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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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How our SaaS startup broke into the Japanese market without a physical presence

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Breaking into Japan is often one of the biggest challenges a growing tech company will encounter. For the startups that cater to these companies, “cracking Japan” is inevitably part of their growth and expansion roadmaps. Japan is not a testing ground for MVP products. Share on Twitter. Barnabas Birmacher is the CEO of Bitrise.

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Sumutasu secures $10M to digitize Japan’s real estate market

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In Japan, where the real estate market is fragmented, homeowners have faced uncertain selling prices riddled with brokerage fees and an average selling period of between four and eight months, Ito said. When purchasing an existing house in Japan, brokerage fees usually amount to about 3% of the property price, Ito added. . and the U.K.,

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Joby Aviation partners with Japanese airline to launch air taxi service

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Joby Aviation is partnering with Japanese airline ANA to bring aerial ridesharing services to Japan. Joby’s intent to start up operations in Japan comes to light a week after the company announced plans to launch an air taxi service in South Korea in partnership with SK Telecom. The air taxi market prepares to take flight.

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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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Japanese sneaker platform SODA raises $56.4M, accquires rival Monokabu

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Tokyo-based SODA, which runs Japan’s largest sneaker resell platform, lands $22 million led by SoftBank Ventures Asia. At the time, Uchiyama told TechCrunch demand for sneakers remained high despite the pandemic’s economic impact and increased adoption of online shopping also helped drive sales.

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