Japanese venture capital firms Uncovered Fund and Monex Ventures have teamed up to create a ¥3 billion ($20 million) fund aimed at supporting early-stage startups in Africa and the Middle […]

In 2025, Japan’s venture capital (VC) firms are increasingly turning their attention to India which is seen as a strategic pivot from Southeast Asia. Historically, Japanese investors favored markets like […]

Digital lending startup Zype, based in Mumbai, has raised ₹90 crore (approximately $10.2 million) through a mix of equity and debt. Of the total, ₹56 crore came from an equity […]

Pahr Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company with operations in Boston, MA, and Osaka, Japan, has secured $14 million in seed funding to advance its therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), […]

Legal AI startup LegalOn Technologies, headquartered in Tokyo and San Francisco, has secured $50 million in Series E funding to boost the global rollout and development of its AI-driven contract […]

Asia’s two cultural powerhouses—South Korea and Japan—are forging deeper ties with the Content Apex Japan 2025 where intellectual property (IP) drives the global content economy. Set to take place in […]

South Korean gaming giant Krafton has acquired Japan’s ADK Holdings for 75 billion yen (approximately $517 million) as part of its strategy to expand beyond gaming into broader media and […]

Geodesic Capital has announced the first close of its new $250 million Geodesic Alliance Fund to strengthen ties between the United States and Japan through strategic tech investments. The fund […]

Japanese financial group Mizuho is set to acquire a 70% stake in Indian investment bank Avendus Capital in a deal valued at around $700 million (Rs 6,000 crore). The acquisition […]

South Korean blockchain investor Hashed Ventures has received a strategic investment for its “Hashed Venture Fund III” from SMBC Nikko Securities, the main securities subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial […]