Oishii — HyperSinc

General InformationOishii is a Japanese-American agtech company based in New Jersey that operates controlled environment agriculture farms to grow premium berries and tomatoes, with approximately 51-200 employees since its 2015 founding.

Funding & FinancialsOishii has raised significant Series C funding to scale its vertical farming operations across North America, though specific recent round details require current verification.

Leadership & TeamFounded by Hiroki Ota, Oishii is led by executives with backgrounds in Japanese agriculture and sustainable farming practices, bringing traditional expertise to modern controlled environment agriculture.

Recent ActivityOishii has been expanding its farm footprint across the United States and scaling production of its signature Omakase berries and premium tomatoes to major retail chains and food service partners.

Highlights

Total Raised

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3 rounds

Latest Round

$150

Jun 15, 2026

Stage

Series C

clean-tech

Employees

51-200

Founded 2015

Headquarters

News Coverage

1 articles

Last: 1mo ago

Talent Signals

1 moves

SEC Filings

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Backers

Ltd.

MISUMI Group

MISUMI Group Inc.

Mizuho Bank

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

Nomura Real Estate Development

Nomura Real Estate Development Co.

SPARX Asset Management

SPARX Asset Management Co.

Funding History

$150

2026

Series C

$150

2026

Series C

$150

2026

Series C

SEC Form D Editorial

Jun 15, 2026

$150 millionSeries C · Editorial

Investors: SPARX Asset Management, Nomura Real Estate Development, MISUMI Group, Mizuho Bank

Indoor vertical strawberry farming company using robotics and automation to scale pesticide-free strawberry production with advanced technology integrated with Japanese farming techniques.

May 29, 2026

$150 millionSeries C · Editorial

Investors: SPARX Asset Management, Nomura Real Estate Development, MISUMI Group, Mizuho Bank

Indoor vertical strawberry farming company raised $150M Series C to scale robotics-integrated smart farms and expand production capacity.

May 15, 2026

$150 millionSeries C · Editorial

Investors: SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd., Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., MISUMI Group Inc., Mizuho Bank Ltd.

Oishii, which operates the world's largest indoor vertical strawberry farm, raised $150 million in Series C financing to scale its robotic-powered indoor farming operations and advance farm automation across the U.S. and Japan.

News Coverage 1

Clean1mo ago

MISUMI invests in Oishii to industrialize vertical farm automation

Japan's MISUMI Group backs Oishii's standardized farm modules, signaling industrial-scale manufacturing is entering controlled-environment agriculture.

Talent 1

Hitoshi Kawashima

appointmentSenior Vice President of EngineeringMay 9, 2026

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