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Japan’s Flatt Security nabs .8M to help developers fix security issues in codes

Japan’s Flatt Security nabs $1.8M to help developers fix security issues in codes

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Tokyo-based cybersecurity startup Flatt Security announced on Monday that it has secured about 200 million yen (about $1.8 million US) in equity and loans from B Dash Ventures, FinTech Global, and an unnamed business company. For the startup, this follows their $2 million funding back in July of 2019. The latest round brought their total […]

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Mitsubishi Power, El Paso Electric to develop roadmap toward carbon-free energy mix by 2045

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc and El Paso Electric have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) creating a collaboration framework to jointly develop projects that will enable EPE to achieve its clean energy goals. The JDA extends EPE’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions by replacing carbon-intensive assets with a combination of renewables, storage and power generation […]

University of Tokyo to set up 6m fund for school-born startups

Business / Startup

University of Tokyo to set up $536m fund for school-born startups

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

TOKYO — The University of Tokyo plans to start investing in startups spawned at the institution drawing from a new 60 billion yen ($536 million) fund, Nikkei has learned, as it aims to support the creation of unicorns and help Japan catch up in the global tech race. The fund is expected to become Japan’s largest university-launched […]

Business / Technology

Microsoft to shut LinkedIn China, citing ‘challenging’ climate

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn is shuttering a localized version of its professional networking platform in China, becoming the last major U.S. social media provider to pull out of the country and …

Business

Investors fear green complexity as countries draft over 30 sustainability rule sets

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

After years of complaints that there were no rules to determine what constitutes a “sustainable” investment, investors are now fretting that there will soon be too many to navigate easily. …

Sony to sell online gaming division to US game company for bil.

Business

Sony to sell online gaming division to US game company for $1 bil.

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Sony Group Corp. said Tuesday an online gaming division under the wing of its U.S. unit Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. will be sold to American mobile game company Scopely Inc. for $1 billion. Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to sell GSN Games Inc., known for its free-to-play mobile and online casino games, given that the gaming […]

Motivation

What’s the Motivation to Start a Startup?

October 19, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Starting a company is hard. Even uber-successful entrepreneurs like Marc Andreessen will tell you so. And no matter what you think you know about starting a business, you’ll be proven wrong time and time again. When starting a company, expect to face financial and personal uncertainty. Your own money may be at risk. You may […]