Startups spring into action to secure apex access
This is a guest post authored by “Tex” Pomeroy. He is a Tokyo-based writer specializing in…
Japan’s KDDI to buy IoT-optimized mobile data startup Soracom for $180 million
The Nikkei reported early this morning that Japan’s second largest telco KDDI will acquire a full…
KDDI buys Japanese mobile game marketing startup AppBroadCast
Tokyo-based Mediba, an ad business-centric subsidiary of Japan’s leading telco KDDI, announced on Friday that it…
Japan’s KDDI buys members-only premium outlet site Luxa
See the original story in Japanese. Japan’s leading telco, KDDI, will take a majority stake in…
KDDI invests $113M, partners with 11 internet companies to better engage smartphone users
Japan’s Nikkei reported earlier this morning that Japanese telco KDDI will partner with 11 internet companies…
KDDI and Global Brain form $50M second fund, strengthening investments in US startups
Japanese telco KDDI and investment firm Global Brain announced earlier this week that they have jointly…
KDDI joining forces with 13 top Japanese companies to launch incubation initiative
Japan’s Nikkei reported today that Japan’s second largest telco KDDI will join forces with 13 Japanese…
News curation startup Gunosy secures $12M funding from three Japanese companies
Bloomberg reported earlier today that Tokyo-based Gunosy, the company behind the curation news app under the…
News curation startup Gunosy fundraises $12 million from KDDI
See the original story in Japanese. Japanese telco KDDI announced today that it has invested in…
Japanese premium outlet site Luxa raises $3.3 million from KDDI
Tokyo-based Luxa, the startup running a members-only discount e-commerce platform, has announced today that it has…