Seed Funding for Startups
In the context of startups, ‘seed funding’, ‘seed money’ or ‘seed capital’ are terms that are getting more and more familiar to the casual audience. The concept of seed funding …
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Investment in Japanese Software Organisations
Japan is home to a large information technology (IT) industry. The software sector alone accounted for sales of more than 15 trillion Japanese yen as of 2018. During the same year, the data …
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Wakaze, bringing Japanese sake from Paris brewery, nabs $3M for Europe, US expansion
Japanese sake brewing startup Wakaze announced on Wednesday that it has secured 330 million yen (about $3 million US) in a series A round. Participating investors in this round are Jafco Group …
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Japan’s Hacobu secures $8.7M to use big data for optimizing B2B logistics
Tokyo-based Hacobu, a business-to-business logistics optimization startup, has announced that it has secured 940 million yen (about $8.7 million US) in its latest round of funding. Participating investors are JIC Venture Growth Investments (JIC VGI), NN Corporate Capital (Investment arm of Nomura Real Estate Holdings), Toyota Tsusho (TSE:8015), Logistics Innovation Fund (Spiral (TSE:8015), Logistics Innovation […]
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Daiz, Japan’s answer to Impossible Foods, secures $17M series B round
Kumamoto-based Daiz, the Japanese startup developing plant-based substitutes for meat products, announced on Monday that it has secured about 1.85 billion yen (about $17.1 million) in a series B round. Participating investors are Ajinomoto (TSE:2802), Marubeni (TSE:8002), Nippon Steel Trading (TSE:9810), Kanematsu (TSE:8020), Kanematsu Foods, ENEOS Innovation Partners, Kichiri Holdings (TSE:3082), Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital, […]
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Studist nabs $17M from Pavilion Capital and others to boost Asia expansion
Tokyo-based Studist, the Japanese startup behind the TeachMe Biz visual workflow management platform and the Hansoku Cloud sales promotion PDCA management platform, announced today that it has secured 1.85 billion yen (about $17.1 million US) in the latest round. In addition to existing investors such as DNX Ventures, Nippon Venture Capital, and Salesforce Ventures, participating […]
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Japan’s Allm secures $50.5M+ to promote COVID-19 solutions and telemedicine in Asia
Japanese MedTech Startup Allm has secured 5.6 billion yen (over $50.5 million) from investors including Mitsui & Co (TSE:8031) and SOMPO Holdings (TSE:8630), Nikkei reported on Sunday. This round is considered to be a series A extension round while Japanese startup database Initial reports the company’s post-valuation has reached about 32 billion yen (about $300 […]
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