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Tiger Global, SoftBank invest in cloud firm Redis Labs at $2b valuation

April 8, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund 2 and private equity firm Tiger Global Management have invested in Redis Labs, a real-time cloud analytics platform provider, in a late-stage funding round valuing the firm at over $2 billion. Existing investor TCV also participated in the round which raised $110 million, bringing the net amount so far to $347 million, […]

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Taiwan’s Appier aims to follow Tokyo IPO with global growth

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

TOKYO — Taiwan’s Appier Group aims to follow up its successful IPO in Japan with expansion in the U.S. and Europe, its CEO says. But the company faces tough data …

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sells first tweet as an NFT for $2.9M

March 23, 2021March 30, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Jack Dorsey has sold his first tweet ever as an NFT, a nonfungible token. Raking in $2.9 million for the 15-year-old tweet — which reads “just setting up my twttr” — the Twitter CEO immediately handed the proceeds over to GiveDirectly’s Africa charity fund Monday in Bitcoin. Dorsey put the tweet up for sale on […]

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Japanese skills marketplace Coconala files for IPO valued at over $207M

February 23, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Tokyo-based Coconala, the startup behind an online platform under the same name where you can buy and sell knowledge, skills and, experience from users who are willing to teach, announced on …

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Japan’s Clear, study notes organizer app, acquired by stationery giant Kokuyo

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

We just learned that Tokyo-based Clear, the Japanese startup behind a study notes organizer app under the same name, has been acquired by Japanese stationery giant Kokuyo (TSE:7984). Since its launch back in …

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Nissan to electrify all new cars in key markets by early 2030s

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday all of its new vehicles in key markets will be partly or fully electrified by the early 2030s in a bid to achieve the goal …

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Japan venture fund Global Brain eyes China and India for growth

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 - by upendra - Leave a Comment

TOKYO – Global Brain, one of Japan’s largest venture capital companies, plans to invest more in startups in China and India as it looks to take advantage of geopolitical tensions …