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Wassha, power supplier for off-grid Africa, snags $9M from Daikin, Yamaha Motor, others
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Tokyo-based Wassha, developing a prepaid solar power delivery service to off-grid areas in rural Africa by networking kiosk vendors...
Japanese accounting startup Freee to go IPO, targets $1B valuation: Nikkei
Nikkei reported earlier this morning that Tokyo-based Freee, a Japanese startup behind a cloud-based accounting platform under the same name, is planning to get...
Smart driving assistant developer Drivemode acquired by Honda R&D
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Honda R&D, the research and development-focused subsidiary of the Japanese automotive giant, announced on Monday that it has acquired...
Japanese AI-powered cancer detection startup raises $43M in series B round
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Tokyo-based AI Medical Service, the Japanese startup developing the AI-powered technology to detect cancerous lesions from endoscopic footage, announced...
Japan’s “flying car” developer SkyDrive snags $14M, expects manned test flight this year
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Tokyo-based SkyDrive, the Japanese drone startup spun off from the Cartivator volunteer group consisting of aircraft, drone and automotive...
Japan’s UniFa, developing AI/IoT-powered kindergartner monitoring, secures $32M series C
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Nagoya-based UniFa, the Japanese startup behind the Lookmee service brand using AI-powered IoT (Internet of solutions) solutions for tracking...
Japanese e-commerce platform Base files for IPO
Tokyo-based Base, the e-commerce platform provider dubbed Japan’s answer to Shopify, announced on Friday that the IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)...
Japanese house construction management SaaS Andpad closes series B with $22.6M
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Tokyo-based Oct, the Japanese startup developing and providing the Andpad house construction management platform, announced on Thursday that it...
Japan’s end-of-life startup Yoriso secures $18.8 million
Tokyo-based Yoriso, the Japanese startup previously known as Minrebi that connects bereaved families to funeral homes and other end-of-life service providers, announced today that...
Japan’s luxury brand consignment app Reclo raises $34M to boost China expansion
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Tokyo-based Active Sonar, the startup behind luxury brand consignment app Reclo, announced on Thursday that it has raised 3.6...
