Niconico Douga: Japanese online video site puts discussion
WEBFeb 27, 2013 · Niconico Douga quietly first emerged back in December of 2006, pushing out a beta version a month later. Since then, the site has offered many unique features to its users, successfully accumulating over 30 million users as of 2012. That averages out to a whopping 440,000 new users per month. The user demographic is …
Japanese chat fiction app Peep secures series D from Tencent
WEBJul 10, 2021 · Image credit: Taskey. Tokyo-based Taskey, the Japanese startup behind chat fiction app Peep, announced last week that it has secured a series D round from Chinese tech giant Tencent.For the startup, this follows their previous funding rounds in June of 2015, July of 2018, and May of 2019. The funding amount of the latest round has not been disclosed but it is estimated seven-digit or more ...
10 ingenious products that showcase Japanese design – BRIDGE
WEBSep 5, 2013 · Hiracle. When soy sauce is poured into this soy sauce dish, a beautiful sakura flower appears. The size of the flower depends on the amount you pour in, but whether it’s a little or a lot it looks great. This famous porcelain craftsmanship is called Kutaniyaki, and it has a 350-year history. Hiracle is available on Rakuten shop for 1,500 yen ...
Japan’s Kakaku.com partners with VeriTrans to deliver to overseas ...
WEBNov 10, 2013 · Japan’s Kakaku.com recently announced overseas users of its price comparison site can now purchase products through a new partner website called BuySmartJapan. This new site is provided by Veritrans. When users click on the BuySmartJapan banner on the products page, they’re taken to the new website where they can purchase that product [1].
Japan’s Medley, job board and portal for medical professionals, …
WEBJan 5, 2016 · Tokyo-based startup Medley announced in December that it had fundraised a total of 230 million yen (about $1.9 million) from Nikkei Business Publications (Nikkei BP), East Ventures, and Japanese angel investor Yuzuru Honda. East Ventures have invested in Medley in the past while Honda is the CEO of Japanese …
Japan’s P2P lending platform Crowd Credit to be acquired by …
WEBDec 30, 2022 · Tokyo-based Crowd Credit, the Japanese startup behind a cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform under the same name, announced on Thursday that it will be fully acquired by Osaka-based Bankers Holding for an undisclosed amount. Bankers operates a lending platform for business owners in Japan.The Initial startup database estimates Crowd Credit’s market cap is 10.6 billion yen (about ...
Japanese renowned investor launches $9M fund to nurture drone …
WEBJun 4, 2017 · Kotaro Chiba, the man behind DroneFund, which is set to take the drone world by storm. See the original story in Japanese.. Kamakura Investment Management along with Japanese renowned investor Kotaro Chiba announced DroneFund, an investment fund focused on investing in drone startups, at a press conference held in Tokyo on Tuesday.June 1st marks the date of establishment of the fund on a scale ...
HRTech startup SmartHR becomes Japan’s 6th unicorn after
WEBMay 23, 2021 · Nikkei reported on Friday Japanese HRTech startup SmartHR has secured about 12.5 billion yen (about $115 million US) in the latest series D round, which brought their valuation up to 170 billion yen ($1.6 billion US) and let them join the Unicorn Club. According to CB Insights, Japan has now five unicorns including Paidy joining the club earlier this year, and SmartHR will be the 6th unicorn ...
Japan’s powered prosthetic leg developer BionicM secures $5M in …
WEBSep 7, 2020 · Image credit: BionicM. Tokyo-based BionicM, the Japanese startup developing powered prosthetic legs, announced today that it has secured 550 million yen (about $5 million US) in a Series A round.Participating investors are The University of Tokyo Edge Capital (UTEC), Utokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyoIPC), and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
Here’s how this Japanese startup tackles urban parking woes
WEBDec 4, 2015 · In November, two companies decided to adopt the eCoPA system. S-cubism Technology, the Japanese startup behind the system, aims to install it in 100 parking lots in a year. To bring adequate traffic to eCoPA-installed parking lots, the company plans to distribute information to mobile car-navigation or map apps.
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