Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Ex-Lazada exec’s edtech startup nets $23m series B
JIC Venture Growth Investments, the VC unit of sovereign wealth fund Japan Investment Corporation, led the round.
Randy Mulyanto · · 2 min read
Vertex injects $24.5m in Line-based martech startup
Japan-based Micoworks, which helps businesses interact with customers through Line, is eyeing Taiwan and Thailand next.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min read
Mitsubishi fund invests in Japanese ecommerce firm
Super Studio will use the fresh funds to create new businesses and support digital transformation.
Shadine Taufik · · 1 min read
Restaurant discovery app that rewards users with cryptocurrency scoops up $2.6m
Japanese startup SynchroLife received the new funds from MTG Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and Giftee, among others.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min read
Japanese personal finance app locks in funding from Salesforce, 3 megabanks
Moneytree is all about helping people manage their spending.
Jum Balea · · 2 min readGumi raises $50M, partners with Sega Networks in next step toward digital entertainment domination
Tokyo-based mobile game developer Gumi today secured a JPY5 billion fundraising round led by Silicon Valley VC World Innovation Lab and Sega Networks.
J.T. Quigley · · 2 min readWhill, an anti-wheelchair that’d make Professor X jealous, debuts on Kickstarter
Despite raising $1.75 million, Whill launched a Kickstarter campaign to generate buzz for its personal mobility device in the US.
J.T. Quigley · · 3 min readTokyo Otaku Mode gets series A funding to grow its anime estore
Anime fan-site turned ecommerce portal Tokyo Otaku Mode has got its hands on series A funding worth JPY 270 million – that’s US$2.64 million.
Steven Millward · · 2 min readAimed at Japan’s Most Stylish Shoppers, Muse & Co Raises $3.4 Million
The fashion-loving Japanese startup Muse & Co has raised 350 million yen, about $3.4 million, in series B funding for its fledgling e-commerce business. The primary investors are Itochu Technology
Steven Millward · · 1 min readJapan’s Social Restaurant Finder ‘Retty’ Raises $1.2 Million, Starts Global Expansion
Japanese social gourmet site/ restaurant finder Retty just announced that it has raised a total of $1.2 million from GREE Ventures, NTT Investment-Partners, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. The startup has
Masaru Ikeda · · 2 min read