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When Teruhide Sato started investing with BEENEXT, he began making investments from the balance sheet of his startup BEENOS, now one of Japan’s largest conglomerates. The first startup he funded …
What BEENEXT’s Teruhide Sato looks for in startups and founders Read More
TOKYO — Funding in private companies in China from January through June was concentrated in medicine and health care, as well as “corona-tech” companies that have developed online solutions in …
Chinese ‘corona-tech’ startups raising big money Read More
Inside SoftBank Group Corp., the idea of going private through a buyout has been discussed off and on for at least five years. Almost everyone except founder Masayoshi Son opposes …
At SoftBank, almost everyone thinks going private is a bad idea Read More
NEC Corp. said Monday it will acquire Swiss financial software vendor Avaloq Group AG for 2.05 billion Swiss francs (¥236 billion) by April to strengthen its global financial services reach. …
NEC to acquire Swiss fintech firm Avaloq for $2.24 billion Read More
Playco, a mobile gaming startup based in Tokyo, has raised $100 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital and angel investor Josh Buckley at a $1 billion valuation for …
Japan’s mobile gaming Playco raises $100m, led by Sequoia Read More
Nagoya, Japan—Photo electron Soul Inc. announced that it has closed a financinground of $7M (¥740M), achieved through the combination of the sale of stock to investors, a bankloan, and financing …
Nagoya Japan Based “Photo electron Soul” raises $7M (¥740M) Read More
SoftBank-backed used-car platform Kavak has become Mexico’s first tech “unicorn” after reaching a $1.15 billion valuation in its latest funding round last month, Chief Executive Carlos Garcia said in talk …
SoftBank-backed used-car startup Kavak becomes first Mexican unicorn Read More