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Korean micromobility startup Swing grabs $24M for growth, expands to Japan 

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Swing , a South Korean electric scooter and micromobility startup, announced today it has raised $24 million in a Series B round to spur its growth and expansion to Japan. . Expansion to Japan. Last year, the startup set up a subsidiary in Japan, aiming to launch its service in Tokyo in the first half of 2022. .

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zero-day exploits, breaking into Japan, algorithmic VC investing

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In this case, Barnabas Birmacher, CEO of Platform as a Service company Bitrise, shared the lessons he learned as his team attempted to enter Japan. Instead of relying solely on strategic partners, his team visited Japan before ramping up to host events and engage directly with early adopters.

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Japan’s Terra Drone gets $14M lift from Saudi investors

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The Japan-headquartered company, which builds drone software, hardware and uncrewed aircraft traffic management software, said the new capital brings its total raised to $97 million since its inception in 2016. Japan’s Terra Drone gets $14M lift from Saudi investors by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

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Classiq raises additional funding for its quantum algorithm design tools

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With both the quantum market in Europe and Japan growing quickly, Classiq is focusing its efforts on these geographies right now, in addition to the United States. So what we care about is where the main markets of enterprises that will adopt quantum computing are. If I had to name two, it would be Japan and Germany.

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Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster jazzes up China’s AR startup Nreal with $15M funding

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Nreal , the well-funded Chinese AR headset maker that’s been making aggressive global expansion, said Thursday that it has raised $15 million from Korean sunglasses brand Gentle Monster ’s parent company, IICOMBINED. Japan, South Korea, Spain, and Germany. .” Japan, South Korea, Spain, and Germany. the company said.

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Glorang scores $10M Series A to expand its edtech marketplace across Asia 

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Glorang , a Seoul-based edtech startup that offers after-school classes and extracurricular activities via online for students between the ages of 3 and 18, said Friday it has raised a $10 million Series A funding co-led by Korea Investment Partners and Murex Partners, along with Japan’s Pksha Capital. . billion in 2027 , from $17.6

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Edge computing startup Macrometa gets $20M Series A led by Pelion Venture Partners

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Macrometa , the edge computing cloud and global data network for app developers, announced today it has raised a $20 million Series A. The pandemic also “resulted in several secular and permanent shifts in cloud adoption and consumption,” he added, changing how people shop, consume media, content and entertainment.