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Wassha raises $8.2M to diversify business

Wassha raises $8.2M in new Round to diversify business beyond power supply in off-grid Africa

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Tokyo-based Wassha, building a retail platform by networking local kiosks in rural Africa, announced on Friday that it has raised $1.14 billion yen (about $8.2 million US) in a series C round. Dai-ichi Life Insurance, Daikin Industries (TSE: 6367), Mistletoe Japan, Yamaha Motor (TSE: 7272), and the University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) participated […]

Latest / Technology

YouTube bans Russian state-funded media channels globally

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

YouTube is immediately blocking access around the world to channels associated with Russian state-funded media, it said on Friday, citing a policy barring content that denies, minimizes or trivializes well-documented …

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High blood pressure in youth may have an impact on brain health and cognitive function later in life

March 13, 2022 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

If you experience high blood pressure from youth, it could significantly affect your brain health in middle age and beyond. Dimensions/Getty Images High blood pressure in youth may have an impact on brain health and cognitive function later in life, new research suggests. The study followed 853 Black and white participants for 30 years, and […]

Latest / Startup

7 Japanese entrepreneurs raise $10M to launch new Web3 accelerator

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Seven Japanese Web3 entrepreneurs, including Astar Network founder Sota Watanabe, have now joined forces to raise $10 million for their new venture ‘Next Web Capital (NeW)’. Strategic Investors in the round included crypto exchange Bitbank and venture capital firm WiL. According to the press release issued, Next Web Capital is a blockchain and web3 accelerator […]

Startup / startup Investment

Equip Raises $58 Million Series B Funding Round to Revolutionize Eating Disorder Treatment

February 27, 2022March 9, 2022 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Equip, the leading provider of virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment in the U.S., today announced a $58M Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $75M. The Chernin Group (TCG), an early investor in Headspace, led the round and was joined by Tiger Global and […]

Startup / startup Investment

SoftBank leads $144m investment in Singapore lending startup

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Small businesses are the backbone of Southeast Asia’s economy, but many struggle to secure working capital loans because they don’t have traditional credit records or collateral, say the founders of Funding …

Startup

Japan’s free insurance startup Warrantee files for IPO on NASDAQ

February 15, 2022 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Osaka-headquartered Warrantee, the Japanese startup offering free insurance services in the US and Singapore, has publicly filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its initial public offering (IPO), according to a source close to the company. We were told that the company plans to trade under the symbol WRNT on the NASDAQ. […]