FLASH (Million)
Key facts
- Operator / parent
- Independent
- Origin
- Japan
- Headquarters
- Meguro-ku, Tokyo
- Launched
- App Million; company founded before 2024
- Category
- App · Other origin
FLASH is a Tokyo company operating Million, a short-drama and short-anime app for the Japanese market. It said on 5 August 2026 that a seed extension round had closed, disclosing cumulative seed fundraising of about JPY 1.3bn rather than the size of the extension. The release names five backers: Sony Innovation Fund, Global Brain, the angel investor Nobuhiro Ariyasu, NANKAI NEXT Ventures and Sideways. Global Brain invested through its GB9 fund as a follow-on to a November 2024 commitment. The company says it is expanding into AI products for video and into intellectual property and publishing.
Reported figures
| Metric | Figure | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funding | seed extension closed 5 August 2026, size not disclosed; cumulative seed about JPY 1.3bn | company | FLASH release, PR TIMES |
| Funding history | JPY 300m first seed close November 2024; JPY 500m seed total at a second close December 2024, with B Dash Ventures and Cork | company | FLASH releases |
Profile
- Markets
- Japan.
- Content
- Short drama and short anime.
- Genres
- Not disclosed.
- Monetisation
- Not disclosed.
- Profitability
- Not disclosed.
- Backers
- Sony Innovation Fund; Global Brain (GB9 fund); Nobuhiro Ariyasu (angel); NANKAI NEXT Ventures; Sideways; B Dash Ventures; Cork.
People
- Tatsuya Wadasaki, chief executive.