THE BRIDGE

Japan’s Neurospace raises $890K to help enterprises improve employees’ sleep health

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Oct 18, 2017

Enterprise SEO tool GinzaMetrics buys Asia’s influencer marketing platform Withfluence

Masaru Ikeda -

Oct 17, 2017

Japanese houseplants e-commerce site HitoHana raises $890K for service expansion

Masaru Ikeda -

Oct 10, 2017

Japan’s Sora raises $710K to help hotels set competitive but profitable prices using...

Masaru Ikeda -

Oct 6, 2017

Japan’s LaFabric, shirt and suit tailor startup, gets $6.6M to enrich original product...

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Oct 4, 2017

Japan’s Spectee, news video aggregator for press, snags $2.3M series B...

Masaru Ikeda -

Oct 4, 2017

See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Spectee, the startup behind the artificial intelligence(AI)-powered platform offering news materials based on social media analytics, announced today...

Japan’s Skydisc raises $6.5M to bring one-stop AI and IoT solution...

Oct 3, 2017

Yoyo Wallet eyeing now-smartphone-savvy Japan market

Sep 30, 2017

Japan’s Nulab gets first cash injection in 13-year history, poised for...

Sep 28, 2017

Japan’s Xenoma, body-tracking outfit maker, lands $1.8M after big success on...

Sep 27, 2017

Japan’s Firebug wants to redefine TV viewing experience for mobile-addicted millennials

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Sep 26, 2017

See the original story in Japanese. Shogo Sato is known for having experience as a manager of famous Japanese comedian groups such as Ninety Nine...

Japan’s Oneteam, collaborative business communication tool for Asia, raises $3.4M

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Sep 25, 2017

See the original story in Japanese. Updated: Some part describing Profile Book has been deleted because the company says it has no longer intention to...

AirX officially launches ‘Uber for helicopters’ service in Tokyo

Sep 24, 2017

Japan’s Creww foraying into coworking space business

Sep 23, 2017

Facy, mobile app that drives customers to fashion retailers, looking at...

Sep 20, 2017

Japan’s Crevo raises $2.8M, aiming to help crowdsourced animators work smarter

Sep 17, 2017

Japan’s Neurospace raises $890K to help enterprises improve employees’ sleep health

Masaru Ikeda -

Oct 18, 2017

Enterprise SEO tool GinzaMetrics buys Asia’s influencer marketing platform Withfluence

Masaru Ikeda -

Oct 17, 2017

Japanese houseplants e-commerce site HitoHana raises $890K for service expansion

Masaru Ikeda -

Oct 10, 2017

Japan’s Sora raises $710K to help hotels set competitive but profitable prices using AI

Masaru Ikeda -

Oct 6, 2017

Japan’s LaFabric, shirt and suit tailor startup, gets $6.6M to enrich original product lineup

Takeshi Hirano -

Oct 4, 2017

Makers Boot Camp opens international makerspace in Kyoto

Masaru Ikeda -

Sep 16, 2017

See the original story in Japanese. Kyoto-based Darma Tech Labs (DTL), known for organizing a hardware-focused startup accelerator Makers Boot Camp (MBC), announced earlier this...

Japan’s Infostellar raises $7.3M in series A for satellite antenna sharing platform

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Sep 13, 2017

See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Infostellar, the Japanese startup developing and offering an antenna sharing platform for satellite operations, announced today that it...

Sumitomo Mitsui launches open innovation space in Tokyo’s most vibrant startup hub

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Sep 11, 2017

See the original story in Japanese. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG, TSE:8316) earlier this month launched their first open-innovation base named Hoops Link Tokyo in...

Maipple ties up with Tokyo model agency, launches influencer matching platform for Asia

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Sep 10, 2017

See the original story in Japanese. Maipple, the Japanese startup developing and offering a fashion marketplace app for Taiwanese consumers under the same name, announced...

Japan’s Tech Bureau raises $14.7M to boost blockchain apps, cryptocurrency exchange

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Sep 7, 2017

See the original story in Japanese. Tech Bureau, the Japanese startup offering cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, announced today that it has fundraissed 1.6 billion yen...

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