Country: Japan

Across Asia, governments are increasingly recognizing the role that startups play in driving economic growth, technological innovation, and job creation. ...

Habitto, a digital banking startup based in Tokyo, has secured US$11.7 million (JPY1.8 billion) in its Series A funding round. ...

Gobi Partners, a prominent venture capital firm focused on Asia, has formed a strategic alliance with Cross Capital, a Tokyo-based ...

Japanese food producer Kagome, via its U.S. subsidiary Garbic USA, has introduced a $50 million corporate venture capital fund aimed ...

Japanese startup Sakana AI, known for its foundational AI models, is set to raise approximately $70 million. The company, backed ...

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, a Japanese advertising conglomerate, has introduced a new entity named Ventures of Creativity (VoC Inc.) to advance ...

Drip Capital, a U.S.-based digital trade finance platform, has raised $113 million in its latest funding round. The funding consists ...

Japanese startup Helical Fusion has announced plans to build the world's first steady-state nuclear fusion reactor by 2034, with commercial ...

ThinkCyte has successfully completed its Series C funding round, securing a total of $32 million. The amount includes an additional ...

Lotte Holdings, a South Korean multinational conglomerate, has launched a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund focused on the healthcare and ...

On August 28, 2024, Takeru Saito, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry, announced a series of tax reforms to ...

Nikon Corporation has announced the launch of the NFocus Fund, a new private fund established in partnership with Geodesic Capital. ...

Aevice Health, a prominent medtech company specializing in remote monitoring solutions for chronic respiratory conditions, has secured $7 million in ...

Singapore-based UnaBiz, a provider of customized IoT solutions, has successfully closed the first close of its $25 million pre-Series C ...

Terumo Corporation, a Japanese medical equipment manufacturer, has launched a new corporate venture capital (CVC) fund under the name "Terumo ...

SmartHR, a cloud-based human resources and labor management software startup, has announced securing $140 million in a Series E funding ...