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Tokyo-based fashion item rental startup AirCloset announced on Friday that its IPO application to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had been approved. The company will be listed on the TSE Growth Market on July 29 with plans to offer 733,000 shares for public subscription and to sell 130,000 shares in over-allotment options for a […]
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Tokyo-based LegalForce announced on Thursday that it has secured approximately 13.7 billion yen (over $101.6 million US) in a Series D round. The round is led by by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from Sequoia China, Goldman Sachs, WiL (World Innovaion Lab, Mizuho Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and others. WiL, Mizuho Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ […]
LegalForce-AI-powered contract management startup raises $100M+ in series D Read More
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 […]
Wassha raises $8.2M in new Round to diversify business beyond power supply in off-grid Africa Read More
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 …
YouTube bans Russian state-funded media channels globally Read More
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 […]
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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 […]
7 Japanese entrepreneurs raise $10M to launch new Web3 accelerator Read More
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 […]
Equip Raises $58 Million Series B Funding Round to Revolutionize Eating Disorder Treatment Read More