Chikashi Sakurada: Ledger

Stories naming Chikashi Sakurada. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Role	Organisation	Sources
Executive Manager	NTT Finance	transcelestial.com (11 Nov 2025), transcelestial.com (11 Nov 2025)

Unnamed stage US$9.7m

Transcelestial expanded funding will power Japan’s critical, national defence and space communications with laser technology

Transcelestial announced a further US$9.7m close of its latest round, lifting total funding to US$34.7m, with MPower Partners joining SEEDS and Kickstart Ventures to back its Japanese defence and space communications push.

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Chikashi Sakurada

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Transcelestial expanded funding will power Japan’s critical, national defence and space communications with laser technology