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Switzerland-based digital asset bank Sygnum Group and SBI Group, a Japan based financial conglomerate, have entered into a partnership to establish an early-stage fund investing in digital asset opportunities across …
Sygnum Group and SBI Group Launch Early-Stage Fund to Back Digital Asset Startups Read More
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