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Seasoned Japanese startup puts fintech on the map with $500m IPO
Its CEO’s stake is now worth a tasty US$98 million. Not bad for five years’ work.
Steven Millward · · 2 min readJapanese fintech company Money Forward grabs another $11m
Local banks love Money Forward in Japan. The company now has four million users and another US$11 million for its war chest.
Peter Rothenberg · · 3 min read
These are Japan’s 15 most-funded startups (INFOGRAPHIC)
Well over half a billion dollars was invested in Japanese startups in 2015. This year continues to be a banner year for the country’s burgeoning entrepreneurs.
Peter Rothenberg · · 3 min read
Japan’s MoneyForward gets series C funding amid fintech boom
Japanese startup MoneyForward today revealed to Tech in Asia that it has secured JPY 1.6 billion (US$13.3 million) in series C funding.
Steven Millward · · 2 min readJapanese fintech startup grabs $28.7M series C to solve accounting woes
Fintech is hot in Japan and Freee’s latest round is keeping the heat on its competitors.
David Corbin · · 2 min readJapan’s New Economy Summit held its first ever pitch contest. Here are the 9 finalists
Japan’s leading tech-focused business association put on a pitch contest. In addition to an $8,500 prize, the winner comes to Tech in Asia Singapore 2015.
David Corbin · · 5 min readWith $12.6M more in the bank, MoneyForward is ready to push adoption of cloud accounting
Rival Freee may have grabbed some headlines, but MoneyForward is gaining some powerful friends.
David Corbin · · 3 min readFreee is crowned the king of cloud accounting in Japan. And it’s not even close
The startup might be number one for now but there are plenty of rivals looking to knock it off.
David Corbin · · 1 min readMessaging app Line to dip toes in financial service industry
The move could open up new battles for Line to fight.
David Corbin · · 2 min readWhy global consulting firm Deloitte is the trusted godfather to 2,000 Japanese startups
Deloitte offers free consulting services to Japanese startups in order to kickstart the Japanese economy.
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