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BRIDGE11 Mon.
New fund from Okinawa wants to help startups expand across Asia
Kenichiro Toyosato gave opening remarks at KozaRocks 2024. Shinryo means a bridge connecting ports and reflects Okinawa’s historical role as a trade hub between Japan and other Asian countries.
BRIDGE3 J.
Minto secures $5M+; partners with Kakao Piccoma to boost web3, webtoon businesses
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 ...
BRIDGE4 J.
Nextblue unveils first fund with $28M target for Japanese and European startups
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 ...
BRIDGE1 J.
Japan’s talent assessment platform HRBrain acquired by Swedish investment firm EQT
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 ...
BRIDGE2 Mon.
Autonomous Transport Solution Provider eve autonomy Raises Funding in Series B Extension
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 ...
BRIDGE4 J.
Studist nabs $17M from Pavilion Capital and others to boost Asia expansion
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, ...
BRIDGE4 Mon.
HAKKI AFRICA Aiming to Become Africa’s “Cross-Border” Challenger Bank Raises 1.97 Billion Yen in Series C
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 ...
BRIDGE4 J.
Japan’s Airfunding, UN’s IOM, shake hands to support entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone
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 ...
BRIDGE1 J.
LA startup Cashi Cake secures $3.7M to promote seaweed-based functional sweets, beverages
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 ...
BRIDGE4 J.
Parallel, Japan’s answer to Discord, secures $11M series B for global expansion
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 ...
BRIDGE3 J.
Japanese chat fiction app Peep secures series D from Tencent for global expansion
Tokyo-based Taskey, the Japanese startup behind chat fiction app Peep, announced last week that it has secured a series D round from Chinese tech giant Tencent. For the startup, this follows their ...
BRIDGE2 J.
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 ...