Tokyo-based startup FLUX has secured $32 million in a Series B funding round led by DNX Ventures, a venture capital firm. The funding also included participation from existing investors Archetype Ventures and new investors such as Japan Co-Investment, Aozora Corporate Investments, Salesforce Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, SMBC Nikko Securities, and NTT Docomo Ventures.  This latest […]

Gitai, a Tokyo-based startup, has recently closed a 4 billion yen funding round to accelerate the development of its remotely-controlled robots for space exploration. With the intention of significantly reducing operational costs, CEO Sho Nakanose envisions a future where space robots can efficiently handle routine tasks on the moon or Mars. The company aims to […]

The first self-build data center in Osaka, Japan will soon become fully operational next year. Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd announced this development as the new data center or OSA 1 is nearing completion by the end of 2021. Samuel Lee, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Edge, said the completion is “on time” considering […]

Travel is one of the most fundamental aspects of our lives, and one field which has always been propelled to new heights thanks to technology. Modern-day TravelTech not only encompasses newer and faster ways to travel but also tools that make it easier in all aspects. The internet has vastly shrunk the world, and travel […]

Princeton Digital Group, a Warburg Pincus-backed technology company based in Singapore, announced plans to invest $1 billion to build a data center facility in Japan, its fifth market to date. The plan is to build one of the largest hyperscale facilities in Tokyo, according to the announcement. The Japan data center campus is a major […]

Atta, an AI-backed travel tech startup based in Tokyo, seeks to attract more users at home and in Southeast Asia after raising US$3m in fresh funding.

Cinnamon Pvt. Ltd. was founded by Dr. Hajime Hotta, Miku Hirano and Yoshiaki Ieda in October 2012. It is a Tokyo-based company. The company uses AI technology to automate -extracting data from documents. Documents are an essential component in the lives of both individuals and corporations. An individual must have documents like his birth certificate, […]

Smart farming is projected to see big growth in the coming years. The growing penetration of ICT, information and communication technology in farming is expected to bridge the gap between small and large-scale businesses. In countries such as Japan and China, large-scale deployment of IOT (internet of things) and smartphones have led to the swift […]

In this digital world, data plays an important role in structuring business strategies. Big Data creates huge opportunities for AI and its subset ML. Nowadays, AI solutions have widespread commercial use in many industries, and there is no doubt that they will have even more applications in the near future. Abeja, a Tokyo-based company offers solutions […]