Startup

Tokyo-based Catallaxy, the company behind a B2B platform for metalworking called Mitsuri, announced on Monday that it has secured about 410 million yen ($3.8 million US) in a Series A round. Participating …

Japan’s Mitsuri, B2B platform for metalworking, secures $3.8M in series A round Read More

Tokyo-based Paidy, the Japanese startup behind cardless online payments and “Buy Now, Pay Later” service, has raised US$120 million in a Series D round, according to Nikkei’s report on Tuesday. It …

Amid buy-now-pay-later boom, Paidy becomes unicorn after raising $120M in series D Read More

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 …

Nextblue unveils first fund with $28M target for Japanese and European startups Read More

Kawasaki, Kanagawa-based LexxPluss announced on Wednesday that it has secured an undisclosed sum in a seed round from Incubate Fund, SOSV Investments, and Sumitomo Corporation. For the startup, this is the first …

HAX Tokyo alumni LexxPluss secures seed round to enhance warehouse robotics Read More

HoloAsh announced on Monday that it has secured 73 million yen (over $670,000 US) in a pre-seed round. Participating investors include Akatsuki’s Heart Driven Fund, Miraise as well as angel …

weBelong, social network app for teenage minorities, raises $670K+ in pre-seed round Read More