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Collaboration with Israel will boost Japan’s innovation mojo, says VC firm

Collaboration with Israel will boost Japan’s innovation mojo, says VC firm

Samurai Incubate is trying to build its footprint in Israel, to help stimulate growth back home.
Osman Husain · · 4 min read
Endless wardrobe: a new subscription fashion box startup in Japan has a surprising twist

Endless wardrobe: a new subscription fashion box startup in Japan has a surprising twist

Working women, young mothers, and retail outlets all benefit from AirCloset’s wear-and-return model.
J.T. Quigley · · 8 min read
Swingmail unifies Gmail, Facebook, and Twitter, makes an inbox of your top 15 contacts

Swingmail unifies Gmail, Facebook, and Twitter, makes an inbox of your top 15 contacts

Created by Japanese entrepreneurs, the app was only available in the US. Now it’s coming to Asia.
David Corbin · · 3 min read
Samurai Incubate creating new fund for startups in Israel and Japan

Samurai Incubate creating new fund for startups in Israel and Japan

Samurai Incubate will have front-row seats to the growing startup scene in Israel.
David Corbin · · 2 min read
Are the savings habits of Japanese corporations creating opportunities for foreign investors?

Are the savings habits of Japanese corporations creating opportunities for foreign investors?

The prudent saving habits of Japanese corporations are complicating Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bid to revitalize the country’s economy. Though Abe’s strategy has already seen an annual US$1 billion injected
J.T. Quigley · · 2 min read

After almost pitching for the MLB, this entrepreneur founded Japan’s biggest amateur baseball league

Gigathlete CEO Shingo Ogaki went from pitching in the US Minor League to founding a sports-based startup in his native Japan.
J.T. Quigley · · 6 min read

Samurai Incubate records 10 exits, 2 ready for IPO, plans for international expansion

Founded in 2008 by Kentaro Sakakibara, Samurai Incubate Inc. invests in early stage tech startups, typically $50,000 for a 15 percent share. During Tech in Asia’s most recent visit to
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

Thai/Japanese Kickstarter Anipipo partners with Thai Cartoon Club to broadcast animation throughout SEA

The winner of Khun Seuk VS Samurai: The Second Thai-Japanese X-Culture Startup Pitching, an event by SIPA, Software Park, and Microsoft, Anipipo is an Animation-focused crowdfunding site. At the pitching
Saiyai Sakawee · · 3 min read

Japan’s Samurai Incubate To Establish ‘Startup Island’ in Tokyo

Tokyo-based tech start-up incubator Samurai Incubate announced it would launch an incubation space in the Tokyo’s waterfront town of Tennozu on November 1st. The space will be called Samurai Startup
Masaru Ikeda · · 2 min read
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