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…
ITBusinessToday Weekly News Roundup With Plus, ServiceNow, Chubu Electric Power, Rakus, NetOns & Airx and More!
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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MODE Secures Additional 800 Million Yen in Series B Funding, Bringing Total to 2.1 Billion Yen
MODE, Inc. is changing how workplaces operate with IoT and generative AI. They have just raised 800 million yen (about…
Construction and Real Estate Industry Generative AI Solution “mign” got fundraising
mign, developing next-generation solutions utilizing generative AI for the construction and real estate industry, announced on the 12th completing third-party…
Smart Grid Transformer Developer IONATE Raises 1.7 Billion Yen in Series A
UK-based IONATE, developing innovative transformers for smart grids, announced on February 5th raising Series A funding led by AlbionVC, with…
Hirelu Raises 313 Million Yen in Series A Funding to Boost Growth and Revive Japan’s Manufacturing Sector.
Hirelu Inc. is a company dedicated to boosting engineering firms. Their mission is "Making Japan number one in manufacturing again."…
Agatica, provider of medical cashless payment app “Tamayen Pay,” raises a total of 45.8 million yen in seed round
Agatica Inc., which promotes cashless medical care, is pleased to announce that it has raised a total of 45.8 million…
Leading Mark, the provider of “Mikiwame,” raises 1.62 billion yen in funding and simultaneously releases a new product, “Mikiwame Management”
Leading Mark Inc., which provides the HR platform "Mikiwame" to reduce "recruitment mismatch" and "employee turnover", has conducted a third-party…
AIK forms capital and business alliance with BlueMeme Inc.
AIK Inc. and BlueMeme Inc. are pleased to announce that they have entered into a capital and business alliance. This…
FX tech company Tradeam raises total funding of 790 million yen with final close of Series A
Tradeam Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has raised 70 million yen through a third-party allotment of new…