Toyota’s $1.5B Playbook: From zero-to-one labs to growth-stage scale
New long-horizon investor TIP and an $800M Woven Capital Fund II give founders access to Toyota’s factories, pilots and Woven ...
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Jefferies and SMBC Join Forces: Is This the Start of a Japan-to-World IB Powerhouse?
SMBC raises its economic stake in Jefferies, provides ~$2.5bn in credit and will combine their Japan equities and ECM teams ...
Why Carro’s $60M Funding Could Shift the Balance for Japanese Cars in Asia
Singapore’s automotive unicorn is leveraging investor backing to drive plug-in hybrid adoption and reshape the online car market in Southeast ...
Tokyo’s LayerX Secures $100M to Tackle Enterprise Workflows with AI
Tokyo-based startup LayerX has secured ¥15 billion ($100 million) in a Series B funding round to accelerate the adoption of ...
India Emerges as the New Frontier for Japanese Investors
In 2025, Japan’s venture capital (VC) firms are increasingly turning their attention to India which is seen as a strategic ...
Japan’s Unleash Capital Leads Zype’s $10.2M Funding to Scale AI-Driven Lending
Digital lending startup Zype, based in Mumbai, has raised ₹90 crore (approximately $10.2 million) through a mix of equity and ...
Biotech Startup Pahr Therapeutics Raises $14M to Advance Clinical Programs for PAH
Pahr Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company with operations in Boston, MA, and Osaka, Japan, has secured $14 million in seed ...
LegalOn Raises $50M Series E to Expand AI Legal Tools, Partners with OpenAI
Legal AI startup LegalOn Technologies, headquartered in Tokyo and San Francisco, has secured $50 million in Series E funding to ...
Content Apex Japan 2025: Korea’s Top IP Innovators Set to Explore Japan’s Creative Economy
Asia’s two cultural powerhouses—South Korea and Japan—are forging deeper ties with the Content Apex Japan 2025 where intellectual property (IP) ...
Krafton Acquires Japan’s ADK for $517M to Expand Into Animation and Media
South Korean gaming giant Krafton has acquired Japan’s ADK Holdings for 75 billion yen (approximately $517 million) as part of ...
Geodesic Capital Launches $250M Alliance Fund to Boost U.S.–Japan Tech and Security Ties
Geodesic Capital has announced the first close of its new $250 million Geodesic Alliance Fund to strengthen ties between the ...
Mizuho to Acquire 70% Stake in Avendus Capital in $700M Deal
Japanese financial group Mizuho is set to acquire a 70% stake in Indian investment bank Avendus Capital in a deal ...
Japan’s SMBC Nikko Invests in Hashed Ventures’ Web3 Fund III
South Korean blockchain investor Hashed Ventures has received a strategic investment for its “Hashed Venture Fund III” from SMBC Nikko ...
Mitsubishi Launches $700M Venture Arm to Back Startups
Mitsubishi Corporation has introduced a new corporate venture capital division, MC Global Innovation Inc. (MCGI), to enhance its engagement with ...
Maruti Suzuki and JETRO Partner to Boost Startup Collaboration Between India and Japan
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has partnered with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to encourage innovation and create business opportunities ...
Volution Partners with SBI Investment for $100M Tech Startup Fund
Volution, a prominent UK-based venture capital firm focused on growing tech startups has launched a new $100 million fund to ...