SORA Technology Secures Additional $2.5m to Accelerate African Health and Climate Solutions

SORA Technology Raises USD 2.5 M To Scale Drone-Led Malaria Control In Africa

SORA Technology, a Japan-born startup tackling infectious diseases and climate change in Africa with drones and AI, has raised an additional USD 2.5 M in the second close of its late seed round, bringing its total funding to USD 7.3 M. The round follows a USD 4.8 M raise in 2025 and adds new investors Daiwa House Group Investment, Central Japan Innovative Research Fund I, and UNERI Capital Fund Series I. Founded in 2018 by CEO Yosuke Kaneko, SOR…

Japanese Startup SORA Technology Raises $2.5m to Scale Drone and AI Solutions for Malaria Control in Africa - Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business

SORA Technology, a Japanese frontier technology startup applying drones and artificial intelligence to public health and climate challenges, has raised JPY400 million (approximately $2.5 million) in the second close of its late seed funding round. The new capital brings the company’s total funding to about $7.3 million, following an earlier $4.8 million raise in March 2025. The funding round attracted three new institutional investors—Daiwa Hous…

SORA Technology secures additional $2.5m to accelerate African health and climate solutions

SORA Technology is quietly building one of the most ambitious technology-driven public health plays operating in Africa today. The Japan-based startup has secured an additional $2.5 million in the second close of its late seed round, pushing its total funding to $7.3 million and sharpening its focus on infectious disease control and climate resilience across the continent. Yosuke Kaneko, founder and CEO at SORA Technology, says, “The newly raise…

SORA Technology raises additional $2.5 million seed round

SORA Technology, a Japan-headquartered drone and AI startup, has raised an additional JPY400 million ($2.5 million) in the second close of its seed funding round. The raise follows a $4.8 million round in March 2025, bringing the company’s total funding to about $7.3 million. The latest round introduced three new investors—Daiwa House Group Investment Limited Partnership, Central Japan Innovative Research Fund I; and UNERI Capital Fund Series I—…

Japan’s SORA Technology raises $2.5M to expand in Africa

SORA Technology, a Japan-based drone technology startup, has raised an additional $2.5 million in the second close of its late-seed funding round, strengthening its push to scale drone- and AI-powered health and climate solutions across Africa.  The new capital brings the company’s total funding to about $7.3 million, following a $4.8 million late-seed round completed in March 2025. The latest round attracted three new investors, including Daiwa…

Sora raises $2.5 million additional seed to eradicate malaria in Africa with AI-powered drones

Sora Technology has raised an additional $2.5 million to scale its use of drones and AI in combating malaria across Africa.