Japan latest Technology,Business, Motivation and Startup News
Competition in the fuel-cell electric truck space continues to heat up, with the Oct. 5 announcement of a Class 8 tractor to be developed jointly by Hino Trucks and Toyota …
Toyota to develop fuel-cell electric truck for North America market 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
