News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaJul 20, 2016Japan’s handmade item marketplace Creema expands into Taiwan, Hong KongSee the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Creema, the Japanese startup behind C2C (consumer-to-consumer) marketplace for…
contribution Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby The BridgeJul 20, 2016Japan’s mobile analytics startup Fuller gains $4 million to fuel global expansionThis is a guest post authored by “Tex” Pomeroy. He is a Tokyo-based writer specializing in…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Yukari MitsuhashiJul 20, 2016This online concierge startup secures seed funding to better serve visitors to JapanSee the original story in Japanese. Fast Japan, an online chat concierge service for visitors to…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Junya MoriJul 15, 2016Meet Blincam, mini-camera mounted on glasses for enabling snapshots with eyeblinksIt has been a while since wearable devices began appearing on the general street scene. While…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Junya MoriJul 14, 2016Japan’s Veldt secures seed round funding to boost production of analogue smartwatchesSee the original story in Japanese. As is well known, smart watch is one of the…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaJul 13, 2016Creww sets up accelerator with Panasonic for high-potential startups from the worldSee the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Creww, the Japanese startup behind a community platform offering…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaJul 11, 2016vKirirom, resort and school developer for Cambodia, gets $2.9M from angel investorsSee the original story in Japanese. Singapore-based vKirirom, the startup developing and operating a resort as…
contribution Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby The BridgeJul 8, 2016I’m bullish on Fintech investment in Japan. So are a bunch of CVCs.This guest post is authored by Mark Bivens. Mark is a Silicon Valley native and former…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby kigoyamaJul 7, 2016Agribuddy, financial app for rural farmers in Cambodia, wins Nikkei FinTech competitionSee the original story in Japanese. I have come to Nikkei FinTech Conference 2016 where various…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaJul 4, 2016Triple W Japan, developer of bowel movement notifier, gets $4.9M from Foxconn, othersSee the original story in Japanese. Triple W Japan, developer of wearable bowel movement predictor DFree,…