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Posted byThe Bridge
Aug 6, 2024

Secai Marche secures $2.1M in series A extension round to expand food supply chain in Asia

Secai Marche, a B2B fresh food e-commerce platform headquartered in Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, announced…

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Posted byMasaru Ikeda
Aug 2, 2024

LEAPS’ 1st Demo Day: 10 innovative pre-seed startups showcase global ambitions in Tokyo

Quantum Leap Ventures (QXLV) hosted the inaugural demo day for the first batch of its intensive…

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Posted byThe Bridge
Jul 26, 2024

Kyoto fusion components developer attracts US VC firm, total funds reach $96.4M

See the original story in Japanese. Kyoto Fusioneering, a developer of key components for fusion reactors,…

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Posted bykigoyama
Jul 23, 2024

Japan’s NOT A HOTEL secures $35M, unveils six new luxury projects

This is the abridged version of our original article in Japanese. NOT A HOTEL, the Japanese…

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Posted byMasaru Ikeda
Jul 17, 2024

Taiwan’s shared parking space startup USPACE acquires Japanese peer Nokisaki

Taiwanese shared parking service startup USPACE and Japanese peer Nokisaki held a joint press conference in…

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Posted byMasaru Ikeda
Jul 8, 2024

New fund from Okinawa wants to help startups expand across Asia

Bridge learned that Kenichiro Toyosato, founder of startup hubs in Okinawa like Koza Startup Arcade and…

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Posted byMasaru Ikeda
Jun 21, 2024

Japan on-demand gig job app Timee files for IPO, eyes up to $910M valuation

Update on 10am JST, June 24th: Due to the wide range of the estimated price per…

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Posted byMasaru Ikeda
May 11, 2024

UTokyo’s incubator ties up with Cyber Valley to support portfolio teams mutually

See the original story in Japanese. UTokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyo IPC for short), the University of…

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Posted byMasaru Ikeda
May 10, 2024

Japanese entrepreneur launches Myanmar’s answer to Deel

In November of 2020, Singapore-based startup news media outlet e27 reported that Hi-so, a startup in…

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Posted byThe Bridge
May 7, 2024

Orange raises $19M in pre-series A to boost localization effort of Japanese manga titles

Tokyo-based Orange, the Japanese startup behind an AI localization system for manga titles, announced on April…

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