Investments
FOR YOU raises 250 million yen in Series A funding
FOR YOU Co., Ltd., which operates advertising agency business, talent/influencer management business, and IP development business mainly in the digital/SNS fields, has completed fundraising from Nissay Capital, GENDA Capital, JFR MIRAI CREATORS Fund (J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd., Ignition Point Venture Partners Co., Ltd., Okasan Capital Partners, Que, KANA-L HOLDINGS, Qlonolink, and Yasumasa Manabe. With the expansion of the digital/SNS advertising market in recent years, companies are shifting their promotional methods to engagement-focused marketing that utilizes short content in addition to traditional mass content. Furthermore, they now in an era where short content such as short dramas and anime will have a major impact on consumer behavior and brand recognition, especially among the SNS native generation, and market growth is expected to continue accelerating. The short drama market in particular…
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Otsuka Shokai provides operational support services for the EDR product “Microsoft Defender for Business”
Otsuka Shokai Co. Ltd. announced that it will start offering "Tayoreru EDR Advisory Service for…
Telexistence Inc. Joined the AI Robot Association together with Toyota Motor Corporation and others to promote the construction of the VLA model
Telexistence Inc. has joined the AI Robot Association as a board member and has begun…
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In GovTech news this week… 🔹 Plus and TIER IV Partner to Advance Autonomy 2.0…
AWS Unveils “Ocelot” Quantum Chip, Advancing Error Correction with Analog Cat Qubits
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched its new quantum computing chip, "Ocelot." This move puts…
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Kyowa Josh Secures Seed Funding to Revolutionize Home Medical Care with AI and DX
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ABABA, a new graduate recruitment support service provider, raises 1.25 billion yen in Series B funding
ABABA Inc. has raised a total of 1.25 billion yen in Series B funding through a third-party allotment of new…
“Flying car” platform developer AirX raises a total of 1.25 billion yen in Series B funding
AirX Inc., a developer of a "Flying Car" platform that is expected to alleviate traffic congestion and overtourism, is pleased…
AetherLink has raised 1.8 billion yen in Series B extension round and 1 billion yen in venture debt
Eatorlink Inc., a startup company from Stanford University in the US that aims to realize a "digital world" without wires…
DGDV Portfolio Company Allara Health Raises $26M in Series B Round – Index Ventures Leads
DG Daiwa Ventures is pleased to announce that Allara Health, a company that supports women's health, has raised US$26 million…
Finovo Inc. Secures 150 Million Yen in Seed Funding to Enhance Financial Transformation Services
Finovo Inc., a provider of the innovative accounting data platform "Finovo," has successfully raised 150 million yen in seed funding…
Shizai raises 420 million yen in Series B 1st close and releases new “order management software”
Shizai Inc., whose business mission is to "reorganize the EC/retail supply chain into an ideal form with the power of…
Ecloud raises 570 million to launch new service to accelerate individual startup investment
E-Crowd, which provides equity crowdfunding (ECF) services, has raised a total of approximately 570 million yen through equity and debt…