TechNode

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Chinas BYD is making preparation to introduce its luxury sports utility vehicle Tang to Japan, with the launch of the premium Han sedan and the popular Qin model also on the pipeline in an increased effort to crack the worlds fourth largest auto market. 36Kr, in Chinese , Nikkei, in Japanese , TechNode reporting]

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Today it announced it has added $10 million to its war chest in a Series A extension led by Tiger Global, bringing the round’s total to $20 million. Though it has a consumer app, the company primarily takes a B2B2C model, with companies offering it as an employee benefit. The first half of Series A was announced in January 2022.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

million (25 billion KRW) in a Series B funding round as it wants to increase its global presence, specifically into the U.S., Germany, Japan and Singapore. . It also has created partnerships with an array of global companies like Nvidia, Ansys and dSPACE. . Morai SIM already replicated more than 20 cities across the globe. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Founded in 2018, Coherent’s platform, called Product Factory, allows insurance providers to digitize their backend operations by uploading Excel pricing models, which means their IT departments don’t need to write new code or re-haul their IT infrastructure. The company also offers three tools for working with customers.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

million students in Korea and Japan. The extra element of bringing artificial intelligence into the equation is not unique: A number of companies are bringing in advances in computer vision, natural language processing and machine learning to bring more personalized experiences into what might otherwise appear like a one-size-fits-all model.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

He started out in the visual kei band Dué le Quartz before embarking on a solo career that eventually began to encompass modeling and acting, including roles in Hollywood movies like Unbroken and Kong: Skull Island. To start with, Miyavi’s need to work in both Japan and the US complicates matters. “To That took half a day.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

One is that the SSD doesn’t appear to be for sale outside of Japan: we couldn’t find anything from Nextorage on Amazon US, Newegg, or B&H. Second, it also doesn’t look like a great deal based on its list price in Japan — the 1TB model is listed for 36,444 yen, which is roughly $330 USD.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Toyota released new details about its upcoming electric compact SUV, the BZ4X, which includes an optional solar roof and a steering yoke similar to the one featured in the latest version of the Tesla Model S. Toyota said the BZ4X would be released globally by the middle of 2022.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

Shared micromobility company Luup has raised $8 million (1 billion yen) in debt and asset financing to meet the growing demands of Japan’s micromobility market, which according to a recent report , is projected to reach $11.6 Securing those spaces represents a unique kind of land grab for micromobility companies in Japan.

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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 by 2028 , accounting for about 40% of the global market size. In addition to the U.S. billion by 2028, up from $1.97

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

million from Z Venture Capital , the corporate venture capital wholly owned by Z Holdings , which also owns the Japanese messaging app Line and internet portal Yahoo Japan. Akros just raised $2.3 Akros intends to strengthen strategic ties with Z Holdings via strategic investment, the startup said.

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The Verge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Here’s how Webtoon describes the buyout: With the backing of Korean technology giant, NAVER, WEBTOON and Wattpad will collaborate to create a stronger and connected ecosystem across visual and textual storytelling content, with a combined reader base of over 160 million monthly users globally.

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

To gather my thoughts on where things were likely headed, I wrote an article in 2009 titled The Path to Globalization of Chinas Automotive Industry where I predicted the emergence of Chinese brands as global players, and described a plausible path for this to occur.

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DataRobot

JUNE 1, 2022

Showcasing the industry’s most innovative use of AI, this global event offers you the opportunity to learn from DataRobot data scientists—as well as AI pioneers from retailers like Shiseido Japan Co., AI Success Stories from Global Organizations. Learn why global skincare, makeup, and fragrance leader Shiseido Japan Co.,

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

And this approach is not just for “privacy freaks” Businesses that need search but don’t need Google’s dominant market position are increasingly attracted by this model. The result of the investment is that Xayn will now also focus on the Asian market, starting with Japan, as well as Europe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Bridgestone’s partnership with May Mobility will see the AV startup integrate Bridgestone’s predictive tire wear modeling technology into its vehicles later this year. and Japan in the hopes of becoming profitable. Azuga brings fleet management, camera intelligence and route planning features to May’s capabilities.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2021

Global metaverse market size is projected to increase $280 billion by 2025 from $30.7 Construction tech startup Agora raises $33M in Tiger Global-led round amid 760% YoY ARR growth. billion in 2021, based on Strategy Analytics’ report. Urbanbase claims 50,000 monthly active users with 70,000 registered B2C users.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2009

