By JKNewsMedia Reporter
FRESH CAPITAL has been secured by Japanese technology firm SORA Technology as it moves to scale its drone and artificial intelligence driven operations targeting infectious diseases and climate related challenges across Africa.
The company announced that it raised JPY400, valued at $2.5m, in the second close of its late seed funding round. The latest investment brings SORA Technology’s total funding to about $7.3m following a $4.8m late seed raise completed in March 2025, the company said.
SORA Technology stated that the new funding round introduced three additional investors. Daiwa House Group Investment Limited Partnership, Central Japan Innovative Research Fund I, and UNERI Capital Fund Series I joined existing shareholders in backing the company.
The firm said the investors supported its use of drones and artificial intelligence to address public health and climate challenges.
Founded as a frontier technology startup, SORA Technology focuses on deploying data driven tools to combat infectious diseases while supporting environmental monitoring.
Its flagship initiative, SORA Malaria Control, is designed to support malaria prevention and elimination efforts using a combination of satellite data, drones, and AI powered analytics.
The company said malaria affects more than 200 million people each year, mainly in Africa, and causes nearly 600,000 deaths annually.
It added that its malaria control programme forms part of a broader portfolio of infectious disease prediction and environmental analysis platforms.
Also, SORA Technology reported that it has already carried out on the ground implementation of its solutions in more than 10 African countries.
These include Ghana, Sierra Leone, Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Kenya, and Mozambique. The firm said it has worked with international organisations, national and local governments, universities, and research institutions during these deployments.
The company also disclosed that it has partnered with the World Health Organization to expand sustainable infectious disease control efforts in Mozambique.
It said the collaboration supports wider public health initiatives through the use of drone-based operations and data analysis.
Beyond public health, SORA Technology stated that its technologies are being applied in other sectors which include environmental and operational monitoring services for private enterprises such as mining companies.
The firm added that it is also working in agriculture to improve productivity and reduce environmental impact through data driven monitoring tools.
According to the company, the newly raised capital will be used to advance its artificial intelligence algorithms for infectious disease prediction and said the funds would also support the expansion of field operations across its African partner countries, the strengthening of partnerships with international institutions and governments, and further development of drone systems and local operational capacity.
Yosuke Kaneko, founder and chief executive officer of SORA Technology, said the company was encouraged by the latest investment. He said the funding reflected alignment with the company’s vision and social mission and thanked investors for their support and partnership.
Kaneko added SORA Technology was working to address healthcare infrastructure challenges, particularly across Africa, with the goal of achieving zero loss of life due to infectious diseases through the use of drones and artificial intelligence.
He added that the newly raised capital would be used to accelerate product development, strengthen local operations, and expand the company’s team.
The company described the funding as pre–Series A financing and said it would help build a stronger foundation to generate impact across a wider range of regions.
Japan-based SORA Technology said it operates across public health, agriculture, and disaster response sectors saying its approach integrates drone-based vector control with AI driven disease forecasting to support malaria elimination efforts and broader environmental analysis.
