[Sd] Japanese fashion-focused startup Youtfit raises $310,000 from Incubate Fund
Japanese fashion startup Youtfit today announced that it has raised 30 million yen (approximately $310,000) from Tokyo-based Incubate Fund. The startup is known for having started Japan Style, a...
View ArticleLINE Launches "LINE Free Coin", Reward Ads For Android To Parter With Metaps...
LINE announced LINE Free Coin, incentive-based app promotion service, on June 20th to launch in Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand. When users download apps on Android which LINE selected, they will get LINE...
View ArticleUS-based Startup Founded By Japanese, Hapyrus Raises $925K From Famous...
Silicon Valley-based startup, Hapyrus announced fundraising of $925,000 from angel investors and venture capital. Investors include William Lohse, who are former CEO of Ziff Davis and early investor of...
View ArticleCredit Card Linked Coupon Service, "Saison Card Linked Offer" To Launch, The...
Credit card linked promotion service, Card Linked Offer operator, Kanmu announced to launch Saison Card Linked Offer jointly with Credit Saison. In addition, Kanmu fundraised about 43 million yen from...
View ArticleKDDI Provides GAKUMO, Study Room On Palm, From July / ITmedia
GAKUMO is an education service optimized for mobile devices jointly provided by KDDI and Quipper. Quipper is a mobile app developed by a startup, Quipper, which allows users to learn by answering...
View ArticleAdinnovation Raises 160M Yen From DBJ Capital And Others / Cnet Japan
Adinnovation revealed a fundrasing from DBJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. The amount raised is 160 million yen.Adinnovation was founded in 2010 to provide consulting...
View ArticleVenture Republic Invests In Indonesian Price Comparison Site / Venture Now
Venture Republic invested in PT Telunjuk Komputasi Indonesia, which runs price comparison site, Telunjuk.com in Indonesia through its subsidiary, Venture Republic Global.Taking advantage of knowledge...
View ArticleMutations Studio Fundraises 230M Yen From CyberAgent Ventures, FuRyu, And...
Mutations Studio was founded in August 2012 by a game producer, Mr. Kuwata who produced several popular mobile games and his team. CyberAgent Ventures invested in September, 2012, FuRyu did in...
View Article[Sd] Japanese MOOC startup raises $1.5 million from investors
Schoo is a Tokyo-based MOOC (massive open online course) startup providing livestreamed lectures on the internet. The startup announced today that it has raised 152 million yen (approximately $1.52...
View Article[Sd] Book discovery service raises $200,000 from Japanese investors
Booklap is a handy service that helps you find good books. It was created by Tokyo-based startup Prosbee, which announced today that it has raised 20 million yen ($200,000) from Incubate Fund, Voyage...
View Articlefluxflex Officially Launches WebPay, Credit Card Payment API / Cnet Japan
Along with the announcement of the official launch, fluxflex announced fundraising by convertible notes from CyberAgent Ventures, Archetype, and GMO Payment Gateway.WebPay has high compatibility with...
View Article[Sd] 3 Japanese VCs team up to establish new mobile gaming studio
Fuji Startup Ventures, Gumi Ventures, and B Dash Ventures have jointly announced that they have teamed up to establish a new mobile gaming studio called A-lim. It has not been disclosed how much stake...
View Article[TechCrunch] Japanese Ticketing Startup Peatix Raises $3M Series A To Fund...
Japanese e-ticketing startup Peatix just closed a Series A round of $3 million, led by Fidelity Japan. The company is seeking to be the Eventbrite of Asia, and provides a platform for event organizers...
View Article[Sd] Downloaded by half of Japan’s iPhone girls, Papelook attracts more...
Two Japanese mobile trends that we have been following closely over the past few months are high-quality Japanese photo apps, and the evolution of cute culture into an exportable mobile commodity....
View Article[Sd] Japanese fashion commerce giant Zozotown acquires DIY shop startup...
Today Bracket, the company behind Stores.jp, announced that it has been acquired by Start Today. Start Today is, of course, the operator of Japanese fashion commerce giant Zozotown. Since news of the...
View Article[Sd] Next-gen Japanese wheelchair startup raises $1M from 500 Startups and...
Whill is a Japanese startup that is developing ‘Personal Mobility’, a next-generation wheelchair. The startup announced today it has raised $1 million from Itochu Technology Ventures (ITV), 500...
View Article[Sd] Japanese e-commerce startup Monoco raises funds from KDDI and Global Brain
Tokyo-based startup Monoco announced today it has raised funds from Japan’s second largest telco KDDI and Japanese VC firm Global Brain. The specific amount was not disclosed but it’s thought to be...
View Article[Sd] Japanese lifehack sharing site Nanapi raises $2.7 million
Nanapi is a popular Japanese site where users can share their favorite lifehacks. The company announced today it has raised 270 million yen (approximately $2.7 million) from KDDI’s Open Innovation...
View ArticleOpt Enters Venture Capital Business Focusing On Ad Tech And E-Commerce /...
Opt established a dedicated division to accelerate growth of Internet related startups. In this year, the company plans to invest around 1 billion yen in startups located in Japan and APAC focusing on...
View Article[Sd] Japanese flea market app Mercari raises $500,000 from East Ventures
Mercari, a flea market app launched by Japanese serial entrepreneur Shintaro Yamada, has been showing good numbers of late. Since the release of its Android app back on July 2nd, more than 50,000 users...
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