A couple of weeks ago a group of Seattle global health data experts met at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute to continue a conversation we started earlier this year on global health data. how do you evaluate the health significance of "one glass of rice wine per day" in China vs. Japan?).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The round was led by Iconiq Growth, with participation from Tiger Global, DST, KKR, Prosus, EQT Growth and Coatue. Since launching with 10 restaurants in its home city in 2015, five years on Wolt has expanded to 23 countries and 120 cities, mostly in Europe but also including Japan and Israel.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

to send money to the region, much higher than the global average of 6.8%. Therefore , digitizing has been mostly around delivery rather than building new infrastructure and payment processing models for African individuals and businesses to make cross-border payments. African startups join global funding boom as fintech shines.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

The global thirst for an up-charged pair of Yeezy’s or limited edition Jordan’s combined with a growth in a digital ecosystem is creating new opportunities, particularly in the sneaker resale market, for companies like Kicks Crew , a Los Angeles- and Hong Kong-based sneaker and apparel platform. Canada, Australia and Asia.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Supported by strong word-of-mouth and an active community, 85% of Wuxiaworld’s total revenue comes through content purchased by a monthly subscription model. Its sister company Piccoma, formerly known as Kakao Japan, provides web cartoons and novels in Japan. Serialized fiction startup Radish raises $63.2M

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Thrasio is one of the pioneers of the modern “roll up” player, and its traction, along with the wider opportunity in the market, has spawned dozens of other startups around the world building businesses replicating its model that have collectively raised hundreds of millions of dollars in equity and debt to build out their businesses.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

Today’s funding round values the startup — which says it now has 5 million customers globally — at $3.2 Consumers can buy refurbished smartphones at different price points, with the stock ranging from old models through to recently released devices. Prices vary depending on the model and the condition of the device.

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TechNode

APRIL 26, 2024

Global carmakers from Volkswagen to Toyota are introducing new models at the Beijing Auto Show 2024 with the help of Chinese tech companies in an effort to defend market share amid a major shift to electric vehicles led by local car giants. Geely has taken a radical approach to how EVs are put together, giving the 4.7

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Macrometa , the edge computing cloud and global data network for app developers, announced today it has raised a $20 million Series A. Some of Macrometa’s SaaS clients use its global data network as a global data cache for handling surges in usage and keep regional copies of data and API results across its regional data centers.

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The Verge

JUNE 18, 2021

Last year, Taiwan was held up as a model example of how to control the pandemic. Now, with a rising case-count threatening the country’s vital tech industry in the middle of a global semiconductor shortage, its government is letting its powerful corporations buy COVID-19 vaccines on its behalf. Honestly, nobody knows.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

CEO Florian Reuter tells us that live services are now two years out for the two vehicle models it has been developing. Funds managed by BlackRock; global infrastructure company Atlantia SpA.; Most of them know certain aspects of our business model really well (e.g. ” The company has now raised nearly $390 million.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This morning marked the kickoff of VC firm 500 Global’s Fall 2022 Demo Day, which saw over a dozen startups give their best pitches to prospective investors — and customers. 500 Global, formerly branded under 500 Startups , has an accelerator that competes with YC. It’s demo day season. Elsewhere on Demo Day, Lydia.ai

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

One of Peeba’s unique features is that there is no upfront cost with stocking their physical or virtual shelves with inventory from Peeba, as the company uses a “Sell First, Pay Later” model, Lai continued. Peeba is bringing about the next stage of global retail innovation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

That was the model FlexClub launched in South Africa, and after raising $1.2 But with that established, it’s now a lot easier for us to continue investing in driving this new distribution model.” He likens the distribution model of the automotive industry to how the music industry was decades ago. and Japan.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The gaming DAO publishes mobile games in frontier markets and creates developer tools for game creators to utilize emerging business models in Web3 gaming. Africa has the highest youth population globally, but over 60% of the continent’s youth are unemployed,” said Bademosi in a statement. million round this year. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

The consequence of this approach is an unsustainable model that increases costs and puts the tremendous promise of the space economy at risk. Hence, there is no common set of rules that govern global space activity and no mechanisms to ensure the proper disposal of hardware at the completion of space missions.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The skyrocketing global human population — expected to hit 10 billion sometime this century — coupled with the accelerating effects of the climate crisis are leading to a decisive crossroads: How can the world continually increase food production while also mitigating its overall environmental impact? Unfortunately, that’s no longer enough.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

. “Under the hood, we combine the latest from OpenAI with in-house models to deliver the best performance across speech recognition, speech generation and conversation generation,” he said. ” Whether that’s true is up for debate. . ” Whether that’s true is up for debate.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

With the home now a place for work, school and leisure all at once, the DIY home improvement market has grown so significantly that globally, it’s expected to reach $514.9 Its business model is similar to Houzz , which also have a slew of online showrooms. billion by 2028-end , up from $333.7 billion in 2021. Lee told TechCrunch.

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