A missed opportunity for Japan’s startup ecosystem
From KPCB’s internet trends report released yesterday, comes an interesting factoid: 60% of the top 25…
Spark Profit: Fantasy trading game promises rewards with no risk
A few days ago we told you about Hong Kong-based online brokerage service 8 Securities which…
Adways’ Party Track begins integration with 5Rocks to create one-stop mobile analytics solution
Back in January we reported that Tokyo-based digital advertising network and game publisher Adways has invested…
GREE Ventures closes $50M fund to target Asian startups
GREE Ventures has just announced the initial closing of its second fund. Dubbed the AT-I Investment…
Mixi’s investment firm invests in Taiwanese recruitment site Job178
I Mercury Capital, the investment arm of Japanese internet company Mixi (TSE:2121), announced today that it…
Adways launches its app pre-registration service for the Korean market
See our report in Japanese Adways Korea, the subsidiary of Tokyo-based Adways Inc, has announced the…
Japan’s Tabikul helps you arrange travel itineraries for new destinations
See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Grood, the startup best known for its crowdsourcing platform…
Kamcord raises $7M in funding, now lets users share game videos to Line, WeChat
San Francisco-based Kamcord announced this morning that it has raised $7.1 million in series A funding,…
Apple’s revenue growth in Japan driven by iPhone sales
Apple’s Q2 2014 earnings are out, with the company reporting 26% revenue growth in Japan. It…
Japanese social marketing company Allied Architects sets up shop in Singapore
Tokyo-based Allied Architects(TSE:6081) announced yesterday it has set up a subsidiary in Singapore. It’s called Allied…