series A
Business Overview

Bitstack is a Web3 Bitcoin savings app that automatically rounds up everyday purchases into Bitcoin and is launching a VISA debit card with a 'Stackback' Bitcoin rewards program—bringing regulated crypto savings to mainstream users.

Comparable Companies in Target Region

Japan has strong crypto exchanges and fintech (bitFlyer, Coincheck, GMO, SBI) but none combine a regulated, consumer-first round-up savings UX with a debit card that pays Bitcoin rewards the way Bitstack does. Japanese incumbents remain trading- and custody-first; the elegant retail saving UX + rewards card product is essentially absent. That absence means Japanese retail users who want disciplined Bitcoin savings are begging for a local, regulated product with bank-like polish.

Opportunity Inspiration in Target Region

Bring Bitstack’s playbook to Japan: secure FSA/CASP alignment, integrate with JPY bank accounts and issue a domestically regulated VISA/Mastercard product that gives JPY-to-BTC round-ups and Bitcoin cashback. Target salary-earners with easy automatic saving hooks and loyalty mechanics—Japan’s savings culture is a match made in heaven for a compliant, consumer-grade Bitcoin saver. Do that and you’ll convert conservative savers into long-term crypto customers before the exchanges figure out consumer UX.

SuperIntent (rebrand of XY Finance)

Medium
SingaporeAI-powered DeFi / Web3 yield aggregationDec 1, 2025
Funding Amount
undisclosed (FDV $25M)
Funding Round
seed
Business Overview

SuperIntent is a Web3 AI-driven DeFi co-pilot that aggregates cross-chain yield strategies and uses multi-agent AI to automate and optimize on-chain earning for retail and institutional users.

Comparable Companies in Target Region

Japan has pockets of DeFi work and institutional crypto teams, but there is no consumer-grade AI-DeFi co-pilot that marries multi-agent automation with polished mobile UX in Japanese—most domestic efforts are either exchange-centric yield products or academic R&D. The result: Japanese retail and cautious institutional allocators have fragmented, technical tools but lack an AI-first, risk-aware autopilot that simplifies earning strategies. That gap is screaming for a product that translates complex on-chain strategies into button-click safety for Japanese users.

Opportunity Inspiration in Target Region

Localize the AI co-pilot: ship flawless Japanese language UX, package aggressive safety features (on-chain proofs, auditable strategies, human-in-the-loop overrides) to win FSA trust, partner with major domestic exchanges for JPY rails, and market to conservative savers as a ‘safe, smart, compliant yield co-pilot.’ Move quickly and you convert risk-averse capital into sticky on-chain deposits—this is low-hanging fruit begging to be plucked.

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