Nikkei reported on Monday that EQT has agreed to acquire Japanese startup HRBrain for an undisclosed sum. Japanese startup database Initial reported the company was valued around 21.5 billion yen ...

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 ...

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 ...

From left: Erez Galonska (CEO, Infarm), Takako Tsutsumiguchi (President, Kinokuniya Supermarket Chain), Shun-ichiro Yamashita (President, Muroo), Teruyuki Omote (Executive Officer, Deputy Director ...

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, ...

Los Angeles-based Cashi Cake, the Japanese startup behind the Misaky Tokyo seaweed confectionery brand and the OoMee seaweed beverage brand, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $3.7 million US in ...

HAKKI AFRICA, which operates microfinance business for taxi drivers in Africa, announced on the 3rd raising 1.97 billion yen in funding jointly led by SMBC Venture Capital and Global Brain. The Series ...

Tokyo-based Kiheitai, the parent company of the Airfunding cross-border donation-based crowdfunding platform, has partnered with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations ...

From left: Nana Suzuki (4real dept., Uridoki), Yasuo Kogure (CEO, Uridoki), Kota Nojiri (4real dept.) Image credit: Uridoki See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Uridoki, an online shopping ...

Tokyo-based SkyDrive, the Japanese drone startup spun off from the Cartivator volunteer group consisting of aircraft, drone and automotive engineers, announced on Friday that it has secured 3.9 ...

Japanese sake brewing startup Wakaze announced on Wednesday that it has secured about 1 billion yen (about $7.5 million) in a series B round. The round was led by Jafco Group (TSE:8595) with ...