News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaAug 22, 2018Drone Fund announces $27M second fund; Japan soccer star Honda joins as investorSee the original story in Japanese. Japan’s Drone Fund, the fund led by the Japanese angel investor…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaAug 16, 2018Meet six teams from Mitsubishi UFJ’s 3rd acceleration batch in TokyoSee the original story in Japanese. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), a bank holding company with…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaAug 13, 2018SynchroLife, blockchain-based restaurant discovery app from Japan, raises $720KSee the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Ginkan, developing and offering an AI-powered social restaurant discovery…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaAug 10, 2018Leapfrog Ventures makes first investment in Africa, backs regional FinTech startup ExuusSee the original story in Japanese. Our readers may recall that we have covered Takuma Terakubo,…
contribution Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byThe BridgeAug 9, 2018Japan’s Spectee, news video aggregator for press, ready for North America expansionThis is a guest post authored by “Tex” Pomeroy. He is a Tokyo-based writer specializing in…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaAug 8, 2018Thai startup TalentEx secures funds to help get Russian univ tech grads hired by Japan firmsSee the original story in Japanese. Bangkok-based TalentEx, offering recruitment-focused online media and SaaS (software as…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaAug 7, 2018WOVN unveils iOS SDK, helps developers support multilingual features in mobile appsSee the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Wovn Technologies launched last week the beta version of…
Events Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaJul 31, 2018ReCactus reaction video app wins Infinity Venture Summit pitch competition in TaipeiSee the original article in Japanese. During Infinity Venture Summit 2018 Spring in Taipei, a semi-annual…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaJul 30, 2018Rapyuta, developing Android-like platform for robotics, secures $9.5M series A fundingSee the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-headquartered Rapyuta Robotics, the startup developing a cloud-based robotics platform,…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaJul 29, 2018DANX wants to roll out ‘pop-up’ and on-demand diners across Japan using food trucksSee the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Ignition Point announced earlier this month that it has…