Founded in 2020, Tokyo-based CoA Nexus focuses on increasing labor mobility in deep-tech R&D by leveraging artificial intelligence to analyze publications and patents and build a proprietary database of more than 300,000 researchers. Its core product, CoA Researcher, is an AI matching platform dedicated to experienced R&D professionals seeking full-time or side-gig opportunities with corporations, university spin-outs, and other research-intensive organizations. The service covers domestic and overseas researchers, positioning itself as a unique global solution for hard-to-fill deep-tech roles. CoA Nexus is also expanding customer acquisition efforts in the United States and aims to accelerate worldwide rollout. With the fresh capital, the company plans to strengthen hiring across sales and marketing, invest in branding through events and online initiatives, and enhance its researcher database to support global expansion. Management sees the current shift in demand from software engineers to deep-tech researchers as a major tailwind. Financial details beyond the recent funding were not disclosed in the article.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Oct 2025