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MAY 11, 2022

Zeals , a Tokyo-based startup that lets businesses communicate with their customers via its chat application, said Thursday it has secured $27.2 The latest round brings its total funding raised to $41.4 million (3.5 billion yen) in equity and $11.6 million (1.5 billion yen) in debt.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Rakuten Symphony , the recently launched telco-focused arm of Japan’s Rakuten Group , today announced that it has acquired Robin.io , a startup that offers a Kubernetes platform optimized for storage solutions and complex network applications. had raised a total of $86 million in venture funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

When Masaya Aso worked on autonomous driving technology at Bosch in Japan and Germany, he realized that “many tasks were still manual as over 85% of warehouses have almost no automation at all.” billion JPY) of Series A funding that values the company at approximately $38.8 with a fresh injection of about $10.7 million (1.45

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TechCrunch

JUNE 16, 2021

As the insurance industry adjusts to life in the 21st century (heh), an AI startup that has built computer vision tools to enable remote damage appraisals is announcing a significant round of growth funding. as well as a large swathe of insurers in Japan, specifically Tokio Marine Nichido, Mitsui Sumitomo, Aioi Nissay Dowa and Sompo.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2022

From cars and trucks to planes, trains and even household boilers, the universe’s lightest gas isn’t short on possible applications. But it is short on successful applications. Cars and trucks? Until yesterday, the last time I saw a hydrogen car was when I tested a Mercedes fuel cell B-Class … nearly 15 years ago. Not anytime soon.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The seed funding brings its total raised to $4.3 The latest funding was led by QUAD , with participation from ASICS Ventures Corporation , 15th Rock Ventures, Pacifico Investments and SOSV. Bisu Body Coach works around disposable test sticks and a reader that syncs with a smartphone application. and European Union.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Josys , spun off from its parent company Raksul last year, launched its automated management IT devices and SaaS application in September 2021 that reduces IT operation costs and enhances security systems. The latest funding will help Josys speed up its overseas expansions, including Singapore, India, Australia, New Zealand, the U.K,

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

Today his startup — which builds AI-based personalized learning, including test prep, for students — is announcing a major funding round to help it position itself as a player in that process. Seoul-based Riiid has closed a funding round of $175 million, an equity round coming from a single backer, SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Boost Biomes , the Y Combinator-backed developer of microbiome-based bio-fungicides and bio-pesticides for agricultural applications, has added $2 million in funding and picked up a new strategic investor in Japan’s Universal Materials Incubator.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Led by Hike Ventures and Real Ventures, the funding includes participation from Toyota AI Ventures and Uphill Capital, among others, designed to help the company pilot its kitchen robotics technology. SoftBank will bring Bear’s serving robots to Japan, amid restaurant labor shortages. million seed round.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

Some SMEs don’t want to get (or have access to) equity funding, but also want to stay away from high-interest bank loans. The Mumbai-based startup announced today that it has raised $36 million in equity and debt led by Varanium Nexgen Fintech Fund, DMI Sparkle Fund, along with returning investors Chiratae Ventures and Dream Incubator Japan.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Tailor , a Japan-based back-end enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, said today it has raised $4.3 million in seed funding from Y Combinator and Global Brain. The company says approximately 70% of the software industry spend in Japan goes to building customized products.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Despite the backlash against Dobrik, which resulted in the app’s product page being bombarded with negative comments, the app still hit the top 10 in Germany, Japan and Brazil, according to their press release. It’s expected that after today’s funding confirmation, the app will continue to roll out updates.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2023

Mark Boggett is the CEO and co-founder of the Seraphim Space Manager LLP , the world's first listed fund focused on space tech. Despite the economic uncertainty, we believe new records will be established in spacetech as giant commercial projects get funded. Mark Boggett. Contributor. Cell phone connectivity from space.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Intellifusion, a manufacturer of chipsets focused on machine learning applications, was able to raise another $141 million back in April. Whether other startup markets in the region — India, Japan, among others — will benefit from the Chinese regulatory barrage will be interesting to track in 2021.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

The round was led by Pelion Venture Partners , with participation from returning investors DNX Ventures (the Japan and US-focused enterprise fund that led Macrometa’s seed round), Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), Partech Partners, Fusion Fund, Sway Ventures and Shasta Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

To date, it has reported over 1,100 exploits and protected over $650 million in at-risk funds, Mike Yan, business partner at PwnedNoMore, said. The platform is self-funded by its nine co-founders and doesn’t have plans to raise additional capital at this time. What it does: Japan-focused NFT wallet. Company name: Leather.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia and Singapore. Lee said applicants are asked to familiarize themselves with some of Ringle’s learning materials and lead a full lesson based on its guidance. Part of Ringle’s new funding is earmarked for its tech platform.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

