Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2011

Words cannot describe the devastation that has engulfed Japan, and pictures paint a grim scenario that will affect the region for years to come. As someone with many ties to Japan and has been to the afflicted area in the past, I am certain that in spite of this tragedy, the spirit and resilience of the Japanese people will prevail.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

We plan to use the new funding to double down on expanding our footprint in key markets, including Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and Asia,” founder and CEO Ming Chen told TechCrunch. “In During the pandemic, KKday’s main growth driver was domestic travel in markets like Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

TSMC’s 92-year-old founder, Morris Chang, attended the opening ceremony in Kumamoto, and Japans Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a congratulatory video message. In his speech, TSMC founder Morris Chang recalled being invited to establish the chip factory in Japan back in 2019. The first plant, backed by a JPY 476 billion ($3.16

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The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley. For example, should they hire in-market consultants, an expatriate based in a hub city, or partner with a local player? Hire the right people – local and entrepreneurial. You also need true local expertise. Be ‘local’ but don’t overdo it.

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TechNode

APRIL 10, 2025

Hear from the Experts and Gain Insider Access Gain valuable perspectives from global tech elites, industry leaders, and innovative companies. Discover key regional tech trends, market dynamics, and policy environments to expand your international outlook.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

Japan owner Z Holdings last month, and now the two firm’s venture capital arms have also combined. The new firm also announced the launch of a 30 billion JPY (about $271 million USD) fund, which it claims makes it one of the largest corporate venture capital funds in Japan. startups into Japan.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

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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The Next Web

AUGUST 22, 2013

Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley. It’s key to keep in mind that large insular markets will suck companies in, particularly India, China, and Japan. They become so entrenched in their local markets, that it is difficult to grow outside of them. Do not waver. Hire REALLY good people.

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Mental health startup Intellect ’s ambitious goal is to be available across the Asia-Pacific, but ensure localized, culturally-competent care in each of the many markets it serves. For example, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and New Zealand are all core markets. The first half of Series A was announced in January 2022.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley. The final piece of my four-part guide to expanding a business into Asia is tailored more towards local startups and a big issue that affects many of them: raising funding from investors. This is the final part of a four-part series.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

The round also included participation from returning backers food tech venture firm AgFunder and Decacorn Capital, and new investor Anthill Ventures. Its customer base started in Southeast Asia, before expanding into China, Japan, the United States and Europe. The present and future of food tech investment opportunity.

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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 Legacy ERPs provided by companies such as SAP, Oracle and NetSuite (which is owned by Oracle) and local players like OBIC , are difficult to customize for users, according to Shibata.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Blackrock, GIC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Birla MF are among the investors who financed the anchor round, Paytm said in a filing with a local exchange. Paytm’s IPO comes at a time when the pandemic has fuelled India’s digital economy and local stock exchanges are showing growing appetite for consumer tech stocks.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

Peeba says the lack of B2B-focused online wholesale solutions and tech infrastructure hampered Asia’s antiquated B2B retail, wholesale market in business growth and new market entries during the pandemic. Lai said its localization effort isn’t just focused on supporting multiple languages. The startup has secured $4.2

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

So don't be nervous — we're ready to create amazing tech training and networking events in your community! This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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TechCrunch

JULY 4, 2022

” Lansdowne Partners and The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) a deep tech fund out of Japan, are co-leading the round, with British Patient Capital, Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE) and Oxford Investment Consultants (OIC) also participating. “Our vision is seamless quantum access.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2022

Tech companies, private and public, have faced a reckoning in the past few months with their valuations taking a beating. This downsizing from the Dubai-based startup adds to the long list of global cross-stage layoffs in what has been a rough month for tech employees. Over 15,000 tech workers have lost their jobs in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Image Credits: Artifact personalization and stats The app in some ways is very much like others that exist today, which have been founded in other countries, including ByteDance’s Toutiao in China, Japan’s SmartNews and News Break, another personalized news reader with Chinese roots. Does Artifact have a future?

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2023

clients “have some sort of global operations.” “Now, if you use Brex, you can actually operate as if you were a local company with a local card.” with support from Dwyane Wade and Baron Davis Black-owned tech firm Greenwood acquires digital banking rival. Fintech projected to become a $1.5

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2022

Meta joins the supercomputer game : It is a truth universally acknowledged: A [tech megacorp] in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a [supercomputer]. Instead of relying solely on strategic partners, his team visited Japan before its expansion to host events and engage directly with early adopters. Big Tech Inc.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Ditto works across Bluetooth, peer-to-peer Wi-Fi and local wired networks to automatically find and connect to other devices and then synchronize data. Changes to data locally will offline sync once Ditto discovers cloud or peer devices, according to Fish. Developers can use it to subscribe to data that they need or want to see.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

She adds that she’s also not surprised that Japan is pursuing this tech, considering its aging population means traditional skills are not always passed down to younger generations. The app means local agents can make on-the-spot assessments instead. “Good quality tuna is silkier and shiny.”.

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The Verge

MARCH 26, 2022

Japan and India also operate smaller regional constellations. The use of at-home tech from outside participants for scientific exploration continues to grow as everyday devices include more processing power and better sensing capability. You can also delete your locally-stored log files at this step. Image: Camaliot.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

Japan’s SBI Investment also participated in the round. Naspers, via its investment arm, Naspers Foundry, co-led the investment with Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund. According to Naspers, the size of its check was $3 million. The extension round is coming a year after WhereIsMyTransport received a $7.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Presently , Wapi Pay works with local banks and platforms in China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Africa to Asia is a large trading corridor overlooked and underserved by tech today.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. San Francisco, California: LGBT in Tech.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs. Updates from TechSoup's Partner and Friends in Japan. Past Disaster Relief Efforts from TechSoup and Our Global Partners. Microsoft Keeps Dougy Center Staff Connected Following Devastating Fire. Post Tornado, the Library Is Open in Joplin.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

That’s much faster than VanMoof’s current e-bikes, which are capped at 25km/h in Europe and 20mph in the US, and well beyond what local laws currently allow. The VanMoof V will initially be sold in the Netherlands, Germany, France, the UK, the US, and Japan for $3,498/€3,498/£3,498.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The overarching goal for the regulation is to ensure continued access for the EU to the high tech chips now needed to power all sorts of machines and devices. Hence von der Leyen’s talk of “balanced interdependencies” (albeit state aid for local chip production may risk some trade tensions).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

At each event, we're helping to build and sustain a self-supporting community of practice for tech-minded nonprofit staffers. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Mississauga, Ontario: Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Some of the big players in the market today include Indeed.com — owned Japan’s HR giant Recruit Holdings, which itself is valued at around $66 billion and owns other brands like SimplyHired — ZipRecruiter, which went public last year; LinkedIn; and the search giant Google. “This is crucial,” said Martínez.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

And steps were taken to give Indigenous peoples and local communities a stronger voice in conservation matters. So far, only $383 million had been pledged as of November, from 12 nations or subnations: Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Province of Qubec, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Apple tells us it doesn’t mean that games have to run locally on the iPhone — they can still be thin-client cloud games harnessing the power of remote servers to produce AAA graphics. Let’s start with “downloaded directly from the App Store,” because we had to get some clarification on that from Apple itself.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Notably, unique local characteristics challenge a one-size-fits-all approach. For example, BNPL companies based in LATAM must weigh an array of variables included in the risk model differently based on consumer behaviors natively bound to the characteristics of the local market. healthcare, home construction, etc.).

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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. The five-seater multi-purpose vehicle, offering a 1.5

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps. The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a free emergency preparedness app.

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