Tokyo-based Parallel, the Japanese startup behind a voice chat app under the same name, announced today that it has secured 1.2 billion yen (about $11 million US) in a series B round. Participating ...

Letara, a startup that develops and manufactures propulsion systems (engines) for spacecraft such as satellites using plastic as fuel, announced on the 12th that it has raised an additional 650 ...

Some of the Kanmu team with their founder and CEO Wataru Yamaki standing in the middle. Image credit: Kanmu See the original story in Japanese. Nikkei reported on Monday that Japanese FinTech startup ...

This guest post is authored by Mark Bivens. Mark is a Silicon Valley native and former entrepreneur, having started three companies before “turning to the dark side of VC.” As is customary, we are ...

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Knowhere is developing an analysis app (from the company website) that can perform motion analysis based on body movements and calculate tracking data such as ball rotation with just a smartphone. It ...

Our readers may recall that Japanese sticker character production Quan has merged with cartoonist agency Wwwaap to launch a new company called Minto. We reported that this merger will allow Quan to ...

Tokyo-based VC firm Nextblue announced on Thursday that its first fund targeting to raise up to 3 billion yen ($27.5 million), which was initially set up in April, has reached its first close with ...

Innovacell, engaged in research and development of cell therapy drugs for treating fecal and urinary incontinence, announced on the 22nd that it has raised 1.06 billion yen through the equity ...

eve autonomy, which provides the Level 4 autonomous transport solution “eve auto” primarily for factories and logistics facilities, announced on the 12th that it has raised 1 billion yen in a Series B ...

See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Studist, the Japanese startup behind the TeachMe Biz visual workflow management platform and the Hansoku Cloud sales promotion PDCA management platform, ...

Jakarta, Indonesia-based VENTENY Fortuna International announced on Thursday that its application to list on the Indonesia Stock Exchange has been approved. The company will be the first Japanese ...