Adways

This startup raised $1m to bring VR ‘God mode’ to architects

This startup raised $1m to bring VR ‘God mode’ to architects

Shogo Numakura was blown away by the first Oculus Rift. Now he has raised $1m from 500 Startups and others to bring VR design software to another level.
Peter Rothenberg · · 2 min read
Quest Drop raises money to help the next Flappy Bird soar in Southeast Asia

Quest Drop raises money to help the next Flappy Bird soar in Southeast Asia

This company makes it easier to create a string of successful mobile game hits.
Terence Lee · · 2 min read
9 markets and 3 years later, Adways finally turns a profit overseas

9 markets and 3 years later, Adways finally turns a profit overseas

Adways’ first foray overseas – to China in 2003 – stalled. It’s second push is in the black and starting to accelerate.
David Corbin · · 2 min read
Adways launches app pre-registration platform as Geeeks Play in SEA

Adways launches app pre-registration platform as Geeeks Play in SEA

Adways launches its popular Yoyaku Top 10 app pre-registration platform in Southeast Asia, starting with Thailand.
Mary-Anne Lee · · 2 min read

Adways’ first global push stalled. Its second one is catching fire.

Japan’s Adways did not let a setback slow it down. Now it is in 11 countries.
David Corbin · · 3 min read

A tale of a dropout turned multi-millionaire entrepreneur (#StartupAsia preview)

Haruhisa Okamura, Founder and CEO at Adways Adways, a Tokyo-headquartered company founded in February 2001, today employs over a thousand employees worldwide and generated US$221 million in revenue last year.
Willis Wee · · 1 min read

5Rocks, backed by a strong team, hopes to rock the game analytics world

The startup has experienced entrepreneurs on board as well as some familiar names in Asia as investors.
Yuna Kim · · 2 min read

How a high school dropout became a multi-millionaire entrepreneur

Haruhisa Okamura founder and CEO of Adways is one of the youngest founders to bring a company from zero to IPO in Japan.
Willis Wee · · 4 min read

Brave Frontier developer Gumi gets second investment in 2 months for regional expansion

Less than two months after closing a $19 million funding round, Tokyo-based mobile game developer Gumi has just accepted an undisclosed sum of cash from Japanese mobile advertising company Adways (TSE:2489) in exchange for
Paul Bischoff · · 1 min read

A social network for TV fans in Singapore

With the rise of mobile, TV channels are joining the fray and trying to tap into that market with their own mobile apps. Social Gate, one such app that I
Enricko Lukman · · 2 min read