That’s what drove Adam Fish and Max Alexander to found Ditto , which emerged from stealth today with $45 million in Series A funding led by Acrew Capital with participation from U.S. Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), True Ventures and Amity Ventures. Ditto’s platform emerged as a solution to these challenges.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

On Tuesday, Israel-based Upstream announced a Series C funding raise of $62 million that it will use to bolster its automotive cloud-based security to ensure remote hacks like this don’t happen. Insurance, 57 Stars’ NextGen Mobility Fund and La Maison Partners. Upstream Security reels in $9M Series A to protect connected cars. “We

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

The deal will provide $475 million in funds for the company, including via a PIPE that includes Tiger Global, BlackRock and Hedosophia. Entrepreneurs say regulatory constraints are hampering commercial applications of space tech. .” The combined company will have a pro forma enterprise value of $1.6

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Speak , an English language learning platform with AI-powered features, today announced that it raised $27 million in a Series B funding round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund , with participation from Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, Justin Mateen, Gokul Rajaram and Founders Fund. ” Image Credits: Speak.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Oasys, a Japan- and Singapore-based startup that’s building a blockchain for gaming developers, has just raised $20 million. The founding team is deeply rooted in the Japanese gaming industry but picked Singapore as the firm’s other home because Japan “has regulatory issues regarding crypto assets,” the executive says.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

It will use its new funding to build its embedded chip business in new markets. The company’s technology, including integrated circuits, 3D sensors, camera modules and AI-based software, have a wide range of applications, such as robotics, touchless controls, autonomous vehicles and smart retail.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. This is the second part of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. See part one here. When they say, “jump” everyone always does.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Based in Japan, biotech startup Dioseve ’s ambitious goal is to grow human oocytes, or eggs, from other tissue. The new funding will enable Dioseve to hire more people and accelerate its research and development. DIOLs is currently in trials and has been published in scientific journal Nature.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

It can be voice controlled via Alexa (the startup is backed by the Amazon Alexa Fund). As our hardware editor Brian Heater noted, “it could have some potentially useful applications for eldercare, including fall detection.”. Labrador set to deliver a robotic helping hand to homes in 2023.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

But while there are ride-hailing and bus-hailing applications in some of these cities, there’s a dire need for journey-planning apps to improve mobility for users and reduce the time they spend commuting. Naspers, via its investment arm, Naspers Foundry, co-led the investment with Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This February, Africa and emerging market-focused Nestcoin raised a pre-seed round to build, operate and invest in its web3 applications, including crypto content platform Breach Club and gaming guild Metaverse Magna (MVM). Nine months after its launch last December, the latter has completed a seed sale token round of $3.2

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2021

” Its latest funding round was led by TMYTEK’s manufacturing partner Inventec, one of the largest OEMs in Taiwan, and brings the startup’s total funding so far to $13.3 Other investors included Taisic Materials, ITEQ, Tamagawa Electronics, and Taiwan’s National Development Fund. and European market, he said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

There are funds that invest entirely based on data. Or, as I covered this week, a tool for startups that lets companies simultaneously blast out the same application — or pitch — to multiple angel and pre-seed investors. News aggregator SmartNews lays off 40% of US and China staff, with further reductions planned in Japan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The point here is to focus on your goals and then think about how the online application can help you achieve what mission. Next, focus on your goals – Are you trying to raise a million dollars or mobilize a group of offline volunteers? What makes a Cause on Facebook successful? I’d love to hear your take on each of these in the comments.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

“It’s a wonderful application of AI and manufacturing because it’s a deep application of the theory to realize practical, meaningful impact for our customers and their yield.”. South African VC firm Knife Capital gets first commitment for its $50M fund, to invest in 10-12 Series B rounds. and South America.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

It is also investing the funding in more international expansion. Alongside its programmatic approach to job ads, its other tools for employers include the ability to integrate their existing applicant tracking systems and CRMs. Martínez laughed and said no when I asked if it was Google, but didn’t elaborate any further.).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Unlike YC, 500 Global has geographic-specific accelerator programs, similar to Techstars, with focus on areas like Aichi, Japan, Cambodia, and Alberta, Canada. Let’s dig into some of the moonshots of the batch and end with some notes from Clayton Bryan , partner and head of 500 Global’s Accelerator Fund. The moonshots.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

According to applications submitted to the U.S. Active debris removal services are set to emerge, with both the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency funding debris removal missions in low-Earth orbit in partnership with private entities like ClearSpace and Astroscale.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

MindX also received debt funding from Beacon Fund, an investment firm that focuses on companies founded by women. The funding will be used to expand MindX’s online platform, create more educational content and expand into Vietnamese Tier 2 and 3 cities and rural provinces.

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