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Parallel, Japan’s answer to Discord, secures $11M series B for global expansion - BRIDGE
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 ...
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Letara, Developer of Hybrid Engines for Spacecraft, Raises Additional 650 Million Yen in Seed Round
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 ...
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MUFG to acquire 70% stake in Japan’s Kanmu for $150M to foray into BNPL business
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 ...
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Japan VC Radar – A glance of the most active lead VCs in 2023 (Infographic)
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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「ブルーカーボン」で環境と経済の好循環を目指す ——富士通発スタートアップBLUABLEの挑戦
本稿はコーポレートアクセラレーターを運営するゼロワンブースターが運営するオウンドメディア「01 Channel」からの転載記事です。 富士通から出向起業という形でスピンアウトしたBLUABLE ...
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Knowhere raises 480 million yen led by GLOBIS Capital Partners, with active professional baseball players among investors – BRIDGE
Knowhere, which handles sports DX business, announced on the 17th that it has conducted a third-party allotment of shares totaling 480 million yen with GLOBIS Capital Partners as the lead investor.… ...
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Minto secures $5M+; partners with Kakao Piccoma to boost web3, webtoon businesses – BRIDGE
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 ...
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Nextblue unveils first fund with $28M target for Japanese and European startups – BRIDGE - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）|「起業家と投資家を繋ぐ」テクノロジー ...
Nextblue’s partners: From left, Vincent Tan, Kanako Inoue, Yuichi Kori Image credit: Nextblue. Tokyo-based VC firm Nextblue announced on Thursday that its first fund targeting to raise up to 3 billion ...
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Innovacell, Developer of Cell Therapy for Fecal and Urinary Incontinence, Raises 1.06 Billion Yen
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 ...
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Autonomous Transport Solution Provider eve autonomy Raises Funding in Series B Extension - BRIDGE
eve autonomy website. 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 ...
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Studist nabs $17M from Pavilion Capital and others to boost Asia expansion – BRIDGE - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）|「起業家と投資家を繋ぐ」テクノロジー ...
Studist CEO Satoshi Suzuki Image credit: Studist. See the original story in Japanese.. Tokyo-based Studist, the Japanese startup behind the TeachMe Biz visual workflow management platform and the ...
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Japanese founder-led employee benefit platform Venteny files for IPO in Indonesia
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 ...