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SoftBank leads photo editing platform’s $130m series C round

SoftBank leads photo editing platform’s $130m series C round

The editing platform for photos and videos has raised a total of $195 million in capital since its founding.
Kul Bhushan · · 2 min read
Japanese B2B manufacturing platform banks $73m in series B money
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Japanese B2B manufacturing platform banks $73m in series B money

Caddi plans to accelerate the digitalization of its platform as it expands globally, especially into Southeast Asia, a TechCrunch report noted.
Miguel Cordon · · 1 min read
5 investors to check out at TIA Tokyo 2018’s Speed Dating

5 investors to check out at TIA Tokyo 2018’s Speed Dating

This not-to-be-missed event will be happening on September 20 & 21 at downtown Shibuya.
Eugene Tan · · 4 min read
Brief: Salesforce joins $38m investment in company that digitizes your business cards

Brief: Salesforce joins $38m investment in company that digitizes your business cards

Sansan will use the money from return investor Salesforce, DCM Ventures, and a Toyota-backed fund to target expansion into India.
Jack Ellis · · 1 min read

Microsoft promises $16M in cloud services and support for 100 Chinese startups

100 lucky Chinese startups are about to get a cash injection and some free cloud services courtesy of Microsoft’s China branch and a few of its VC partners.
C. Custer · · 1 min read

China’s top gay hook-up app attracts $30 million in funding from DCM

Blued, which is aimed at China’s gay men, now claims to have 15 million registered users.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

After US expansion, Japanese business card management service Sansan enters Singapore

Following a warm reception in the US, Sansan turns its gaze toward the lucrative ASEAN market.
J.T. Quigley · · 2 min read

Too many business cards? Japan’s Sansan gets $14 million to bring its cloud-based contact manager to the US

Tokyo-based startup Sansan receives $14M from DCM to bring its cloud-based contact manager to the US.
J.T. Quigley · · 2 min read

Accounting SaaS startup freee nets $8 million in funding, aims for one million SMBs in Japan

Japan’s top accounting SaaS startup, freee, has netted US$8 million in series B funding from DCM and Infinity Venture Partners (IVP).
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

App store Wandoujia seals $120 million in funding amidst China’s Android boom

Wandoujia, one of China’s top Android app stores, has secured a massive $120 million in funding, the Beijing-based startup revealed today. The investment is led by SoftBank (TYO:9984), the Japanese
Steven Millward · · 3 min read